Dentist

We made our semi-annual trip to the dentist the day after the kids' birthday.  We figured after birthday party cupcakes, Halloween candy & real birthday cupcakes was a great time to go :)  Ha!

Luckily, we came out cavity free!

Logan, is such a rock star there.  He does so awesome!  He jumps right up on the chair.  Talks to he gals.  No fear.  No tears. No nothing.  Wouldn't even care if I was there.  He'd go back & do it alone. Follows them off all on his own to go for X-rays.  Sits still all on his own.  Amazing.

Olivia had a good trip too.  She requires a hand holding hers at all moments, but otherwise cooperates & actually conversed {very quietly} with the gals as needed for important things like picking her toothpaste flavor.

 ^^Check out that pouty lip above!!

Hayden, in his true form, was a terror.  Cried.  Wouldn't lay down.  Didn't sit still.  We will have to repeat his X-rays next time because his were wiggly-blurry.

Yup, him hiding by a window thinking he'd get out of it all.  He wanted Grandma the whole time, which turned out great for him.  She, in the heat of the moment, promised him a trip to Target for a toy.  {where as I would have promised him quite the opposite if he didn't shape up}

Hayden didn't cooperate enough for Dr. Matt to say anything about his overbite, but I know its there.

Olivia's teeth line up just perfect :)

And Logan.... oh Logan.  That underbite.

It gets more... and more noticable as he grows I think.

To my knowledge our families don't have history of underbites.  Jeff's has overbites, which explains Hayden's.  But this, no idea.  In my googling I did stumble upon talk of underbites from prematurity.  As your body lacks nutrition for proper bone growth, so the upper palate forms small.  I think you can find an article saying prematurity is a cause for about anything under the sun.

I asked "in terms of underbites is his pretty mild or pretty significant," because I really don't know much about them.  He said, "I want you to be prepared, because its pretty significant & it will get worse because the lower jaw grows faster than the upper."  Glad he is honest I guess.  There is nothing we do to treat it at this point, or nothing we should do as its not the best time for it I guess.  I think he said more around the time he is getting his adult teeth, age 7-8.  Part of me wants to put it off until forever, & part of me wishes we could just start treating it now & get it over with.  I've done a little Dr. Google of how to fix underbites & all I know is its not going to be fun in any stretch of the imagination.  It actually makes me sad for him already.  In the meanwhile, I guess I'll just keep piling money into a health savings account.  He's gonna have an expensive mouth!

I guess the good news is, if any kid tolerates the dentist well.... its him.