Say Ahhhhh!

Aubrey had her gum/teeth surgery early this morning.  She was really nervous and sad about it last night, mostly because she wanted her dad to be there and was scared about getting the shot that would put her to sleep.

Being Prepped: IV with sleepy medicine, oxygen nose tube, blood pressure cuff, arms strapped to the chair, etc.  Starting to get dozy now......

Once Aubrey saw the surgeon whip out that needle, she started to freak.  Tears were rolling down her face and if she could have, I am sure she would have ran right out of that room.  She braved it out and was soon falling asleep, which is when I left the room.

Surgery took about an hour and a half.  The surgeon said it went well but that exposing her permanent teeth up in the gums and attaching the chains to pull them down was really difficult.  The teeth are at such a terrible angle and the space is very tight.  He told me that if our orthodontist was able to get those teeth to come down correctly it would be a miracle.  Only 45% chance of those teeth coming down the way they are supposed to.  Just wonderful....any other exciting news?  Well, sure....he says if the teeth are unable to come down, they will have to be pulled and teeth implants would have to be grafted into the jaw bone.....but only when her body is done growing.  Even better, grrrrrr....I know how much those teeth implants cost....about $4,000 per tooth.  Let's see, Aubrey had three teeth worked on today......*calculating*.....I think I'm gonna faint. That girl's mouth is starting to be one very expensive pain in the butt.  It's time to start doing some serious praying that Aubrey's orthodontist is a miracle worker!

I went home during the surgery to check on the other kids and grabbed Aubrey's daddy doll.  Although it's a far cry, it is the second best thing to the real deal. 

Going home!
The nice gauze moustache and beard reminds me of Albert Einstein.  Don't you think so?

Before we got very far, Aubrey wrote me this:  (since it was a bit hard for her to talk with a mouth full of gauze.)

Oh, alright, since I owe you some money for babysitting.  We stopped by Barnes n' Noble and bought her an Artimas Fowl book.

A few minutes later she wrote what she was thinking about during her surgery....

Mmmm....no shocker there.

And then...

 Within a few minutes Aubrey wasn't smiling anymore.  The medication was quickly wearing off and tears were now rolling down her cheeks because of the pain.  Quick....to the pharmacy for her prescription!!

So I hooked this girl up!

* Prescription: check

* Tissues for her stuffy nose: check (allergy season is upon us.)

* More gauze pads to stuff her mouth with: check

* Smoothie from Jamba Juice: check

* Popsicles to keep the swelling down: check

* Daddy doll in her arms: check
*A phone call from a concerned, loving dad to see how things went: check

* Rented the newly released Disney Fairy movie: check

Results: A somewhat comfortable, happy Aubrey: Priceless