New Teeth

We got the call on Lily's birthday that her new appliances were in and they could see that day! Not the best timing, but it was the last day her dentist would be in for the week. Of course, a trip to the dentist is never fun for our Lily. She had been talking about her new teeth for weeks, but when she heard where we were going, she told me "I don't want new teeth". She was fine when the dentist was just checking the fit of the appliances, but permanently installing them was no fun. They appliances are shoved in hard, and then held in place while the glue tries. It's fairly quick, but still traumatic and uncomfortable. (the boys were with us for this appointment and did such a great job sitting patiently and playing quietly!)

All the way home, I could hear Lily tapping her teeth together. I knew it would take her awhile to get used to them. Unfortunately, pizza was not the easiest food for her to eat for her birthday dinner, but she had no trouble with the ice cream!

I took her a while to get used to smiling naturally. She didn't know quite how to hold her mouth.

Here she is almost a week later. Notice the much more natural smile?

Within a week, she seemed to really adjust to having the new teeth. It did, however, take a little longer for the soreness to go away when brushing. She now loves to talk about her teeth and smile at herself in the mirror!