Our kids have been extremely blessed in the past to have never had a stomach bug, but luck finally ran out and our sweet Caroline was the victim. Friday night Pop and Mimi were in town and treated us to Caroline's favorite...Mexican food. Considering the massive amount of queso, rice and sopapilla she ate, I shrugged it off when she told me her tummy hurt before bed. Instead, I let her hop in the bed with us to help her feelings. Well, before I fell asleep, I heard her sit up, cough and you can guess the rest. Unfortunately, the majority of the surprise landed on me and my side of the bed. After arousing my husband from his slumber, we quickly changed the sheets, cleaned ourselves up a bit and headed back to bed. It never occurred to me that this was anything more than a one-time occurrence. Well, little Will decided to start crying, so I got up to rock him a little and was so glad I did because Daddy was the victim of the next surprise. Thankfully, we have 3 pair of sheets for our bed, so we changed them again. This time, however, I realized we were dealing with something much more serious, so I Lysoled everything, grabbed the hospital pan, and took Caroline in the living room to sleep in the recliner with me. She quickly picked up on how to use the pan, and after about 6 more episodes, she had the bug whipped! She told me that the cold wet rag I put on her head was making her feel much better and that she would be alright. After seeing her like that, I thanked the Good Lord above that we have healthy children who rarely get sick. Usually after church on Sundays, Caroline begs us to go eat Mexican. This Sunday, however, she quickly requested going home to eat. She said, "I don't want any Mehcan today." Bless her little heart!
Okay...I probably shouldn't put a picture of my sick child on the blog, but if I looked this cute after being sick all night, I wouldn't mind. Besides, the picture was taken after she had whipped that nasty stomach bug. She was so glad it was finally over!
Today Caroline had her 1st dentist appointment with Dr. Amy Jones in Madison. Since we had been talking it up for a while, she was actually looking forward to the visit with only a slight bit of apprehension. When we walked in, there were tons of fun toys to play with, so Caroline felt right at home. Christy, the dental hygienist, was so sweet and explained everything to Caroline before she began. She even let Caroline pick out a toothbrush that she used to help clean her teeth during the exam.
I don't know why I was apprehensive at all, because Caroline was a champ....no tears, no squirmies, no questions. She just laid back, opened her mouth as wide as she could (which according to the dentist isn't that wide because she has such a small mouth...I guess we know whose mouth she didn't inherit). According to Dr. Jones, Caroline doesn't have any cavities, but needs to start flossing to avoid future cavities because her mouth is so small which causes her teeth to be close together. The eager patient was excited about using floss, so this shouldn't be a problem. When it was all over, Caroline got to pick a prize out of a treasure chest which made the visit just perfect in her opinion (and mine as well).
When they walked out of the room, Caroline said, "we will have to come back and do this again sometime." Here's Caroline showing off her new pearly whites:
I should have known that the visit couldn't be that perfect because Dr. Jones dropped a bombshell on me. Yep, she highly recommended that Will come with Caroline at her next appointment and get his teeth cleaned as well. Now that should be an experience! Caroline heard the news and when we got home, she informed her little brother all about her trip to the dentist and told him that next time he could go with us and watch her get hers cleaned and then it would be his turn. Oh joy! I think I'll need the laughing gas for that trip.
