In the midst of all our medical appointments and vaccinations for Indonesia, we had an orthodontic checkup for both kids. The awesome news for Ben - he could get his braces off! The bad news for Alex - he needed two baby teeth pulled. We opted to go the easiest route and see an oral surgeon so he could be sedated to have the teeth extracted. Alex was still a bit nervous before the consultation, though...
All smiles from the kid about the lose the braces!
When the big day came, Alex was actually really excited to be put to sleep. He woke up extra early so he could enjoy his "nap". Everything went smoothly and he was home minus two teeth an hour and a half later.
Aside from a few aches, it didn't bother him at all! And now we can enjoy his cute new smile.
A few days later, we documented Ben's last morning with braces.
He was so excited to say goodbye to the ole braces and hello to a big bag of Fritos. (and obviously there was no hair combing on this day but, hey, it's summer!)
And the verdict is...
...SO HANDSOME!! I couldn't get enough of his beautiful smile all afternoon. Happy guy and happy mom that we didn't have to move with braces. Phase 2 may be in our future one day but we don't have to worry about that now.
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