No braces yet

I took Treasure #1 to a second orthodontist to get another opinion. The new orthodontist took a panoramic x-ray of her mouth and showed it to me. She still has baby teeth that need to come out. Being a conservative orthodontist, Dr. McClendon told me that unless she was having self-esteem issues because of her teeth, that he would recommend that we wait for another 18 months before getting braces on her teeth. Needless to say, there are no self-esteem issues going on over here! This will bide time for a couple more of her permanent teeth to appear, but before all of them break through in the tiny spaces that she has in her mouth. I appreciate a more conservative approach and will gladly wait to schedule and appointment in March of 2009! Anyway, I wasn't sure how I was going to pay for braces during the paperchase phase of this adoption, so this helps out a lot.

On another note, yesterday was my first home study appointment. The girls and I cleaned the house all weekend and made it spotless! When Treasure #1 got home from school yesterday, she ran upstairs to my office and said, "What did the Inspector say?!" I think she had a mental picture of a woman with a white glove going around checking for dust! Too funny.

Treasure #2 had a hard time with going to school yesterday. Not sure why, exactly, but as we sat in the parking lot at her school yesterday morning, she cried and cried, asking me to let her stay at home. So, we turned the car around and headed back home together. Being in K4, I figure it's okay to skip school once in a while. This morning, she went to school with no problems. Maybe she just needed some mommy-time, which is great for me too! I love being with my little Treasure!