Today was Oliver's sedated dentist appt. He did fine, but a vestibularly challenged kid is pretty funny coming out of groggy sedation! He had 3 cavities and demineralization which was treated with a fluoride gel. Elliot had the same problems and so with Ollie I have been obsessive about keeping his teeth clean and brushed, chewed xylitol gum as studies suggest that maternal transmission of dental caries can be slowed by xylitol, and basically did all that I could. But he still as cavities. And the two older boys have hardly had any. Genetics? Who knows.

Elliot, though, lost his first tooth recently! I was beginning to be a bit worried that he still hadn't lost one. He is 7 1/2! Hopefully, this will bode well for his permanent teeth-- that they will be coming in when he's older and more prone to keep them clean.


Speaking of teeth, we made a batch of peanut butter chocolate crunch fudge, which Ollie enjoyed. He retrieved the peanut butter jar from the garbage and enjoyed playing with it and licking his fingers. I took this picture:



This may explain why we are going to the eye doctor on Friday (though his eyes don't ALWAYS look quite that way)! It is his first eye checkup, and Elliot's yearly appt. Elliot wore a patch for a brief time at about age 5, and their dad had surgery on both eyes at that age for strabismus. Another genetic thing, apparently. He did look cute and excited. I tried to do it with natural lighting, so it's blurry, but it's still cute.