Braces

On Saturday April 23 Christy and I both had Orthodontist appointments. I am now done with my braces! 14 months for my bottom teeth and 16 months for my top teeth. I am so excited no more braces and no more bumps on my teeth. I am so glad that I got braces and the time seemed to fly by. Christy just started her braces on Saturday. Dr. Theurer estimates that she will need to wear them for 16 months then she will wear retainers until all her adult teeth have come in. At that point she might need to have a couple teeth pulled or she might need braces again. We are hoping that by her having braces now things will go well enough to avoid any further need in the future. Christy was all happy at first to get braces. Then when they started listing all the things she could not eat she started getting worried. Christy is a real trooper she tried so hard to be positive when we were at the family gathering after our appointments. Yesterday she said they were hurting a little. I hope she gets used to all this fast, I am not used to helping her brush and floss. It's a lot more work to take care of your teeth with braces on.

Showing off her braces. Her braces are different than a lot of other braces out there. Her rubber bands are beneath her wire and she only gets rubber bands on the top five front teeth. She picked pink and orange bands. You can't really see the colors. Oh well it made her happy.

Getting ready for braces. She was such a trooper.