everyone LOVES Gwen

It is fun to take Gwen places because she always seems to get the right kind of attention, "goodies" attention. For example she would always get a free cookie when we would go to sandwich shops, or stickers and treats when we would be at the post office, or grocery store. I think that people just kind of like Gwen. Maybe it is because she is more than willing to talk your ear off even if you don't understand what she is talking about.

Well yesterday was the "big" dental surgery day for Gwen. She went hand in hand with her dad to the surgery center at 5:20 in the morning. She was telling me the entire day before that she was going to see the dentist with her dad. Yep, because that is what dads do.

So while James and Gwen checked in and got all settled in for the long morning of x-rays, fillings, cleaning, and sealants for her bitty teeth I waited at home just hoping that she would live through it all, while I was waiting James sent me these...


Look how tiny she is in the "kid" clothes. And those little red socks, Oh I could just eat her up. But then I saw that James sent another picture...


Oh she is just too little to be going through this, but at least they knew that she was a lover of stickers, she puts them in the same spots every time, arms, tummy, legs, and holding one in her hand. That is my girl.

After waiting a really long time and bugging James with lots of phone calls, and messages he let me know that she was out of the surgery, in the recovery room, and she did great, but then he told me about all the work that she had to have done. I wanted to cry. It turns out that in the two months that it took for us to finally get Gwen in to have the dental work done things went from no good to worse, in the x-rays they found more trouble, and lets just put it this way for the amount of money that we will pay for the dental work we could have had another child! And the poor little thing had more work done than James and I have had done combined!!

When she finally got home she was still a little tipsy and not quite herself, and her poor little lip was super stretched out from being propped open so long. So here is Gwen's imitation of the octa-mom.
Pretty good Gwen, pretty good. I love the groggy eyes.
She was super tired and all she wanted was the binki and her new toy zebra. I was trying to tell her that the binki might not be the best idea with her giant lips, but she was so sad that I gave in and quickly after this is what happened.
She was in and out of this world so I laid her down, and the binki just couldn't stay in because of those major plump lips. Here is a shot of that.
After the work was done and Gwen was sleeping off the rest of the meds the five star treatment for Gwen kicked in. The deintis office felt bad because the surgical center didn't have some of the things that they use at their office so they brought them to me...at my house!! Hello dental delivery! At MY HOUSE!! That was awesome. And they also brought Gwen a stuffed animal, and new toothbrushes and some things to make her feel better. Later that evening our dentist called to check on her... she was in Colorado on vacation, but wanted to see how "little Gwen" was, now that is some special attention for sure. I thought that would be the end of it, but this morning the office called again to see if we needed anything for Gwen, then the surgery center called to make sure that "miss Gwen" was doing alright and see if she needed anything, I should have said college tuition, but I didn't.

Well Gwen I hope that you are able to keep up the charm that you have on people when you get older, I am sure that it could come in handy. Oh what is that you say Gwen? You want some new shoes, well alright whatever you want. I am more than happy to comply to your demands, even when the dentist office stops calling. Turns out that James+Lonna = not so great teeth. Yikes!