day three

Day three and improving....slowly. Koby is hoping the swelling will go down enough tonight so that he can return to school tomorrow.

Smile is returning



Mouth still a mess (there is a lot of bruising but the blue in this photo is from a popsicle!)

day two

Koby is doing much better today. He was extremely sick yesterday after waking up from a nap, vomiting several times throughout the late afternoon right up until he went to bed. Today, however, brought him a rest from all that as well as a return of his appetite. His swelling has gone down some throughout the day and his spirits were lifted. He was even asking if it would be okay to go outside and play soccer or basketball! Here's hoping that tomorrow is just a little better still.



Koby's attempt at a smile

unique

We always knew Koby was special, but a few weeks ago we found out just how special and unique he truly is. During a routine check-up at the dentist we learned that Koby has an extra tooth growing up in his gums between his top front two teeth. The dentist recommended that we have the tooth removed by an oral surgeon before the tooth began to eat away at the roots of his permanent teeth and cause damage.

So, this morning we went to have his extra tooth, #9A (that's "A" for awesome by the way), taken out. Koby was quite a bit nervous this morning and also very hungry from his mandatory fast, but still managed to give us a smile.





He was given some laughing gas to calm him a bit and then some anesthesia so that he could take a quick snooze while they extracted the AWESOME tooth. Kev and I were called back just over 30 minutes later. When I asked the nurse how he did, she commented that he was such a good patient and how she wished more children and adults were as great as him. He was a bit swollen when we entered the room and a little bit out of it. The nurse went over instructions with Kev and I, having to stop several times to ask us if we were okay and if we were going to pass out. Apparently neither of us was looking too good. So Kev excited to get some fresh air and the nurse and I wheeled Koby out to the car.

We got him home, gave him some yogurt (it was suggested that we keep him on a soft food diet for 2-3 weeks!) and of course, a slurpee! Judging by the size of that AWESOME tooth...Koby is going to score with the tooth fairy tonight!