KevNAsh

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

A favorite

Mason- about 3 weeks old, and Tage 2 years.

Oh! My heart!

Friday, January 8, 2010

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

This is a picture of Tage chillin out at the dentist with her moon boots. I took her for the first time a few weeks ago... she did GREAT! I took her to my dentist appointment a few months ago, so she could see it being done to me, and I played "dentist" with her before her appointment. I think it helped her feel more comfortable. I took her to a Pediatric dentist, and the office was very fun with huge, awesome murals on the walls. Tage's room had a unicorn. Because Tage's teeth are supposedly really tight, they wanted to take x-rays to be sure there were no cavities. They said if Tage wouldn't let them, it was okay, because she is so young they doubted she would comply... but Tage once again did AWESOME... (isn't she cute??!!)

and they got the images they wanted.

And then...the hygenist said...

"the docotor will be out to talk to you in a minute about her x-rays"
I sighed loudly, and said "ahh no... really?"
and she gave me the "sorry" look and said "yeah..."

The verdict? EIGHT cavities. Every molar.
The solution? Do it through the hospital. Put her to sleep. Pay LOTS and LOTS of bucks.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? How does a 3 year old, who almost never gets to drink juice, is limited to sweets, and never goes to bed without having her teeth brushed by her parents get eight stinkin cavities?

Apparently you are supposed to floss your children's teeth right from the get-go. I admit I failed there. And since Tage's teeth are tight... and no flossy flossy... we won ourselves eight cavities! Man, I felt like Loser Mother of the Year at that appointment. Okay, not really, because I know I'm awesome. But I do feel like I let Tage down. Now she has to go through getting them worked on and being put to sleep.

So, learn from my Horrible Mommy Moment #3: Floss your tot

I learned my lesson and now floss Mason's (11mo.) teeth, despite the 2 inch gap between each tooth. Ain't no one gonna tell me I messed up when I didn't floss his teeth. No way.

IMMUNIZE

Taking a basic microbiology class in college made me a firm believer in immunizations. Meeting my sister-in-law, Shannon, who is a scientist reasearching Malaria, made me more of a believer. Enrolling my kids in th H1N1 vaccination study increased my belief in it even more. But when I hear other people's real life experiences with disease that could have been prevented through vaccination, I KNOW I am doing the right thing when I take my kids to the doctor and let them be stabbed with needles and injected with various vaccines. If you haven't felt the need to vaccinate you children, read natalienortonphoto.blogspot.com and pray for baby Gavin, who is fighting for his life. (I believe Natalie said the vaccines that would have helped him are not given until the 8week appointment... he got sick prior to that age.)
I don't know Natalie personally, but started following her blog after reading an article she wrote for a photography website. I then learned that she and I are of the same faith (LDS a.k.a mormon) and feel more connected to her. Talk to people who know a thing or too (preferably ones who have a doctorate degree in the field) about vaccines before you decide not to vaccinate your kids.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Good Thing She Didn't Have To

My very pregnant friend Chelsea was at my house the other day.
She had to use the bathroom.
"Are you going to pee or poop?" Tage asked.
"Uhh... just pee." Chelsea answered and proceeded into the bathroom and shut the door.
A few moments later Chelsea emerges and Tage says:
"Did you keep your baby in your belly?"

Later... after Chelsea left our home...

"Did Chelsea pee or poop Mom?"
"I think she just peed."
"She didn't want to poop because she didn't want to push her baby out of her bum?"
And then I laughed really hard.
Pretty accurate for a 3 year old who knows absolutely nothing about the child birth process!

Thursday, October 29, 2009

The Pumpkin Package

Last week we went to the Pumpkin Patch. Tage called it the Pumpkin Package! Unfortunately, the hay ride was only on the weekends, and it was supposed to raid so we went on a Thursday. Tage even asked if we were going to ride the tractor... she remembered it from last year!!! We still had fun though!