Root Canal

I think my first major dental surgery was in my late 20's for a crack that had broken down to the root it had to be fixed. Trevin's first one was when he was 12.

You see, Trevin cannot sustain an injury unless it is to his face. Earlier in the year Trevin had run into a metal pole at a playground and chipped his front tooth. We had gotten the chip repaired but it broke off a few days later. When we made it back into the dentist office again we were informed that the tooth had died and he needed a root canal and crown. awe.some. This is the front tooth too, folks.

So yesterday Trevin spent 3 hours in the dentist chair getting a root canal and having a temporary set. He'll get his permanent tooth set after Christmas. The poor kid looked so beat up coming out of there. He was hungry, tired and in obvious pain. He came home and curled himself into his comforter looking so helpless. He was saying how he didn't even want to go to his school ski day tomorrow! Something that he has been looking forward to for WEEKS. Once I got him some soup, some asprin and a nap his mood changed for the better. He's doing alright and has gotten all of his ski clothes ready to go. But oh, I don't think I will ever forget that poor face...

Just when you start thinking they are old enough to handle just about anything they show you that they are still in need of their mommies occasionally.