back from the dentist

I have gone to the dentist for my pregnancy checkup!

Was a bit worried (ha ha OK really worried) about this.

My doctor said a dentist check up is a good idea during pregnancy and I know this is true, but she also said, and if they need to do an Xray they will cover you with the lead apron.

So of course then I started worrying that I might have to have an xray and even with an apron I didn't like the idea ... perhaps I could ask them to put 2 or 3 aprons on ....

I talked to Pat about the frequency she gets xrays and she said once every 3 years and I looked on the net and discovered that some dentists do it about this often, others want to try and do it at every visit etc.

Since you can refuse to have them if you don't want them I decided I would flatly refuse unless there was an absolute necessity and if it was necessary I would ask for every single lead apron they had to be put on me!!! LOL But absolutely NOT JOKING.

Anyway I went in and told them I was there for a check up. Then before the dentist could say another word I told him I was pregnant.

He congratulated me and seemed very pleased, asking if it was my first ....

He also smiled over to his dental assistant to indicate that she was pregnant also and was expecting next year!

I felt instantly relieved that there were more pregnant than non pregnant people in the room!! Although it would mean I would have to share the lead aprons! LOL!!!

As it turned out he just did a visual examination (very thorough) and said my teeth looked good!

Then he did a clean and commented that it was 20 months since my last visit and clean and that's why he was finding it difficult to shift some build up.

Hee hee I probably should go more frequently but I am still a tiny bit(OK OK very very) frightened of going to the dentist so I will have to work on this fear gradually.

He said between 6 and 12 months is the recommended frequency of cleans etc.

Maybe I will just aim for a yearly check up and see how things go.

All in all it was over and I was home within half an hour! Teeth feel a bit sore but very smooth, clean and polished.

$132 dollars down..... and most importantly NO XRAYS

Phew!

tidying and sorting

I spent the morning sorting through KT artworks from this year.

I have kept one example of each type of artwork (sometimes 2 or 3 ... as I could not help myself), but the rest have gone into and filled up the recycling bin.

I am yet to decide how best to store the pictures I am keeping ... and there is still 1/4 of the year left to go so I imagine there will still be a few more to come.

I noticed that the prep classroom has things very well organized eg labelled boxes which say what kind of item is contained within them (for things like sequins, paper chain pieces etc) and they have their bigger blocks and things in larger clear or see through boxes.

It got me thinking that perhaps we can do the same thing here eg ... all the leggo of a certain size could go into a large clear box, all the little people farm toys could go in another etc.

At the moment I just stick things into boxes with other things that are the same size, but it makes it very difficult to find things as there is no particular or order to putting things away.

I think I can store some of these boxes under kt's bed or in her new wardrobe too, so that we have more space in the loungeroom.

I was supposed to write about our holiday today but I might leave that until tomorrow.

Kt came back from her 3rd and final visit to the school dentist. The good news is that her teeth are good and they didn't have to do anything! I am very very relieved!!!

Another little boy in her class came out this afternoon and told his carer in an excited voice "i have really bad teeth" hmmmmmm as excited as he sounded I didn't want to hear the same news from KT and since she looked a bit tearful this afternoon when I picked her up I was a bit worried.

Tomorrow Kt starts swimming at school so I am off to label all her swimming stuff and do another lice combing this afternoon.....

lots going on

There has been plenty going on this week.

I am well behind on everything I usually do and am scrabbling to catch up before the school holidays.

I suspect that this time around I will not catch up in time.

On Monday, KT went for her dental visit. She came back with a clean bill of health ... they thought her teeth were pretty clean.

She has been spending a bit more time cleaning them lately and is trying to do it right. I think that the visit from the tooth fairy may have provided added incentive!

They also told her that her new tooth would probably appear sometime during the school holidays!

Uni and I went for a drive to Bribie Island on Monday during the day while KT was at school. We went to part of the beach you can 4WD along.

I was a bit worried at first when the track leading from the car park to the beach was so bumpy and bouncy, but once we got onto the beach itself everything was pretty smooth.

In some parts where the compact sand formed small regular ripple like dunes, it felt a bit like flying in a plane rather than driving.

Yesterday we spent the day preparing to have B&Izzy over for dinner.

I had to purchase a couple of ingredients from the shops for the dinner and buy a new tablecloth to fit our larger dining table.

I managed to do the shopping, get the tablecloth washed, tidy the "visible" parts of the house, vacuum the lounge room and unearth the coffee table and dining table (these are usually buried under a pile of toys, papers, artworks etc).

I was pretty impressed with my efforts. Am very thankful I didn't have to cook as well! Very lucky to have such a talented husband!!!

We had a great night.... and I think we may have found another fan of geomag! I definitely enjoyed the family game of uno stacko on the dinner table. There definitely is a lot to be said for the simple pleasures.

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I will have to tackle the other "invisible" parts of the house this week and try to get my washing and ironing under control again.

Tomorrow I will do some shopping for clothes ... Uni bought me some stuff for summer but I will need to return it due to size.

I will also need to buy a gift for KTs school friend who will be having her birthday at the beach this Saturday.


I am back using the old post thingy ... can't live without my spellchecker function.