teeth

I called the pediatric dentist at 8:18 this morning, 18 minutes past the time I'd appointed, but I was in the Publix with bad cell reception, so I had to wait. I spoke to the cheerful receptionist who acted like children have double fangs growing out of their mouths all the time and she scheduled us for Wednesday morning at 8:40am.

WEDNESDAY?

But that's two full days away, I said.

To which she said, two more days really won't matter. (I think that was a slam against my maternal negligence.)

Seriously, she said that this is a common problem. I haven't read many parenting books since "What to Expect in Baby's First Year", but is this really that common? Do a lot of kids really grow buck canine teeth?

The receptionist told me I should wiggle the baby tooth as much as possible between now and Wednesday. I told her that I really wasn't anxious to pull that tooth out because the permanent tooth appeared to be coming in at such an awkward angle and I wanted the dentist to pull the baby tooth and try to get that permanent tooth wiggled back into the right spot all at the same time. I cringe at the mere thought of all that dental stuff going on and I very nearly vomit when I think of me having to do all of that dental stuff.

From this point on, I will be doing a tooth check at least weekly until Mac goes to college. If there is a rogue tooth preparing to enter, I will know about it.