Kalee was SO excited about the idea of braces and has bugged me about getting her spacers put in since the day we first went to see the orthodontist last October for a consult. The day FINALLY arrived, in June, for the spacers to be put in. Here are a few pics of my cute kiddo, on that day...
Still excited about the idea...
Not so sure about it, now! I told her to be careful what she wished for!
A few weeks later we went back and had an appliance put in her mouth, called a Herbst Expander. That was fun...ok, not so much. She actually cried during that visit - it did look quite painful. The appliance was MUCH bigger than we thought and didn't sit as close to the roof of her mouth as I thought it would, so it was pretty funny watching her try to figure out how to talk and swallow (we heard a LOT of slurping and sucking up of saliva those first few days/weeks)!
We went to McDonald's on our way home and she got a milk shake and a small fry. She was quite freaked out when she realized that she couldn't eat the french fries! But, all is well with the world now, as she has figured out how to eat (although we still hear the slurping sometimes). :)
The actual braces are supposed to be applied on October 3rd. She's not sure if she should be excited or scared!
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