We had our second trip to the pediatric urgent care with Gracie this weekend. The little girl was supposed to be napping after a long day of driving around to open houses. Instead, she somehow smacked her mouth on (we still have no idea how it happened.)something. Her dad heard a thud and then a scream. He went running up there to find her with a mouth full of blood. He called for me and showed me that one of her top incisors had been pushed back pretty far. We all managed to stay calm, even Gracie who by that time was starting to act like nothing had happened, even though her mouth was bleeding. We took her to Children's Mercy Northland, and they got her in with no wait. The doctor said that the tooth was impacted and would probably move back into place eventually if it didn't fall out. She said it would probably die and turn gray. She also said that her bottom two incisors were a little loose, but that they'd probably be fine. So we got her care instructions and headed over to Target for a new toy to cheer Gracie up. By then her face had started swelling pretty badly. We spent the rest of the evening watching her play with her new toy. I kept crying because her face was so disfigured. Grace kept asking me if I was sad and what was wrong, which only made me cry more because I felt like a rotten mother for crying in front of her when I should have been cheering her up. *sigh*
The next day went much better, although her face was even more swollen and a bruise in the shape of a straight line from her nose to the corner of her mouth had started to appear. I called a pediatric dentist for a second opinion and he pretty much confirmed everything the pediatrician said. He also said to wait for the swelling to subside and then bring her in for a better look. So Grace will get her first dental exam.

I just hope she gets this smile back.





If not, then I'm sure I'll get used to her new smile. As long as she doesn't loose her crazy giggle, I'll be fine.