The Storm before the Calm

The day before my 2nd birthday should have been filled with excitement and anticipation, right? Instead it was filled with fright and tears! The day before my birthday party, I had a dental appointment to check up on my chipped tooth from last summer which I had filled.

Xray results showed an abscess that was turning my tooth gray and the verdict was that it was dead. The fix? A baby root canal! Again for the second time in my short life, I was strapped down the dental chair in a wrapped velco blanket and given topical anesthesia and a HUGE shot. I cried through the whole procedure protesting "all done this, all done this" followed by "home, home home." But to no avail. I was a trouper though, and once it was all over, I promptly fell asleep and upon waking, was all smiles and play again. What a brave little girl I am! Hope I don't have to go through too many root canals in my life.