Rather than try to play catch up on all that we haven't documented since our last post I am just going to post about our morning today. We just got back from the pediatric dentist (aka the Tooth fairy in our title) where Anderson had has frenectomy done. What is a frenectomy (aka frenulectomy, frenotomy) you ask? It is when your lip or tongue are 'tied' via extra skin to your mouth which limits mobility of the lip or tongue and you have that tie cut or freed up. In our case, his tongue and lip were tied which was affecting his ability to breastfeed, keep in a pacifier, and otherwise control his flat flabby tongue. Our visit today was actually a follow up appointment to ensure that everything healed appropriately, didn't re-tie, etc.
To our surprise they had a Santa in the office waiting room which was a stroke of sheer brilliance for a place that is super busy right before the holidays. It was fun to watch each new kid walk into the office and yell 'Santa' with a grin. That said, Michelle and I both actually have mild fear/aversions to Santa Clauses so we sat across the room from him and didn't approach, disregarding the open seats next to him. He did his job well of course and came over to give Anderson attention. Anderson decided that he was still tired and would much rather try to fall back asleep then entertain Santa. When Santa asked if Anderson wanted to have a picture with him, he spit up all over himself (he must have inherited our Santa aversion).
After we cleaned him up we did in fact get a picture of Anderson with Santa. Despite our disliking of Santa's helpers, we have to admit this was hands down one of the best Santa's we've seen (see below). He had a great suit, amazing Santa voice, and was just invasive enough to be pleasant but not overbearing. He also was appropriately handing out toothbrushes (it is a dental office after all) and little bells (harking to the 'believe' concept from the film the Polar Express).
Side note, how do you make small talk with a Santa? Do you ask about his 'real life' or do you ask about what part of the world he will be traveling to next and what he feeds his reindeer? We didn't know the answer to that question so we sat in awkward silence and avoided eye contact, which of course encouraged an impromptu singing of a Christmas carol by Santa. Perhaps he needs a nice Christmas book to keep him busy in between pictures with patients...
Returning to the purpose of our post, our visit went well and, as it turns out, Anderson healed perfectly. On to the next great oral adventure—teething!
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