Today, we took Will to the dentist for the first time. I made this appointment because Will's front, center, bottom tooth was getting darker and darker. I have been so embarrassed by the idea that he could have a cavity at 2 1/2 years old. A sure sign of parental neglect :((( I hated to think of him suffering for something I could have done better. I brush his teeth every day but figured I just wasn't doing a good enough job.
Well--good news. Evidently, he must have hit his tooth (and pretty hard to cause such discoloration) so it wasn't a cavity after all. The dentist said that the tooth might hang in there and even get lighter in color or it will fall out. Lets hope for the first one. None the less, it was a learning experience and one Will does not care to do again for a long time. Lucky for me, I left there feeling somewhat relieved that I wasn't such a bad mom after all.
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