Time for teeth!

We have hit several milestones in the tooth department at the Maurer household.

First, Owen has begun his orthodontic treatment! Here you see him getting ready to get his palate spreader, more commonly known as a space maintainer. He now has more spit than you can imagine and talks with somewhat of a slur when he says some words. I keep reminding him that it will all work to his benefit in the future, he tends to be a little self conscious of his "horse teeth" at the moment. With any luck he will end up with a winning smile, just like his lovely mother!

Gavin lost his first and second teeth! Both of his lower central incisors came out within the span of 3-4 days. He was thrilled with his take from the tooth fairy and has since spent the money! Here he is at his birthday where you can just see the tiny hole that has yet to be filled in by some large teeth (I am only guessing since Owen seems to have some pretty large chompers in his mouth)!

Quinn has also taken some major steps toward better oral health. She visited the dentist and had her teeth cleaned for the first time and pleased the hygienist greatly in that she was a pretty good patient and sat fairly still for a 3yr old!