Technically, Valley View is still in school this week. However, since Stratton is in Pre-K and we have to pay we opted to let him skip this week (and we didn’t have to pay! Yay!) and give him a break before he starts the Summer Excel Program at VV. Monday he got to go to work with me. He was really good for most of the day. We had to run errands that morning and then we had lunch at Cracker Barrel (his request) and he pretty much took over my office and I got booted to the table in the kitchen to work! His game got cancled because of the rain, so Jarrod took Stratton out to dinner just the two of them to Red Lobster (again, Stratton’s request) and then they ran around for a bit before hitting up Andy’s on their way home. We let him stay up late thinking that might help him sleep in on Tuesday. He also couldn’t have any food or drink after midnight on Monday, so the later he slept the less we would have to hear about how he needed something to drink/eat.
Well, of course that never works out! He got up around 6:45 I think. Jarrod took off work to go with us so he ran Arden to daycare and Stratton and I headed to the dentist. His appointment was at 8:00. They considered it a “sedation” dental procedure. But of course Sedation and Stratton don’t really go together! They said 90% of kids fall asleep after the meds and gas. . . not Stratton! He was wide awake the whole time! And acting really silly!! He called the big light they used “goose-gravy!!” He was very good, despite being awake! He got more relaxed finally and they were able to get everything done. But throughout the procedure Jarrod sat on one side of him and I was on the other. We were constantly holding an arm or leg down! He even almost got sick once, which they said was really normal! Whew! It was an experience! One small cavity was filled and the other one that was in the very back on the top had to be capped. I hate that, but Dr. Tyson said that since it’s was so big and under the gum they would almost certainly have to go back in later and fix it again. And after she got finished she said that it was so close to a nerve she was afraid that filling it would have made it worse. The whole thing took about 2 hours. We were the only ones there for most of the morning, which was nice. Dr. Tyson and her staff were so great. They talked to Stratton and showed him everything and told him everything they were doing. She had funny names for all her tools and gave him a kid appropriate description of what they did! He didn’t act scared or worried the entire time. I can’t say enough good things about them! We will be taking him and Arden here for regular dental appointments from now on!
Stratton was wound up after they gave him some “juice”. They gave it to him right after we got there so by the time Jarrod came in ten minutes later, he was already getting loopy. He talked Jarrod into sitting in the floor on the beanbag with him, but he couldn’t be still for a second! He was cracking us up!
Of course they said he’d probably be sleepy the rest of the day. . yada. . .yada. . .yada. . .Yeah. I know all that, I’ve heard it many times before! And as usual he was his normal amped up self. He was made when we got home because he couldn’t eat real food. He wanted eggs and blueberries! They had suggested we just do liquids and soft stuff that doesn’t have to be chewed for a couple of hours till the numbness wore off. He had 2 popsicles, ice cream, chicken noodle soup and mashed potatoes! I think I finally let him have some blueberries around noon. He did fine and never bit the side of his mouth (I am surprised!) or tongue.
I was nervous to let him play baseball Tuesday night since he was rather crabby after his nap- I figured it was the meds still in his system. But he said he wanted to play. They actually canceled the games due to the fields being so wet from the Monday night rain, but about 3pm they called them back on! Arden and I stayed home since the setup of the t-ball games with 3 games scattered on one field and the bleachers are in the fields. I was afraid it would be muddy and I didn’t want to chase around around in the mud! Of course it was muddy and Stratton came home with mud all over his pants- there is no saving them now. I have repeatedly washed and bleached! Good thing we only have one game left I guess!
My mom and dad came up after they got out of their church meetings and picked Stratton up to stay at their house for the rest of the week! He’s been really excited about getting to go to the farm! Jarrod and I are going to feel like we are on vacation with only one kid!!