Dental Disaster

I had a teeth cleaning today. I was thrilled this morning to remember it! I love getting my teeth cleaned. I know, it's weird. I feel clean and lighter afterwards. I was so excited I arrived a few minutes early. I love my usual hygienist, she asks about my daughter and the rest of my family she used to see but now lives out of the state. She's never lectured me and she's never made me feel like I didn't take care of myself. Unfortunately for me, my dental hygienist was running late today so I had someone else.

She asks me about my health and if I'm having any problems. She asks me how often I brush and floss. I brush twice a day and floss about 3 times a week. Personally I think that's huge! I don't think the majority of the population floss 3 times a month! I  was rather proud about how often I floss until today...

She does a once over to make sure everything looks fine. She points out some random "ridge" in one of my teeth, a minuscule fracture in another and a chip in another! After each comment she says "Oh! It's nothing to be worried about though!" How are chips, ridges & fractures in your teeth not something to be worried about!! If they are nothing to be worried about, why did you tell me! I'd rather not know.

Then she goes on about the importantance of flossing and something about bone loss and gum disease because I have a little bleeding after she digs at my gums with one of those hook things. Well of course I have bleeding when you poke at my flesh with a sharp object! Oh yeah, and I'm 25, I know that I am supposed to floss everyday. But thanks for letting me know just in case I didn't learn that the other hundred dental cleanings I've had over the past 25 years.

Poopy Pants

So today I wanted to enjoy the gorgeous Iowa weather. It felt more like the middle of summer rather than the beginnings of spring. I packed up the babe and got her all set up in the stroller. We took a long walk, coming home sweaty & panting. I realized than that what I’ve called physical activity in the last 8 months, most people call sex. Anyway, my walk made me feel great! The best I’ve felt in a long time. I wasn’t exhausted and I was in high spirits. I fed Mia & set her on the kitchen floor with some toys to start on my own dinner. As my pan is heating up for my marinated chicken I hear the infamous grunt and look down to see Mia’s face bright red & squinting. Her pooping face. Figuring it won’t take more than ten minutes to make my dinner, I thought I’d wait until after then chicken’s done to change her diaper. Then I see something on the kitchen floor. Yep. Poop. It seeped out the bottom of her diaper, the bottom on her shorts and was now being smeared with her leg & hand across my kitchen floor. I quick turn off the stove, pick her off the floor and hold her at arm’s length to the bathtub. I bath her and soak her clothes. I try to put pajamas on her, but have to do it while she’s either standing very awkwardly or while she lies on her stomach. I tell you, it’s tricky to zipper PJ’s when there’s a body in the way. I decide I should shower too since I am still sweating like a pig from our walk. I hate taking a shower in her bathroom. Here’s why. My husband works 3^rd shift so he sleeps during the day & evening hours. In our bedroom is also our bathroom, with all of my toiletries. Also, all of our towels.  So out of curtsey, I try not to disturb him. Usually I know when I’m going to shower in her bathroom so I come prepared. Today I wasn’t. So, I used baby shampoo & baby wash. I dried off with a hooded towel that was barely large enough to cover my butt. I combed my hair with a tiny baby comb. And I pulled my hair back with a purple plastic hair clip that has birds on it. It’s almost bedtime when I finally get to eat my dinner. She fights sleep tonight and I try three times to put her down. She’s asleep and I do the ridiculous amount of dishes since our dishwasher is still broken & the amount of parts they have to order is worth more than the entire piece of shit dishwasher. So less than two hours after I feel the best I’ve felt in a long time I am now exhausted.