WHAT A DAY!

Took Sydney to the dentist this morning for his filling. Mike met us there, not knowing how it would go and IF one of us would need to contain Silas elsewhere.

Thankfully, they have a television in the exam room and they quickly turned PBS on... Sesame Street! AWESOME!

Dr. May talked to Sydney about his filling. She showed him all of her tools and gave him a brief child-like explanation. She even let him touch a piece of filling - squishing it in his hand. Afterwards, they used her magic blue flashlight and turned it HARD! (Quite impressive demonstration, I'd say.) And then, she told him that he gets to wear a baby elephant mask.

"She's going to turn you into an elephant?" I asked. "How cool is that?!?"

Sydney smiled a BIG GRIN!

Poor kid... he wasn't doing so well with the elephant mask. She even stopped to have him try to blow his nose. (A skill he has not yet acquired.) So, eventually, she had him breathing through his mouth as she held his nose. (Mommy was NOT the most comfortable watching THAT, but we all made it through.)

He did really well for the dentist. It is AMAZING how quickly they worked.

Then, we had to go pay the bill... $335.
(Sigh.)

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From there, Mike went back to work and we headed towards the library for Story Time. We arrived early so, we checked out some new books and got to play with toys. Then, it was time for Toddler Time.

Afterwards, we picked out a couple MORE books... on dinosaurs! And started making our way to the door.

Hmm.... MISSING TODDLER...
Sydney ran off (to hide) between the shelves of the library (where he proudly claims that he was hiding and looking out the windows). NOT FUNNY! (He did this last week, too. NOT FUNNY then either.)

Talked to another mom outside for a minute or two while Sydney slid down the concrete ramp next to the stairs. (He seems to have lost almost ALL listening skills by this point.)

I instructed him that I needed him to be my helper, needing him to hold Silas' hand. And then, we attempted to cross the street.

Halfway across the street, Sydney started to screw around and started running us in circles with Mommy as the pivot point. Silas was losing his footing as Sydney had one of his hands and I had the other. I managed to get him standing on his feet and we crossed the street, but it wasn't before injury occurred.

I had heard a POP/SNAP sound and Silas started wailing.

Sydney took full advantage of the fact that 1) I did not have a stroller and 2) my hands were full with an overflowing diaper bag and some more books that would not fit inside AND 3) we HAD just exposed him to "happy gas" at the dentist a short time earlier.

Tried to check out Silas' arm, but couldn't tell what was the matter. Although, my youngest child who almost never cries would NOT STOP so, I knew that SOMETHING was wrong. Called Mike once we were in the car - after scolding Sydney for being naughty while crossing the street and now, we'd managed to hurt Silas. Mike suggested we try the walk-in clinic; he'd meet us there.

Poor Silas...
he wailed.
And wailed.
And wailed.

I tried to console him with a boob while we waited. He wanted NOTHING to do with that either!

When they finally got to him, they pulled and twisted JUST RIGHT and heard/felt a POP. They thought that his elbow had been dislocated. Then, they sent us to the waiting room for him to calm down and to see if he would use his arm again.

Within seconds of seeing the fish tank in the waiting room, Silas stopped crying. When he dropped his truck (a prize from the dentist's office) he picked it up with his left hand. YAY!!!

And so, Silas IS FIXED and good as new again!
(Although, they said that it MAY slip out easier now.)

WHAT A DAY!