Ethan went to the dentist today and had his tongue tied problem taken care of. We had tried to do it in August but he freaked out so we had to go back today and they sedated him for the procedure. He was so brave. They gave him a memory blocking drug that made him like a wet noodle. He couldn't even hold his hands up on the chair. He was like a limp rag doll. When they were finished and getting him up he wouldn't swallow. He kind of scared us because he started choking on his own spit and they made us stay for a little while until he coughed it all out and calmed down a little. The new procedure is so cool. They had a tool that cut and cauterized ( under his tongue at the same time. NO STITCHES!!!!! He even got a toy fireman's set from the dentist when he was all done.
On the drive home he was really happy one minute and crying the next. It made Mom feel so bad for him. He was also saying really funny things that I wish I would have had a video camera for. He was pretending to cut down trees in the car,talking nonsense into his walkie talkie, and asking were we got all the corn? We have no idea what he was thinking.
Now he is home resting, and we are still trying to get him to swallow instead of drool. I think it is going to be a long day!
Next time you see him ask him to show you how far he can stick out his tongue. He is excited about that! He thinks MAYBE when it is all healed he will be able to touch his nose with his tongue! We shall see!
have fun with that =)
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