The time has come - as we always knew it would. Sterling is getting braces. Tuesday morning we went to see his orthodontist and Dr. Pong told us that the time is now. Or almost now. His first appointment will be September 4. On that day he will get all his impressions done and his xrays. Two weeks after that we will have a consult with Dr. Pong and he will map out exactly what has to be done and approximately how long it will take and how broke we will be. A week after that he will get his tracks. Right now he figures 2+ years. Sterling is not thrilled, "but I love gum!", but that's what needs to be done and Craig and I don't see it as an option seeing as his teeth are all over the place. He has 12 more teeth to come in (not right now) and he only has space for about half of them. One side is good, the other, not so much. Tracks, it is. The only upside for him was that there are different colored elastics that he could wear. Apparently orange is on his list for a test drive.
Personally, I love braces. Personally, I think he is going to look awesome. Personally, I have been told that obviously I love Kaedo more. hmmm. It is looking like Kaedo might need braces as well, but I need to get Sterling done before I can consider dealing with him. He's good for another couple of years.
me: "Sterling, braces as sparkle to your smile"
sterling: "whatever"
2 comments:
Sterling, two years will go by so fast. Your mom had braces and head gear for about 4 years or more. She never complained although she didn't really like going to school with her head gear on. Look at how beautiful her teeth are now. You have a small mouth like her and big teeth to suit that radiant smile. You'll feel really good with a beautiful set of nice, straight teeth. It may not be to your liking now but you'll be sooo glad when you're older that you had them fixed. Mom sure is.
Braces really do add sparkle to your smile.
Love to all
I don't know Sterling can get any cuter than he is right now but with those beautiful straight white teeth in a couple of years - I can't imagine how Shannon and Craig will keep those girls away!!! Good luck with them Sterling. Your dad didn't have braces but his dentist wasn't thinking of how straight his teeth should be in years down the line because he said if he tried to do something with the bottom ones, the top ones would be out of line. Your mom's teeth are beautiful! Amanda Barber is still wearing braces and will be for a few more months. She figures she will get them off when she turns 20 in Sept. Her teeth will be so beautiful after all is said and done. Gary Hendry had braces as well and look how handsome he turned out to be with a beautiful white smile. LOVE YOU LOTS!
HUGS TO ALL!
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