1st day with new braces

Well... yesterday we headed to the orthodontist and A got braces on his top teeth. He wouldn't smile at first- but he quickly got over that. He said he couldn't eat with them on. He then read his no no list and kind of had a melt down. He is not suppose to eat popcorn, ribs, pizza crust, tacos, etc. He was very upset because he loves all of these. I told him I could cut meat off ribs for him and he was very serious... MOM IT SAYS YOU CANNOT EAT RIBS.... He has not asked for any Tylenol- and it doing very well. We won't go back until the end of August and by then he should be a pro!
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This am we went to the post office to mail daddy a package. The boys were very interested in what was in the box. I was explaining that there were books and a few movies. J then questioned do they have popcorn there?? I told him probably. He didn't skip a beat- well we need to send him a box 'cause you can't watch a movie without popcorn! This is part of the reason we rarely go to the movies...
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J's already planning for his birthday party. Keep in mind his birthday isn't for 3 more months- he's asking for a mint chocolate chip cake. This is the new flavor of ice cream they have to have every time we go to the grocery store.
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Yesterday we visited Discovery Island water park. J was not tall enough to go down the slide by himself so I got the pleasure of going down with him. When we first started down- it was completely dark. I was trying to reassure him and myself that it was OK. He said mom- I'm not scared. When we got to the bottom- he was screaming at the top of his lungs-- THAT WAS AWESOME!! They had a blast and we will probably be heading back very soon!