A Pain in the Tooth

This past week, I've come to realize that babies aren't the only ones to suffer from tooth pain. Alex and I are both going through this together. He's getting one and I was afraid that I might lose one. I was to the dentist back in February because I was having some pain in my mouth. He extracted two of my wisdom teeth and did a filling. I was back again in April for a cleaning and complained of the same pain. He waived it off, saying that nothing should be causing me pain any longer.

Well, Friday morning, I woke up and the whole left hand side of my face was swollen. I could barely even open my mouth. It was awful. I called a new dentist to see if I could get in and they took me in on Saturday. In the meantime, I talked to a couple of people in my family and they all mentioned that they knew someone that needed a tooth pulled because it was infected. I was so worried when I went to the dentist.

They did an x-ray and after looking in my mouth, found out that the roots of one of teeth had died. The new dentist told me that it had probably been like that for years because it was so bad. It turned out all I needed was a root canal, so no teeth lost. They did part of it on Saturday and I go back this week to get the rest done. So one half of a root canal later and three prescriptions later, I'm on the mend. Alex, on the other hand, is still working on his two bottom teeth. You can see and feel the tip of one of them. I'm wondering if all his teeth will be so exciting or just the first one?

Aside from our teeth dilemmas, we just came home from our first day of a Kindermusik weeklong summer camp and it was excellent!

Introduction

After reading the name of my blog, I realized that it's really quite untrue for me. If I've learned anything in my short journey into motherhood, most of the time, it is neither plain nor simple.

As a first-time mother, I feel like I'm always making decisions, like what to feed my baby, what type of diaper to use, and the list goes on and on. I've also become particularly skilled at talking on the phone, feeding my child, and cooking supper! I know that I'm not alone in analyzing every little decision or performing that multitasking magic trick. We all do both of those things and much more making our life anything but ordinary.

My "not so plain and simple" job as a mother began 8 months ago. I have a son named Alex who I love spending my time off with. We live in Hampton with my husband Jeff. Some of my recent motherly resolutions have been to use cloth diapers, glass bottles and to feed Alex organic and locally as much as possible.

While not every part of motherhood is clear or simple, I look forward to giving my "real" take on things. I'll share about my everyday life and what it's like to be a working mom (not until September)! I'll write about products that I have discovered and some of the decisions that I have made.

I may make it sound like being a mother isn't easy, but I wouldn't change a thing.

Thanks for reading. It's been a long time since I blogged!