Darn Wisdom Teeth

So...why do we have wisdom teeth?!  Very few people actually get to keep them or have room for them, and most people go through much pain with them.  I have often wondered what God's reasoning was in giving us these extra teeth since very few people can actually use them!  I am not one of those lucky people.  I have been battling with my wisdom teeth since high school, and the time has finally come for them to be removed IMMEDIATELY!

When Kadynce was about 3 weeks old (right before Thanksgiving), I started having some pain on the left side of my mouth.  Very soon, I realized that I was clenching my jaw/gritting my teeth whenever I slept.  Sean later told me that I was grinding my teeth at times as well.  The pain subsided for a few weeks around Christmas and New Year's, but it started up again at the end of Jan.  I finally broke down and went to the dentist last week.  I have a rather large cavity in my upper left wisdom tooth - which is fully in.  I am now finishing my last day of penicillin and will be calling an oral surgeon this week.  I was told that I need that tooth out ASAP...within the next 2 weeks.  So, we are working fast and furiously on that!  Blech!  I am getting all 4 done at once...2 will be pulled (top) and 2 will be surgically removed.

I am hoping to get this scheduled on a Friday so that Sean only has to miss one day of work to help with my recovery.  He will probably stay with the kids, and my mom will help me.  I am waking early every morning to pump as I suspect that even if I CAN nurse Kadynce during this time, I will not feel like it (thank goodness that she takes a bottle).  My sis is helping with this part of the endeavor (and I am eternally grateful) - I KNEW there was a reason we got pregnant at the same time. LOL

I will keep everyone posted on this...as much as I hate the idea of it! :)