The Tooth Hurts!!

We all had a fantastic time celebrating our Dad's yesterday (especially Jake's daddy) with poolside fun and BBQ's for Father's Day! Jake even got in a little pool time with Daddy and actually fell asleep wading in Josh's arms. Too precious!

Pool time snooze with a little ladybug on his hat

Jake did amazingly well with all of the festivities, but by the end of the night he started to get a bit fussy. We realized that his gums on the bottom right-hand side had erupted into a rather inflamed and quite honestly, scary looking thing. I should add that we have been waiting for this bottom-right molar to make its appearance since January -- yes, JANUARY! Over the course of the night, Jake also developed a cold with a boogie nose and slight cough. Seriously!?! He was pretty miserable.

See the big inflamed gum on the left? Ouch!!

Coincidentally, Jake had a check-up with his pediatrician on Friday and we had mentioned that we were concerned about his gums being so swollen for so long. Dr. Handelsman gave us the contact information for Aloha Pediatric Dentistry, which she highly recommended. We always trust Dr. Handelsman's advice and she is always such a great advocate for Jake. Well, that card came in handy because I contacted the office this morning to explain Jacob's situation and they scheduled us for an office visit within a couple hours. We met with a wonderful dentist and even had an impromptu drop-in consult with the oral surgeon from the office next door. Great service! It turns out Jacob had an erupted cyst on his gum, which they decided would be best to remove.

After our dentist visit, we walked right next door to the oral surgeon's office and 45 minutes later he was in the chair getting the cyst removed. It took a couple of Novocaine shots to numb it and 10 seconds later it was gone!! Jake only cried for the shots. He is so tough!!! I'm sure it was a huge relief for Jakers, but it was tough on Momma and Daddy to watch him go through all this.

Right after the procedure chewing on gauze...not one tear!

I had a little mommy meltdown after Jake's appointment. It is always difficult to see your child suffer through any kind of discomfort and sometimes it is just too much to bare that our little man has to endure so much pain. Today was one of those "life's not fair" days. That said, Josh and I are sooooo grateful for the amazing service we got for Jake today, as well as the follow-up calls from both the dentist and oral surgeon to check-in on Jacob. It makes a tough situation much more bearable. Crossing our fingers that his mouth heals quickly and that this summer bug disappears soon!