2 in one week?!?

Hi! Just a quick update on our Sweet Caroline. We finally found a pediatric dentist that we not only like, but who will do proactive surgery on Caroline! She will be getting silver caps on her 8 molars in the back of her mouth. The top 6 teeth will get crowns as well but the front facing crown will be white. The bottom 6 teeth will have crowns, but we aren't sure if they will be crowns with white facing or a "strip". The crown is our 1st pick because of the stability of a crown, but her teeth are small and wearing down so he isn't sure if he has small enough crowns that would work. He is also going to talk to a pediatric dentist in Atlanta, GA that we suggested who has done surgery on other OI children. He was more than willing to call that doctor. This dentist was recommended to us from OI Clinic in Omaha. He went to school there and is familiar with the OI clinic and knows Dr. Esposito personally. So we feel very good about this doctor. It's amazing how a little faith and prayers will finally send you the right person. And I flat out told him, that it is mainly a vanity issue for me. Caroline deserves a pretty smile. At first, we talked about keeping her lower teeth as is, and just see where it goes. But we want to do one surgery, and be done. Now you're probably asking yourselves why do this surgery on baby teeth? Yes, it is quite a bit of $ for teeth that will be gone in 3-4 years. Caroline already has an upper tooth that all the enamel is gone. And she has a lower tooth that the enamel is chipping away. It's kind of like OI. It's not a matter of if she will have another break but when. It's not a matter of if another tooth will chip, but when. If all of her teeth follow the same direction, Caroline would have "nubs" and she could also have permanent nerve damage. So we are going to bite the bullet. We can just continue to pray that her permanent teeth will not have DI, but if they do, then we'll deal with that just like everything else! We are very lucky that her teeth have never stopped her from eating. We know of other sweet kids, who are very picky eaters, because their teeth hurt too much to eat. And now that they have had this surgery they are thriving! I can't imagine what Caroline will eat next. Probably more ice, suckers and heaven knows what other hard candy she can get her hands on. Caroline will be having this surgery the 6th of March and from what we have been told, she should be ready to eat the following day! Crossing fingers and toes! Love to all! Kristine While I am here, I'm going to post of the kids last month in Santa Fe sledding in the driveway. They had so much fun!

Boo! Gobble Gobble! Ho Ho Ho! Happy New Year!!

Well I have no excuse. It's been since October since my last post. OCTOBER! Hence my title of this post. I'm trying to hit all holidays at once! We have had a very quiet last couple of months. /KNOCKING ON ALL THE WOOD IN THE HOUSE/ Caroline is thriving in her walking, dancing, she is even doing yoga. Robert is HUGE. There is no other word to describe him. But he is seriously the sweetest boy ever. He loves to blow kisses and give hugs. I can't wait for him to start talking and hearing him and Caroline have conversations. Right now, they have their own language. That and they also know how to make each other tick. Which is normal, which is exactly what I am going for these days. We are also about to have a "normal" surgery. Caroline is getting her tonsils out! She snores likes no ones business, and only breathes out of her mouth. We are hoping once we nip this in the bud then she will start sleeping better. Her snoring is waking her up in the middle of the night! As most moms would be, I am nervous. It's a different nervous this time though. I know she needs this surgery, but it's the unknown. Our wonderful surgeon in Omaha has done surgeries on numerous of our OI friends and we trust him wholeheartedly. Our ENT surgeon, we just don't know him that well. I trust him but still I'm nervous! Today when we saw with him I asked him to please not break her jaw when he takes out her tonsils. Who says that?!?! Me. I have no filter sometimes. I can only imagine what I'll say to the anesthesiologist the morning of the surgery! DO NOT BREAK HER ARM! Anyways, life at the Browne house is loud, chaotic and cluttered with toys! Just how I like it! Please keep Caroline in your prayers for her tonsil surgery on Thursday, and prayers for my sanity for those short 45 minutes! And while you're at it, prayers that Robert understands Caroline won't want to play for a couple days after and Web's sanity too! Love to all! Kristine