Walking and dentists

As of September 18, Paxton has been taking steps here and there. He is officially walking more than crawling now. He can get into a squat position and stand up to walk all on his own. This is such a fun age, where he is exploring and learning. His walk, or should I say waddle, is very cute. He looks pretty uptight with his stiff body and hardly bent legs. He is so proud of himself and we are so excited for him.

This year has been a long one health wise for our family. Paxton has had 6 ear infections (2 double) since he was 4 months old. We have an ENT appointment tomorrow to determine the date of his tube surgery. I am anxious about him having to be sedated, but excited that his ears will be able to drain and function properly. Between his pediatrician appointments and Malachi's dermatology appointments (earlier this year), we are so ready to be away from the pediatrician for a while :)

I have been putting off some dental work since a little before Paxton was born-so I began with a trip to the endondontics specialists this morning. I was scheduled for a root canal, but after the dentist worked on my tooth for an hour and a half, she determined there was too much inflammation and infection to finish the procedure. She placed medication in the inflamed canal and I will be visiting again in 3 weeks to have a permanent filling placed. After that, I will have a crown placed at my dentist. The real fun begins when I get my wisdom teeth taken out and get a bone graft on my jaw to make room for an implant for a molar that had 2 failed root canals.

I can't believe it's already October. I love this time of year. I can't wait to take fall pictures of our family in the beautiful leaves.

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