Teeth, Nose, Eyes, Hamstrings

This has been a week of doctor visits for Nathan. It started with a much-delayed dental visit last Friday. I have been a bad mom. I haven't been good about taking Nathan to the dentist. I've never had a cavity, so I didn't really think about Nathan getting one. Reality check when he had to have his eyes, ears and teeth checked before we could enroll him in Georgia schools. Dentist on post noticed 2 cavities. Oh the guilt! It's my fault. I feel so bad. (Of course, Eric could have just as easily taken care of this, but still!)

So anyway, I take Nathan to the dentist on Friday. He can't believe the kid's already got 8 adult teeth. But, Nathan's got an underbite - which we already knew - and he's apparently got an adult molar trying to grow in funny. So in about 15 minutes, I'm going to take him to the orthodontist for a consult. Now, if you are in the military, and in fairly good health, then your healthcare costs are practically nil. HOWEVER, braces are a whole 'nother story. Hopefully the guy will just want to keep an eye on his growth. As Nathan has grown, the underbite is not as bad as it was when he was little. His original dentist didn't worry about it. Said that you don't want to do anything too soon, while he's still growing.

Anyway, then I took Nathan to have a sports physical. Not sure what sport to get him into at this point, but we need to have this done in any case. Well, the doctor says that he's going through a growth spurt, so we need to work with him to stretch out his hamstrings twice a day. Nathan had an eye-opening experience getting his hernia checked.

Then they checked his eyes. He tested 20-70 in each eye. Now, when his eyes were tested a month earlier, they passed him. Same clinic, same eye chart. So, either the nurse last time was incompetant, or his eyes took a dramatic turn for the worse in a month. Hmmm. He's got an eye appointment on Wednesday. Sigh. Eric is now blaming me for this. I had glasses when I was 8, and he didn't get glasses until he was 12. So obviously, it's through my genes that he's eyes have failed so young. Ha-ha. He's SOOO funny.

And finally, Nathan's got a spot on his nose. I asked the doctor about it. "Looks like ringworm. May not be. If it is, it's so early, it could be anything." !!!! So now we're dabbing goop on his nose twice a day.

After we stretch out his hamstrings.