Changes

This summer we've had more changes than I was ready for. Gaby turned 10 in June, finished 4th grade with 3 A's and 2 A+'s, and started 5th grade today. On Tuesday she got an expander and 4 braces on her top and bottom front teeth. She should have everything on for about a year. I have to crank the expander daily for 2 weeks, then she goes back to the orthodontist to check her progress. She was in great spirits until she tried to eat. As some of you may know, Gab is very sensitive to how things feel, therefore she is having a very hard time feeling food get stuck in her braces when she tries to eat. Besides that, her teeth are sore, food also gets stuck on the expander, and her tongue is scraped up from trying to swallow and hitting the expander. Presently her diet consists of soup, soft bread, jello, yogurt, and oatmeal. She is also taking Motrin regularly. I keep telling her it will get better as she gets use to it but she doesn't seem too encouraged.
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