Tooth Troubles

I was awakened this morning by the sound of crying.  Greg had already gone to work and Bekah was sleeping in another room because a mosquito was buzzing around her the night before.  I ran into the girls' room to find Fatima crying in her bed.  I immediately tried comforting her, but she didn't want to show her face.  Once I got her out of bed I was able to ask her if it hurt "dard maykhuna?" and she nodded her head.  I took her to the kitchen and gave her a dose of her pain meds and fed her chocolate pudding and a poptart...I know, sounds nutritious, huh?  She began feeling better shortly after and we were able to begin our day.  I took Bekah and her to Doing Dishes where they each painted a bowl.  I fed them Happy Meals and picked up a couple of friends for a play date at our house.  Everyone was having a great time until all of a sudden one of the girls came out to let me know that Fatima was in pain and crying again.  The friends went home and Fatima continued to cry inconsolably.  The medication was not kicking in this time and I was beginning to worry.  After an hour of crying I called Aria and she was kind enough to offer to come over for a while.  We gave Fatima some children's motrin which the doctor said could be given along with the Tylenol 3.  Finally she began to feel the pain subsiding.  Aria hung out with us a while longer until Fatima was ready to let her leave.  She rode along with us as we drove her home and I asked Aria to ask her , 'if she could have anything to eat, what would it be?'.  Fatima's response was "burger!".  So, back to McDonalds we went and she hungrily put down another burger and then ate some ice cream with Bekah.  I made sure to give her the next dose of meds and now she is in the tub and getting ready for bed.  Tomorrow at 8am we will be back at Dr. Skigen's office to have him check her out.  They say she shouldn't be having this much pain.  We will soon find out if everything is okay.  I pray that it is and that she will only get better from here on out.  I don't ever want to see her like that again!

I was worried that she would now hate being here because of the pain being so overwhelming.  I pray that she will not have to deal with such pain again so that her happy times will outweigh her painful times.  She will have other dental procedures, but hopefully they will not leave her in pain.  I pray that she will have a restful night and not wake up in tears tomorrow morning.  I am ready for a good night's rest!