Brave Little Boy

Austin had his first experience with having a cavity filled yesterday. He has not been too fond of the dentist in recent months, so I was a bit worried how the experience would go. I am happy to report that he took it like a champ. He didn't even cry when they gave him the shot of novocaine. He kept telling me beforehand, "Mommy, I am going to be brave at the dentist." Of course since we had such a positive experience at the dentist, I should have known we would have some other issue to deal with at home. From the time his lip went numb, Austin started chewing on his lip despite myself, John, and the dentist explaining to him how important it was not to do this. Last night when he went to bed, he had a fat lip. This morning it was a little better but it looks pretty bad. Oh well, I guess there are worse things, right?