braces

Jacob is officially immersed in phase I orthodontia.  Yesterday he got braces on his top teeth and an expander in the roof of his mouth.  We celebrated -- if you can call it that -- with a McDonald's lunch and a day off school.  By the time he finished at the orthodontist it was close to lunch time and knowing that his teeth were going to be sore for a couple days, decided to get some lunch into him before the soreness kicked in. He wolfed down a double quarter pounder with cheese and fries! By the time he finished eating, it wasn't worth taking him back to school because it was an early-out day and he would have gotten there only to go to lunch, recess, and have silent reading time.  So I let him stay home. We did have an SEP appointment last night with his teacher, and Jacob is an awesome student -- which we knew!  But, he picked up the work he missed during the day and completed it in less than 20 minutes while we went to SEP with Matthew.  That made me feel better about letting him skip school.  I'm not sure how long the expander and braces will be on, probably at least six months.