3 teeth and 3.5 long hours!

The long awaited dentist appointment arrived today!!! David walked to the dentist appointment and he was so excited about finally having his teeth worked on. However, no one knew that David was going to be there for so long. 3 teeth and 3.5 hours later, David finally could get out of the dentist's chair to make the walk back to his hospital room. After his experience, David was no longer excited about being there and just kept saying that he wanted to go home. Ouch!!!
The meeting with the doctors did not bring the good news that we had hoped for. David will not be home in time for his birthday. The doctors want David to stay in the hospital for 2-3 more weeks. On one hand, it will be a good thing to make sure that David will continue to get the best possible care every day with his therapists to keep David on the right track to recovery. On the other, I think many were hoping for David's sake to get him home to start getting back to his daily routine in his own home. At the time of writing this, David still does not know this information because of his exhausting day at the dentist office. Mom felt it best to not discourage him anymore for today.

Jessica talked with Mom yesterday and discussed what to do about David’s birthday. They are having him keep track of the date, so he will know when the big day comes and we want to make it as special as possible (without overwhelming him). We think that it might be fun for him if we all (and any and all friends that want to be included in this) decorate colored-paper balloons that we will use to decorate his room while he sleeps Friday night. The balloons can be as simple or as creative as you like. Feel free to write messages, include pictures or just color them pretty. Just print as many as you want onto colorful paper (or trace them onto construction paper). Make sure to have the balloons back to Mom’s house by Friday afternoon. Sorry that this is such short notice, but we weren't sure what we could do or where he was going to be for his birthday.