On January 12th Sophie got braces. In preparation, back in December she had 4 teeth pulled, 2 on the top and 2 on the bottom, to make room to push the front teeth back. The appointment was quicker than we expected – it only took about 30 minutes. She was excited for about 10 minutes afterward and since then has hated every minute of having them. Her mouth hurts and she keeps cutting the inside of her cheeks. On the upside, we’ve started including smoothies as a food group at home and both kids are happy about that. Only 18 months or so to go!