Dentist, Doctor, and Daddy

This week has been a tough one. Nate has not only gone back to work after vacation, but he spends his evenings working on our basement. We've continued to get rain, and the basement has gotten wetter. Nate forgot to flip a switch back on, and the freezer defrosted. He spent the evening cooking a lot of food.

Natalie had a good first dentist appointment, and was a great patient. The only difficulty came because the dentist told her she had to give up her thumb. We've been preparing her for this, and were going to work on this when she turned 4 this coming week. But the dentist sped our time table up by a week. Probably not the best week to start it, but I was not going to argue with the dentist. The day was awful. She was sobbing and telling us that it was "impossible". Nate was excellent with her, and held her hand that evening. When he walked out of her room, she told us that it was "hopeless". Ever since that evening, going to bed has gone really well. The problem has been when she wakes up in the middle of the night. She cannot get back to sleep. So that means we've all had very little sleep this week.

Besides the storms and her thumb, Natalie also got sick this week. That means that we have had a lot of time together without seeing any other friends since Wednesday. It has been an interesting week between us. Thankfully, the weather was nice enough today that we were able to get out and play. We enjoyed riding bikes and playing hockey and bocce ball.

We look forward to celebrating Father's Day tomorrow. Hopefully, it will be an uneventful day, and Nate can relax and enjoy some fun, family time.