One week later...

  It has been 1 week since Madison's extractions and she is feeling great.  I do need to state a disclaimer though, as with any surgery, or injury, everyone heals differently and every body reacts uniquely to each situation.  We must understand this and take things as it comes.  I am grateful that Madison tolerated the procedure well and healed without complications .

  It was 2 days of soft, puréed foods, then we graduated to pancakes, mac n cheese, pasta, etc.  Thursday, she was dying for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (a fave) at lunch and was able to handle pork chops cut up into small pieces at dinner.  And cookies!!  I made Easter cut out cookies that day and Madison can never pass up a cookie!  The only thing she needed to avoid at that point was rice, or anything seedy, like quinoa, which I made for dinner that night thinking she would be able to eat it no problem.  Not so.  Seeds or small grains could get into the wounds, get stuck and cause an infection.  So she had some mashed potatoes instead.

  Of course this past weekend was Easter (and her twin cousins' 2nd birthday!) and yes, she indulged...to say the least!  Always followed by good tooth brushing as it should be!  

  Next on the agenda, a visit to the general dentist in a few weeks for a thorough cleaning!