A new member of the brace faces!

Today marked a day that Alexis has been waiting for....since she found out what braces were!

Getting braces is ALLLL she has talked about...and talked about.....

and today was the day!

By this afternoon....she has now actually realized what braces truly are all about. She isnt liking the idea of braces..........so much now........BUT...she is excited and thankful to have them on so she can have a beautiful smile in the future!

I was waiting on when it would sink in that in reality, braces arent really 'fun' as so she thought. She has 8 months of 'phase 1' so..........she can hang in there and will be so proud to see a more beautiful smile!

We had a big breakfast before her appointment this morning at IHOP just in case she didnt feel like eating after she got them on. Surprising enough, she said that it didnt hurt too bad while getting them put on but at dinner tonight, she did mention that her mouth was sore. She is getting the hang of how to 'work her mouth' better too. What I mean by that is........she {at first} thought she couldnt move her mouth...or eat...since she has braces. She was surprised that her mouth still 'works' even though she has them on her teeth! ha!

Showing off the 'before' pictures! I cant wait to see the new transformation when the 8 months are up!

The before look!

She chose where to eat...and what all she wanted at breakfast this morning!

The highlight of it ALLL.........picking out what color bands to have! She went back and forth...and back and forth...and back again as to what color she wanted. I hate this picture is blurry but I didnt get my phone out fast enough before she had made her choice and the hygienist  was moving the container to get the color of choice. She chose aqua blue! :) She has already been talking about what color she will get at her next visit! :) :)

And.........her new smile for now! :)

And...LaLa sent me this picture today. Her and Mal went and met Grey this afternoon! Sweet baby has learned that he likes sucking on the side of his hand too! :)