Braces

On Wednesday, May 26, I went from a 20 year old to 14 year old in about an hour!

I got BRACES!!!

Now I gnaw on food like a teething baby, my mouth is all cut up and sore, and I think I have developed a lisp. Cute...I know! ;)

I had braces back in Jr. High and then when it came time to wear the retainers...I couldn't stand it! The doctor gave me two removable retainers to wear- but I have a really small mouth so I felt clastrophobic and I couldnt talk at all. And I would grind my teeth during the night and when I woke up, my retainers would be somewhere in my sheets! haha It was my fun little scavenger hunt every morning. ;)

Well eventually I ended up losing the bottom one. I asked for a permanent one instead...but me being the push over that I am...allowed the doctor to talk me into getting another removable one. Biggest regret of my life. I never wore them. Gradually my teeth moved back into their not so perfect place and I became deeply ashamed. :( I decided that if I ever did it again, I would do it right.

So this is my chance to re-due the biggest mistake of my life! How exciting is that!? I am wearing elastics right now to correct my cross bite, and let me tell ya, I am in pain!!! Haha 9 months...9 months...9 months... Knowing that I only have to deal with this for 9 months is my light at the end of a tunnel! I know this will be so worth it! I have wanted this for a long time now and I am so grateful to finally be on track to achieving this goal! :)