My son has a small mouth...

It's the one thing he didn't inherit from me! Haha!!  Seriously though, he went to his first orthodontic appointment this week and it appears he will be getting an "expander" put in this month that is basically attached to the roof of his mouth and his two back teeth and once a week we (either his dad or I) will be using a tool of some sort to turn a screw that is going to slowly expand his upper jawline.  The process takes about a year or so and then after that the braces phase of life begins.  The doctor believes he will be in braces for at least 2 1/2 or 3 years.  So that means somewhere in high school he should have a metal free mouth again.  Poor kid.  Oh well... when I was in school, braces were cool... maybe they still are now?  For those curious minds who wonder what in the world the "expander" is... click here!

Look at that... you learned something new today!