Third Time is Hopefully a Charm....

So I go to the orthodontist yesterday. I have never had straight teeth on the bottom and they just seemed to be getting worse, so my dentist recommends I go see the orthodontist. I thought maybe he could just do an invisiline or those metal wires that go behind your teeth or something. Hah. For a brief history- I have had braces once on the top, twice on the bottom, umpteen retainers, a head gear (that was just awful) - you name it, it has been done to my teeth. All to no avail. The orthodontist tells me yesterday that I will have braces for a third time- not only on bottom, but on top, too. What??! I thought my top teeth were fine, but apparantly not. He said if I do not do the braces, my bite will be way off in a few years and my teeth will only get worse. Not only that, but he is going to make me wear rubber bands for a while and also put "glue dots" behind my front teeth for the first month, so that my top teeth don't hit my bottom braces when I close my mouth. That of course means I will be on a soft diet for a month. At least I won't have to worry about losing that final 10 lbs before the cruise!! Of course, I am an old pro at the braces thing, so I know what to expect and it is not going to be fun, but at least I will finally have straight teeth after all this time. 18 months according to the Dr. is what it is going to take. The new kind of braces are ok- they are a lot smaller than the old big kind and they only have to be adjusted every 10 weeks instead of every 4. I am very upset about the no gum, no popcorn and no sodas rule, though. Gum is like cigarettes to me. I never imagined myself as a 33 year old in braces. Annelise and Emmaline are very intrigued by the whole thing. They cannot wait to see what I look like. I have an appt in early March to get it done, so I have a few weeks to go into the "acceptance" phase, I guess. Other than that, just trying to get this house cleaned up before my surgery this Thursday- so I better go get to it.