LOVE BURST

In our family, whenever we  feel overwhelmed by the emotion of love, we call it a LOVE BURST.  Whether it be a moment on a date night, a moment watching the kids graduate, or a snuggie in the morning, love bursts occur frequently in the Lemonaid household.  Today was an uncomfortable morning.  Our oldest son, who seems to have gotten the short end of the stick in the teeth and oral health department, was scheduled for yet another oral procedure.  This was one was more concerning for us as it required putting our son under general.  We dressed him in his winter pj’s with footsies and left for the oral surgeon’s office first thing this morning.  Husband and I were wound tight and feeling pretty scared.  The sweet nurse whisked our son away, assuring him that they were only going to be looking at his teeth.  We all knew otherwise but for a brief moment, he calmed down.  Just as they were putting him out, the nurse came out to the waiting room to share a funny story with us.  We definitely felt more at ease when she explained that he was complaining about the smell as they drugged him to sleep.  When the Doctor asked him what the worst smell he had ever experienced, he giggled and exclaimed his brother’s underwear.  We began to relax and when we were called back after the procedure and saw him lying curled up in a blanket, we swept him up into our arms so he could wake up in a love burst.  Now we are at home and he is convincing me that coke is just what the Doctor ordered.  How can I say no when his swollen lips look as if he fell onto a syringe of juvederm gone bad?