I'm a Parana!

The oldest Adolphson girl is not too excited about the latest "right of passage" she is going through . Jocie has started her Orthodontic journey, which will probably last for the next two years. She wasn't all that nervous about it because quite a few of her friends are already wearing braces....but she wasn't ready for.... HEAD GEAR!

When the Orthodontist broke the news that Jocie would have to wear head gear for 6 months before braces could be put on her teeth, Jocie's eyes almost popped out of her head! She felt a little better when the Orthodontist assured her she would not have to wear it out in public or at sleepovers, but just in the comfort of our own home. When we got in the car, she asked me what head gear looked like, and if she would look like Willy Wonka :)

The first night she had to wear the gear, she was in true "Jocie form" and was trying to make light of a not-so-good situation. She came up from down stairs with her gear on for the first time and stood in the kitchen out of sight. Then she asked me, "Mom, do remember the part in Finding Nemo when the little octopus was wearing head gear?" Then she hopped into the door way and said, "I'm a Parana!!" And of course we all died laughing...it's just like a Lundby to quote a movie to lighten the mood :)

She of course, did not want me to take a picture of her wearing the gear, but I stole one anyway.


I told her I wasn't taking the picture to be mean, but for the documentation of her childhood...she didn't buy it. But she did let me take a picture of her true feelings.


Although....there is another Adolphson girl who is not as upset as Jocie....



Ahhhhh sisterly love. Nothing can beat it!