Yesterday morning, we were talking about the first day of camp, when Gatito said, “It’s a Mommy-Daddy-Gatito day, right?”
I told him no, a Tata and camp day.
“But it has to be a Mommy-Daddy-Gatito day if it’s camp, right? Because we are going there together!”
Crap. How did I fail to mention that camp was a drop-off thing like school?! Aggghhhh!
When we arrived, he got teary in the parking lot, didn’t want to go, begged me to stay. Which, BTW, only impressed upon me the importance of camp this summer (3 half days/week) to keep him in the groove of the group environment thing. But I walked him in and the director, with whom I’d spoken about his anxieties in advance, greeted us and helped him get settled. He was nervous, but about 10 seconds after I left, I peered in and he was happily engaged in an activity. When I got home he was bursting with reports about swimming and gym, so yay!
He also got a black stripe on his white belt at karate in the afternoon, and he was very proud!
Friday is his dental surgery. The estimated cost for the dentist and OR, not including the anesthesiologist or x-rays, is up to $5,300. And that’s with a 30% discount on the OR in exchange for paying same day. To think this is how much a simple dental procedure costs. You can see why major, or even minor, illnesses can bankrupt families. It is frightening.
While I’m not worried about the dental procedure itself, the general anesthesia scares me. Good thoughts would be appreciated.
Just wanted to say I’ve been reading for awhile as we got pregnant at about the same time, and I think Gatito sounds fab! I can understand your anxieties about the GA, but sure everything will be fine…
will be thinking about you both
Glad to hear camp went well…where does Gatito take karate? I should check out something like that for The Boy.
(And e gads about the dental costs–that’s unreal.)
I’ll be thinking good thoughts for you on Friday!