Today was a little helter skelter. We were literally home for all of ten minutes all day. Though Riley and Madi stayed home when I took Julia to Walmart to get groceries. It is always so hard to find time to get food and find a good time to go.
The girls had their swimming lessons this morning. We walk there and back every morning much to their dislike. But it's good for all of us and it's great to be outside before it gets too hot. Immediately after we got home, Madi helped me carry down Julia's changing table. She did the best she could and was on the lighter end. Won't be surprised if her arms hurt tomorrow due to all the lifting!
We drove out to Greenville to meet up with a lady who purchased Julia's changing table, covers and the crib. Then immediately got in the car to drive back to Frisco to go to Madi's dental appointment.
She is now insured under Medicaid instead of CHIP. Not sure if it's due to age or just a change in the program. They renew her insurance every six months and she will be eligible for Medicaid again in October when we'll renew it. In order to stay renewed, we have to take her to one regular physical with an Amerigroup Pediatrician once a year and prove that we have done so. We also have to take her to a dental appointment one time every six months and prove that we have done so. Since it's easier to tackle all of this in the summer, I've been spending hours (literally!!!) on the phone going through the process to make sure everything is correct and to make sure that we have what we need taken care of for her at her appointments.
Today's visit was super easy. I made the appointment this morning - ha! Called to get information and schedule an appointment. They had a cancellation this afternoon so we jumped on it. Filled out paperwork online before going to Greenville to drop off the crib set. Madi wasn't too excited about it and was asking repeatedly if they were going to hurt her. I finally told her that "yes, they are going to put you in so much pain you won't be able to stand it the rest of your life." And then told her that she'd be totally fine!! And explained what they'd do - at least, as much as I knew of what they would do.
Appointment went great. She was told that she has mild-moderate gingivitis in her gums due to only brushing side to side on her teeth instead of at the gum line. She also has one cavity in one of her adult molars and will need sealant on the other three molars. So we have another appointment for those things to be taken care of next Thursday.
The dentist also said that her bottom teeth are very crowded so flossing every night is a must. She has some, but it's been a while since she's used it. Won't be a problem to have her start using it.
Most amazing part is that Medicaid pays the whole bill. Crazy. Today's free bill would have been $269. So I'm wondering... how do I get Julia and Riley on Medicaid??? ;) It's so awesome!!!!
Riley will have her dental appointment next Thursday as well. I think Madi loved that she was able to watch Tangled on the tv while they worked on her and that there were video game machines to play when they finished!! She also got a token that she could use for any of the machines at the end to choose what kind of small item she wanted. She chose a grow animal? Or something like that.
We got home. I finished the list while the girls played and then took Jules to Walmart. Came home and made dinner. We also finished up laundry and Madi put her laundry away.
Overall a very productive day. Madi has her yearly checkup on Wednesday with a doctor in Plano. Only took two hours on the phone today to get that worked out because the first doctor they assigned her doesn't take Medicaid anymore so I had to get her assigned doctor switched on her paperwork and talk to the people there to get it so she could be assigned a new doctor.
Tomorrow is swimming lessons, piano students all day and hopefully some relaxation time tomorrow night!!
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