Braces

It was big day for Jordan yesterday.  He got his braces put on finally!!  He's been going to the orthodontist for over 2 years now and he's had a palate expander in his mouth for at least a year .  I admit that I was a little bit giddy when the orthodontist told us about 7 weeks ago that it was time to get his braces on.  I don't know why but it just feels like a rite of passage.  He's officially a bigger kid.  Not that I want him to hurry up and grow up but..... I don't know how to explain it!  I'm excited for him.  Not quite a little boy anymore, but not quite a teenager.  It just feels like I have an OLDER kid now.  I didn't get my braces on until I was 14 or 15, which was also my freshman year of high school.  Jordan is lucky that his will be off before he starts high school.  You're welcome Jordan!  I'm such a nice mom, huh?  Anyways, this was the only picture he let me take and the only time he's smiled since he got them put on.  He's a bit sore.  Poor kid.  I think he looks quite handsome in his braces.  Don't you?