If you can, say a prayer for Emma today.  She's getting phase two of her orthodontics today, the palate expander.

It will look just like this

Twice a week we will turn the thing in the middle and it will slowly push her palate out.  She has a high arch palate (higher than normal, but thankfully not cleft), and this will also bring that down.  Her prominent buck teeth will have room to move back into alignment (with the fixed braces that come next), and will hopefully correct her overbite.

She's nervous.  And we don't know how much her speech or eating will be affected.

So, prayers if you've got 'em!