Cha cha cha Changes

Connor will be getting braces a week from today. We went and met the orthodontist today. He had his impressions and xrays taken and two rubber spacers put in. It was fairly traumatic! Oh, my, he is truly a drama queen (or whatever the male equivalent would be)! I have no idea what to expect now this time next week. He may be 13, but he's still Mama's baby...I'll be sure to have plenty of ice cream and popsicles on hand for the first few days. I was surprised to find out that Dr. Beard doesn't expect it to take more than 14 months...I really expected two years plus, so that was great news! Anybody else have a first timer in braces right now? Just wondering how the process had been for other families.