A 529 plan is a great idea. The earlier you start the better! (Can you start them for someone who isn't born yet? Or do you have to start it for a born person then transfer it over to your kid(s) when they arrive?) My son's 529 won't pay for all 4 years of college, but if he does it right he can get out of a four year school with very minimal or no loan debt. He will have to work a little bit, but that will be good for him. I still have five more years before he goes to college so I'm hoping it increases a lot more in that time! Mturk is what helps me pay for those braces and the savings.
and lol about the ortho. One year I wasn't allowed to go trick or treating because I refused to open my mouth for my dentist. I got punished, couldn't trick or treat, then one morning mom told me to swallow two little red pills with my breakfast. She had to carry me in to the dentist's office that day