Surgery Update

Today Hannah and I had another appointment with her surgeon and everything is looking good. We are still on track to get the cleft repaired in October. He said that she is gaining weight much better than most babies with cleft which is a great thing. It makes me feel good to know that Tim and I have mastered the art of feeding her. They won't operate unless the baby weighs 11 lbs. This is a struggle for a lot of babies because it is so hard for them to eat and they lose so much food through the nose. Hannah is 13 lbs. 2oz. and she still has 6 months to go. The last hurdle is that she has to have a blood test in a couple of months to ensure the cell counts are normal. The more we meet with the surgeon, the more I like him. He is very good to Hannah and has a heart for babies with cleft palate because his own son was born with it. He has 7 kids of his own so he loves children and can relate to how hard it is to be a parent of a baby that needs surgery. The office girls are really nice too and love when Hannah comes in. They all say how cute she is and are always confused why she is there. I think she is a refreshing change from their daily routine of rhinoplastys and augmentations. I'm sure people in the waiting room think I'm there to get a mommy makeover because that is more believable than a beautiful little baby needing plastic surgery.

Tomorrow Hannah will be 3 months old! She is just wonderful and doing everything on schedule just as she should be. Over the next month we are looking forward to her laughing and rolling over. Maybe even getting a tooth.