She's Back

11 days post op, nearly two weeks after surgery and Hannah finally slept through the night! I am so proud of her for fighting through something that the majority of babies never have to experience. It is also a relief as a mother because it makes me feel like it means her mouth is healing properly. On Monday we meet with the doctor to make sure. We have been so wrapped up in her surgery and recovery, that lately I have failed to update you on all the fun new things Hannah is doing.

For awhile now Hannah has been dancing. Every time music comes on whether it's on TV, her toy or the radio, she rocks back and forth. She also loves to point and wave. She points and waves at anything and everything. You know already that Hannah has been mobile for awhile by scooting, rolling and dragging her body around the room, but earlier this week she started crawling. A real (on all fours) crawl. And where does she go first? She loves the dvd cabinet. She knows how to open it and finds great joy and pulling out each movie one by one. She also loves to go after and get her hands on anything she knows she shouldn't touch (especially remote controls, cell phones, and the laptop cord). One of the biggest accomplishments lately was her saying a consonant sound when babbling. This isn't a big deal for most, but for a baby with cleft this is huge and just a few short days after surgery she babbled "nene" and "da." Unfortunately, she only did it once, but I know now she can produce those sounds. At 18 months she will get evaluated by a speech pathologist. Tim and I work with her everyday on sounds and we expect that by the time 9 more months roll around, she will pass with flying colors. If not, that's okay too I still think she is amazing.