Doc Visit and Day Care Tour

Calling NaNa, gonna tell on my Mom...cant remember why, but I am telling
Shhh, this is Final Jeopardy, I have to concentrate
AHHHH, I beat Dad at Jeopardy~



Such a darling little face

Giggling at my Mama

Here are a few pics from the last couple of weeks! Boy has my little girl changed. It is truly mind boggling that in 3 days she will have been in my arms for 3 months and in my heart forever!

As you can see or hear I have added some music to the page. These songs are very inspirational to me and hold a special place in my heart. A few helped me during the wait, while a few are just great songs!

This past Wednesday Olivia finally had her appointment with her cranial facial plastic surgery team. The entire staff commented on how great her lip looked. The repair of the palate also is great except for a small pen sized fistule at the back of her mouth. A fistule is a place where the palate did not close. Dr. Girroto does not think the fistule will cause is problems in the future but if needed we can repair when she has surgery around 7-11 years of age. Yes, she will need to have surgery to place a small piece of bone placed in the roof of her mouth, her palate was more severe than we realized. At first glance her lip looks as if it is a unilateral incomplete - incomplete meaning the cleft did not go into the nose area. Olivia's actually does go into her nose. It is very minor so that is why when Chris and I looked at it we did not believe it was complete. Now, knowing what we are looking for we can see the complete part of her lip. The palate is actually a little worse than her lip. Not really normal for this to take place, so we have been told. Anywho, her palate does go into the hard palate meaning she is missing bone. This is where the surgery comes in, when her permanent teeth begin to come in she will need orthodontic work and then the surgery to place a piece of bone in her palate. While the doc was checking out her mouth, he showed us where the palate begins. Something that I was not able to locate before. Her cleft begins just past her two front teeth on the right side. It was pretty cool to be able to see where it began.

Her ears may or may not need to have tubes inserted. The doc did say if the surgery is done while in China it was not common practice to go ahead and enter tubes in the ears. In the US it is common practice. So, he would like us to make an appt to see the ear nose and throat doc. Also to make sure her hearing is ok. I am gonna say it is ok, she just has selective hearing! HAHAHA

Today, Chris and I went to visit a day care - well to me it is more like a school as it is very structured. They have teachers in every class room. Any way, it was bitter sweet. Olivia did enjoy the classroom in which she would be in daily. A classroom full of girls! HA I did get a little emotional since Olivia has been with me daily since 7/22. Although I know it is very important for her to have interaction with children her age I am not so sure Mama is ready. I told Denise (the director) the first day I drop her off I may sit in the parking lot all day! She laughed and said that it has happened! HAHAHAHA