9 days post-op

Mornings have been tough with not

wanting daddy to go to work.

She will sign "stop" over & over which DOES NOT

make it easy for Brian to walk out that door!

(I don't understand why the sight of me in my pjs signing stop

doesn't quite have the same sympathetic response...)

sleep habits - not great

pureed diet - not so fun for a certain 2 yr old

mood swings - check

BUT we see improvement daily!

We were back in Charlotte yesterday for

Gracie's 1st post-op appointment, and

she looks great!

Last Monday Dr. Matthews repaired 2/3 of her hard palate,

her gum line, and brought the very top of her lip together.

Her palate is healing nicely.

It looks like late summer/early fall she

will have the remainder of the palate repaired,

and if the doctor feels comfortable, a

full lip revision. If not, that would come

at a later date. We are OK with this process.

Dr. Matthews is all about speech development first before

cosmetic appearance, so his goal all along has been

to bring that palate together first.

As you'll see in the following videos,

we're seeing GREAT changes in just one week!

(you'll need to pause the music @ the bottom

of the blog so you can hear properly!)

Little Miss can now blow bubbles very well,

and say her letters "L" & "N" very clearly.

It's amazing to realize how intricately our Creator

planned every part of the human body.

By just bringing the front part of Gracie's palate together,

she is able to say new sounds, and in turn,

we are understanding more of her words!

We know the the One who began this creavite, healing process

in our daughter through a surgeon's hands will be

faithful to complete what He has begun.

He NEVER ceases to amaze us on this journey.