Here's a little collection of Annelise photos of the week. 🥰
We finally went to see the plastic surgeon about her cleft lip and palate repair plan.
It's so exciting to be talking about the thing that was put off for so long in order to focus on the high priority health issues first. The surgeon remembered us from our initial visit in the PICU when we came home from Nebraska, and was pleased to see Annelise doing so well!
We came out of the visit with a plan to repair at least her lip....someday. Heading into flu season whilst this pandemic is going on, is not the best time for an elective surgery!
After we get set up with a Speech-Language Pathologist, we can talk and have them assess more to determine if or when closing the palate will be helpful.
That gives me plenty of time to research/ get even more opinions from friends who have children who have gone through the surgeries... and most importantly, enjoy her sweet and unique clefty smile!
I am in awe of her disposition really. She loves to smile so much! She makes our days overflow with gratitude that she's here at home with us!🥰🥰🥰 The thing that takes away her joy throughout the day is the trouble with 💩💩💩. With her low muscle tone.... if it's not one thing, it seems to be another issue. There are a lot of crazy expressions that we get on camera because of gas bubbles😆
Her smiles are my favorite!
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