Day 8

Everything looks good except Reed's nose won't stop bleeding. We made the mistake of cleaning it out and every day we would have to keep cleaning and wiping his nose. I finally called the doctor's office today and they said that we should not clean his nose at all. Leave the blood and sinus drainage alone! Oops, we didn't realize we were probably pulling on the sutures. Hopefully the bleeding will stop soon. As you can see from today's pictures he is still drooling a lot so we're changing clothes several times a day! Note to all you cleft mommy's- to- be.......leave the scabs alone until everything is healed and the sutures have dissolved :)

Day 4 and 5

My sweet boy looks so different. I didn't realize I would be so sad to see him change, I guess it's just because he looks like a little boy now and not my little baby anymore! Wow how time is flying by.

Day 4:

Day 5:

Happy Father's Day Tim, we love you!

Day 1 and 2

Ready to go home-
Today was a good day. We're working through the changes and Reed is such a trooper. He is drooling a lot, probably because everything is still swollen. He went through 4 shirts today, each one was soaked even with a bib over it. Oh, and this may sound strange but it was easier feeding him before the surgery than it is now. With his lip closed I can't tell if he's chewing good and it scares me- he tries to eat so much so fast that he almost gets choked. Sleeping is also a difficult thing right now because he is used to his nose and mouth being open- now that his lip is closed he is having trouble breathing when he sleeps so mama is laying in the floor all night beside the crib listening.

Surgery day, June 16th

We're home! Thanks for all the prayers, they were heard and answered! We arrived at the hospital at 6 am and they took Reed back at 7:45. The ENT came out about 10 minutes later and said his ear tubes were now clear and they did not require replacing. At 11:00 we spoke with Dr and then they took him to the recovery room. We were able to see him around 12:30 and he looked amazing. I was so glad the nurse was holding him and talking to him because he had already started to wake up before mama got there. He was so tired he went back to sleep until around 4:00 before waking up and having a bite of jello. He got sick (not pretty, bloody mess- that's all I'll say about that) after we tried to get him to eat some dinner so we just had apple juice and water for the rest of the night. We didn't sleep much between the monitors and beepers going off all night but we were happy to be at Children's Hospital, they have a wonderful staff and took great care of us. Thank you Jesus for this amazing little boy you have placed in our care and thank you for your continued blessings!!

7 days until surgery

One week from today my baby will be forever changed. ONE WEEK, oh my goodness.
I will miss this sweet face! Please keep Reed (and mommy and daddy) in your prayers next week.

I love summer!!

I love playing with Lily Mei and Noah...........
I love playing in the water.............

I love to ride the horse around and around.........
I love summer!!