Baby Jail

Here is Avery all swaddled up. We call it baby jail since we are trying to keep her hands and arms all locked up. The No No's come off on Monday and she can have her bink back at 2 weeks post op.... so next Thursday. We'll be counting the minutes. A clean bill of health was given to Avery's tubes. It's too early to do another hearing test. Avery never passed her hearing screening in her right ear, but it's most likely due to the fluid.

Her Plastics Doc said all looked very good and he feels she'll have a great result from the next surgery in late June or early July- Oh that seems too soon to go through all this again... yikes! We asked this fine doctor about whether or not cleft children are naturally fussy. They don't like change and we keep changing everything on them is what he said. They just get used to the appliance, then we take it away, bink, same thing, etc. They spit up and out their nose- it feels yucky. etc, etc. At this point there should be no pain from the surgery except the itching of healing. Avery is totally swatting at her face a lot with the No No's. She smacked herself a good one in the car today. She likes it when I itch all over her eyes, the bridge of her nose, and as close as I can get to the incision.

We put a call in to Avery's pediatrician about all the fussy fussy times here in this house and she thinks it's work a try with the reflux medication. Hmmmmmm, well, I am not a fan b/c it seems to be way over prescribed, but at this point I think we might need to try it- lets face it I am desperate!!!:O) If anything to rule it out would be nice. I have always felt that when a baby's needs are being met and they are still fussy.. there IS something else wrong ( with the exception of normal fussing that all babies have at times) Well, I hope that with the binki back we can gain some a little more sanity back and I am dying to see my happy baby again. We only get a few smiles here and there and usually it's when we let her lay naked and play.