No More NO NO's!!!!

We met with Avery's Surgeon today and he gave the go ahead for taking off the No No's and to resume all regular activities like eating her baby food and playing on her tummy. Avery was just giddy when we took off the No No'and let her have free reign... well almost. Dr. L warned me that her scar will look worse before it gets better. I guess it will get red and we'll see more scar tissue peak about 6 weeks and then it will get much better after that. He also says I can begin massage on the scar with a vitamin E cream or pediatric Mederma. I'll have to research out there to see what all the other mom's have used. Her cleft side also is still a bit swollen or firm. This too will take about 7 weeks or so to go down. It's from all the muscle tissue that was corrected etc. Dr. L also said he thinks we right side of the lip will be fine once she uses her lips as she begins to make movements. Smiling, cooing, talking etc. Any movement to the lip will help straighten out that right side that gets tucked under at times.

I am not letting her dig in her mouth or rub her face on the bed etc. I did let her go to sleep in her belly which she loves. She slept her 3 hour nap and was a new baby when she woke. Back sleeping just doesn't do her justice- she wakes to easily that way. HOPEFULLY we can get back to normal around here. Avery cried and cried when I left this evening. I ducked out with the girls for some needed girl time and Avery wailed for Jeff almost the whole time. The minute I came home she gave me the " I'm mad at you cry" and then was fine!!! UGH! Seriously, this is crazy. All my babies have been very attached to me and anyone who knows me knows I don't mind, but Avery this is a little crazy!

Nighttime is still a mess for Avery. She wants to be up late even when I can see she is dead tired! She gets all reved up when I try to put her down. She looks to see if Gracie Kate will make her giggle- she is a night giggler- belly laughter. She loves to watch the kids do anything silly and then just laughs her head off. As soon as I sit down to rock her legs get kicking and she does some good back bending! Grammy can appreciate that! I am sure it's all due to everything she's been through the past two weeks. I think we'll need to work on a good bedtime routine.. yeah right it's summer :O)
Well, she's down for the night and hopefully won't get up in the night!