Well it was certainly a long day yesterday spent down at Scottish Rite. However, it was a good day overall as it was the best it could have been. Shelby did great enduring all the exams. She of course wasn't happy about each doctor poking on her, but she recovered quickly after each exam. She even had her teeth cleaned by the dentist as a last torture ;)
So the final results are that Shelby looks great and it is obvious that she was taken care of very well in China. Her teeth look great and she has all of them without any decay. Her palate is wide; however, it does not appear to need to be lengthened (which is a good thing). Her speech is obviously where we have alot of work to do with her. So we will start doing some speech exercises with her so she can start learning how to speak properly. We visit the ENT on Monday and after that we can plan her surgery. I really want to plan it for the week of Spring Break if I can get on the schedule for that week. I think it would
help the healing process if she had her brothers around to distract her during that tough recovery first week. The surgery will have us in the hospital for a couple of nights and then we will be home.
So all in all, the visit went even better than expected. Thanks for all the prayers, as they seem to be working for us. Shelby and I had a good day and good night as well:)
So the final results are that Shelby looks great and it is obvious that she was taken care of very well in China. Her teeth look great and she has all of them without any decay. Her palate is wide; however, it does not appear to need to be lengthened (which is a good thing). Her speech is obviously where we have alot of work to do with her. So we will start doing some speech exercises with her so she can start learning how to speak properly. We visit the ENT on Monday and after that we can plan her surgery. I really want to plan it for the week of Spring Break if I can get on the schedule for that week. I think it would
help the healing process if she had her brothers around to distract her during that tough recovery first week. The surgery will have us in the hospital for a couple of nights and then we will be home.So all in all, the visit went even better than expected. Thanks for all the prayers, as they seem to be working for us. Shelby and I had a good day and good night as well:)
3 comments:
So glad to hear that all went well at Scottish Rite! Did you see Dr. Thomas, Dr. Riski and Dr. Williams? We love them so much!
Are you seeing Dr. Gower as the ENT?
I'm glad that Shelby was not frightened during the exams, that helps tremendously when the actual surgery comes along.
We've been reading your blog but just have not either been able to post or just have not found a single moment! You've all been in our prayers and thoughts.
Bonding will come with Shelby and you are doing a great job. One day you are going to realize that she has "fallen in love" with you. It happens in baby steps until one day she knows she is YOURS forever!
We hope we can see everyone at First Fridays but Analiese may still be in the hospital.
Enjoy each day with Shelby, keep taking photos as you will not believe the changes in 6 months! tina
Sounds good. I agree with you that having her brothers will help with the recovery period. I can't wait to meet her.
We pray that all goes well with her surgery plans.
Amy :-)
So glad that her appt. went well. Sounds like she was very brave!
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