Surgery # 3

Miah has had three surgeries so far and we are learning that she pulls through like a trooper. The first was her lip surgery in China, the second two months ago to close her palate.

She is very compliant with all the Doctors and even gives them a high five when all is said and done. She is not the happiest girl when she comes out of the anesthetic, but today after a two hour nap she is almost back to normal. This morning's surgery involved capping her two front teeth as they were very decayed as well as removing a grape sized granuloma from her palate. I was disappointed as I was not permitted to carry her into the OR. They did give her some "happy juice" 15 minutes prior to surgery so she was a bit of a goofy girl for a few minutes. She didn't cry when I passed her to the nurse, but did keep calling for Mama until she was fully asleep. That blesses my heart and breaks it at the same time.

She will have at least two more surgeries in her future. One when she is 4 to touch up her palate and an otoplasty (pinning her ears back). Then at 9 she will have a piece of her hip bone taken out and used to rebuild the cleft in her gumline. I am sure there may be some more dental surgeries at some point as well...but maybe she will get lucky and have great adult teeth!

P.S. I know she needs a hair cut, but I am still debating if I should give her bangs or let it grow...