Lip Recovery

Alexander's surgery went well and then he had almost three weeks of NO SUCKING!  If you have ever been around a 4-5 month old, you would know that sucking on your hands, pacifier, bottle or anything they can get in their mouths is the best way to pass the time.  Alexander was given rainbow, floaty-like splints to keep his arms from bending and his hands from their favorite place, the mouth.  Every night at bathtime, the hands tried their best to make it to the mouth.  Mom was feeding him with a syringe.  They really had a system going and feedings were going well.

The Sunday after the surgery, Daddy left for a conference in Florida.  Grandma Gayle and Great Grandma Ruby came to spend the week helping Mommy. While Daddy was gone, Grandma Gayle and Mommy took Alexander to Covenant on Thursday to get the stitches removed.  Daddy came home Thursday night.  The eating system was a little rough at first.  Alexander and Mom and a rhythm with the syringe that took awhile to learn.  Dad's rhythm was different and the first feedings with Dad were not pleasant.  But, then Alexander and Dad got their own rhythm and after Mom had been off for two full weeks, she was able to head back to work to do a little catching up.

While she was working, the boys stayed home and did laundry.

Then on Tuesday, December 22nd the whole family went to Dr. Rowley's office at 3:15pm.  He said the lip looked great!  He gave Alexander the "ok" to go back to the bottle and have his hands back for Christmas.  Alexander's only Christmas wish was to have those hands back!  So, Tuesday night when CMN came to do some more video of their Miracle Baby, we all enjoyed the smiling, jumping, and most of all the hand sucking! :-)

So, Alexander got his Christmas wish a couple of days early.  Now we can all enjoy our trip and our Christmas celebrations in Booker a little more!  We are excited to see family and everyone in Booker.  Merry Christmas to all those we won't get to see before this year is over!!

Merry Eve of Christmas Eve!!