6 days ago - we had Kahlia's post op appt., and we found out that her surgery did not take. The muscle tissue on the top of her mouth pulled back apart - almost making it worse then it was before. Monday ( the day we found out) was a tough day for me. After going through all that, knowing we have to go through it all again is SO discouraging! The surgeon said we will have to wait 6 months to a year before he will do the surgery again - probably closer to a year. Not only does she have to endure the pain of another surgery, but her speech will also be delayed now as well - even more then it already is! So, we are checking out more "Signing Times" DVD's and we are going to be more diligent about teaching her more sign language. What we have taught her, she has picked up quickly, so we all need to learn more so we can teach her more too! It's nice for little one's to be able to communicate before they are able to verbalize what they want to say! Some of the words she can already say in sign language are: drink, eat, please, more, thank you, ball, shoe, dog, and cat - that's about all we know - so we need to start learning ourselves!!
Putting it in perspective, her heart surgery went well - her Cardiologist is VERY pleased with her progress, and she has absolutely no restrictions from a Cardiac stand point! Between the two surgeries, I'm grateful tht her heart surgery went well - and her cleft palate is not life threatening...
Looking forward to a wonderful Christmas with our family - I'm very grateful for the blessings that we have, and we continue to take one day at a time. :-)
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