Brenna Lee Harvey made her appearance at 3:59 am on August 2, 2005!! She weighed in at 8 lbs, 1 oz and measured 22 inches long (we've since learned that she's not quite that long, more like 20 1/2 inches). Mom and dad are getting used to little sleep - especially between 10:00 pm and 2:00 am (that's when Brenna likes to party) but are loving every minute of having precious Brenna around.
As expected, she was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate and will have surgery to correct both once she is strong enough. We have the first appointment with the surgeon, Dr. Stephen Beals on August 24th and will learn more then. The lip will be repaired first - when she is between 3 - 6 months old. The palate will be repaired later - when she is between 6 - 12 months. So far, she is doing well and has pretty good sucking abilities (which was a concern initially). We use a special bottle called a Haberman Feeder to feed her and she does pretty well with it. Otherwise, she is a normal, healthy baby girl who keeps our hands full!
OMGosh it is already November!
15 years ago
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She is beautiful! We can't wait until she is a little bigger so her and Jacy can play together!
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