March 3rd - we are hoping that is the day. We are scheduled for surgery at St. Joseph's hospital that afternoon and are keeping our fingers crossed that it will happen. Brenna has a cough still, but will be getting on antibiotics this weekend and hopefully improving quickly! We are doing the best we can to get her healthy - keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
As many of you already know, Brenna's surgery did not take place on Tuesday. Due to a cough and runny nose, the doctors wanted to play it safe and postpone the procedure. There are risks with anesthesia in children with colds and the runny nose could complicate the healing process of the lip itself. So, after a period of time at the hospital - we got the frustrating news that we had to wait about 3 weeks. We are still waiting to get a date for the surgery and will let everyone know once we know! Meanwhile, we are all pitching in to keep Brenna out of day care and healthy. It is difficult to figure out everyone's schedules, but we are fortunate to have family that are willing and able to help out. 
On another note, Brenna is growing like crazy and doing new and exciting things. After giving up on the cereal - figuring we'd have to reestablish the process after surgery anyway - we tried again after the postponement. She is doing very well now! We mixed the cereal with water instead of yucky soy formula and she eats it right up! She is also perfecting her "army crawl" which is not quite a crawl, but she definitely gets around quickly and can get to something if she wants it bad enough. Thank you all for your support as we wait for more surgery news. We'll keep everyone updated!
Today is Brenna's half-birthday! We can hardly believe how fast time has gone by. She is getting so big. She had her appointment last week (so she could get her shots far enough away from her surgery) and weighed in at 16.8 pounds (75th percentile) and was 27 inches long (95th percentile). She is developing right on track and we are so proud of her! She has just started to sit up - with some help. She can stay in the sitting position for awhile, but usually she starts bouncing and throws herself back onto her back. 
We are getting ready for her surgery - only about 2 weeks away. She will out of day care starting next week in an attempt to keep her healthy for surgery. We are looking forward to getting one surgery behind us, although we don't look forward to Brenna being in any pain whatsoever! But, she's a strong little girl and we know she'll be just fine. Stay tuned for more updates - including pre and post surgery pictures!
