Palate Surgery

Brenna's palate repair surgery was done yesterday (Friday) and all went well! Dr. Beals performed the surgery at Phoenix Children's Hospital and told us that it went well - as was expected. Justin and I were able to go in and see her post-surgery before she'd woken up from the anesthesia and she was in a lot of pain initially. She was medicated and then slept for awhile. She struggled to eat initially - after all the roof of her mouth was all cut up! We had been told that she might need to be kept overnight if she wasn't drinking from her bottle well. Since she didn't want much to do with the bottle, she ended up being admitted into a hospital room and staying the night. About 8:00 that night, she started eating from her bottle. We were very relieved. She still had a rough night, but overall, did well. This morning, she was back to her curious self - crawling and climbing in her hospital crib, smiling at us and babbling. It was so wonderful to have our Brenna back! She is wearing the arm restraints again - like she did with the lip repair, but they are not holding her back much. She is still crawling and pulling herself up - not slowing down at all. We are hopefull that she will not have to have another surgery, but will not know for sure until she gets a bit older. There is the possibility of dental surgery, more palate surgery if her speech is not good, and more nose surgery if needed as she grows. But, with these 2 surgeries out of the way, we feel like the worst is over - these were the 2 we knew she'd have for sure. Thanks to everyone for all the thoughts and prayers, we truly appreciate all of them!