"See you in a year...."

....those were the words our craniofacial team said to us yesterday at Reid's one year post-op lip repair appointment. Really???? One whole year????? Wow. A part of me will actually miss seeing our team. They have all become so close with us and to Reid, it is almost bitter sweet in a sense. We talked about what is next in line for Reid, and here is where we are headed.

1. Continue to see our speech team at Rainbow every 3-6 months for evals.
2. Continue with Reid's speech therapist here at home once weekly.
3. We will see our dental team at Rainbow every 6 months.
4. We will see our ENT in 6-12 months to check the t-tubes in Reid's ears. They look pretty good now. Nothing to be alarmed about.
5. See our craniofacial team in ONE YEAR for another evaluation. On the agenda in terms of surgeries are some nose revisions (2 most likely before Kindergarten) and if needed another palate surgery. Not for the palate itself, but for speech purposes to get rid of any nasal tones from Reid's speech if this develops and can not be corrected by speech services.

Dr. Gosain was very happy with how Reid's lip has healed. In fact, I will quote what he said that gave me goosebumps. While he was examining Reid's lip/scar area he said, "This is one of the most positive outcomes that I have ever had." Enough said. We agree. We are thrilled with the care we have received by our medical team. We are truly blessed. Reid's report came out great. No issues with the lip, gumline, or palate. We will just keep on trucking along, and see our team in a YEAR! And now, to leave you with some pictures from the day.
Kissable lips! He was eating a grape here....or sucking all the juice out, I should say!
Right side view.

Left side view.

...and my favorite....."CHEESE!" This is my favorite scrunchie face in the whole wide world!