Happy, Happy, Happy!!!!!

Oh I just love Matthew's doctor at Children's Hospital!!! (Dr. Murthy) He's been in constant contact with us via EMAIL! (It's like someone told me, what doctor do you know who will EMAIL you about your son and keep talking with you!!!!) He's been AWESOME!!!! EVERYTHING IS A GO!!!!!!!! Surgery is a GO!!!!!!! We meet at Children's Hospital on July 18th, 11am. (gotta make sure we are at the metro by 8:30am though........or we will never get a parking space!) We have a "double booking" appointment for Dr. Murthy to go over everything with us. (so far, what we know, Dr. Murthy wants to do some lip revision/nose revision, fistula repair, possible tubes? Not sure about this.....And Urology wants to do, a circumsion, herniated groin fix (putting the intestines back in place), undescended testical fix. Gosh, isn't that enough. Yes, he will be hurting up and down! Motrin will be his FRIEND! Momma will be his nursemate at home, providing everything goes well at the hospital and he can come home with no problems. *fingers crossed*) We will also start pre-op stuff with Matthew.

NOW........we just need to keep Matthew sick free, medicine free, well, you know the routine........from now until we walk into Children's Hospital the day of his surgery. I'll be staying with Matthew during his stay at the hospital. Daddy will be with Rebecca/working.

Right now, we are working with another lady to get an OR appointment. It may not be ASAP........they said the summer months are BOOKED SOLID. So I'm thinking we are looking more like from September to November? Which is fine by me. Things are falling into place now and I tell ya, YOU ARE YOUR CHILD'S OWN ADVOCATE! Someone once told me that and now I fully believe it! That and praying for my son to be helped! I think God had more to do with all of this than me! ;o)

So, as soon as we they can get the OR booked, we will have a date! YEAH! YEAH! :O)

Matthew will no longer have to endure foods/liquids coming out of his nose anymore! HALLELUJAH! As I told the doc, now that he is in daycare, the kids notice him doing regular "cleft kid" type of stuff. Thank you Lord for this taking place now! AWESOME!

Kristen