Went to the Rhode Island oral surgeon to get her on the same page since she will be taking out the splint. She did an entire work up in September in preparation to actually DO the surgery in November. In fact, she had already finished the model surgery, which she showed me. But I digress....she took out some lingering stitches (she said that they could take up to 3 months to dissolve and were just plaque traps), felt around a little bit, and scheduled the appointment to take out the splint. Unfortunately, she will be out of the office at exactly 6 weeks post surgery, so I have to wait until the following Monday. So, I really did give up food for Lent because by the time it comes out, the splint will have been in for 40 days. When it's been in for 6 weeks, what;s 5 more days?
In other news, I am able to smile a little bit today. When I looked in the mirror, I noticed that my mouth is actually in alignment!! From the middle of my nose, down through my lip, top jaw and bottom jaw....everything is in a straight line! It was very exciting to see that the surgery actually worked. This was the first time that I had seen the changes.
The biggest challenge to being home is figuring out what to do about homeschooling the big boys. Talking is still a challenge and reading out loud is even harder. We will probably get back into our routine on Monday. We started reading Harry Potter to get ready for our trip to Universal Studios in April. We started the first chapter tonight, which is 17 pages long. I could only get through 5 pages. Some sounds are also hard to make, which doesn't help me teach the boys to decode words. It's going to be an adventure next week.
And in case anyone was wondering, YES! It is possible to get tired of milkshakes.
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