Nina had her palate surgery on Friday, February 29. The doctor said it was very successful and he was able to close the palate. She was very swollen, sore and scared after the operation. We were able to see her right after she was brought up to her room. I picked her up and between Tim and I we held her all day and night. She was given morphine a few times and slept most of the day.
On Saturday she was feeling much better, sitting up, drinking some juice and even playing in the toy car they had. We were discharged in the afternoon. When we got home she was running around and laughing like nothing happened.
Nina was on a liquid diet for 3 days and just started on a soft foods diet which she will have to be on for 3 weeks. That has been the hardest part as she like to eat! Hopefully we will have some more food options with the soft food. She has been a little more fussy than normal and wants to be held more, but overall is doing very well. We give her Children's Tylenol to manage her pain, but she doesn't seem to be bothered by it too much. She is an amazing little girl!
She has attached well to us since we have been home. I will post some pics from the past few months to get everyone caught back up to date. She has learned many new words, many of which only we as parents can understand, but her vocabulary has grown and I expect it will even more once she learns to use her "new mouth." She loves her dog Thunder and likes to listen to music and dance and put all of her Mei Meis (stuffed animals) "night night" (to bed). She is quick with a smile or a laugh. How did we ever get along without her?!?
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