Isaac was fairly content this morning waiting for surgery.  Of course once he realized we were not giving him a bottle his attitude changed a bit.  We spoke to his Plastic Surgeon, Dr. French, before surgery and she said she had been thinking a lot about Isaac.  She wasn’t certain that he needed to have a palate repair at this time.  Isaac makes it hard for anyone to get a good look at the back of his mouth.  We decided to have her get a good look at his palate after being put under and determine if he in fact needed a repair.

Early morning bed head

We were able to take Isaac back to the OR around 8:15am.  We then went to sit in the waiting area, knowing we’d hear from Dr. French or the OR Nurse on whether or not the palate surgery was taking place.  Well about 15 minutes later Dr. French came out to let us know that she got a good look at his palate and he does not need palate repair at this time.  What a relief, this kid can still enjoy his bottles.  His bottles are his comfort and had he had his palate repaired he would not be able to have a bottle for 2 to 3 weeks.  Prayers have been answered!!  Heavenly Father sure has an interesting way of testing us, as this is the second time we’ve prepared ourselves for a surgery and it was not needed.  It definitely proves to us that his Doctors are providing the best care for Isaac and his development.

As for his Syndactyly release, Dr. Scott released his pinkies today.  We had thought it would be his index fingers, but he decided to start with his pinkies.  His hands are wrapped in Coban and he will keep those on for 3 weeks.  We originally were told he would have full casts.  We will not need to do dressing changes for the first 3 weeks.

Since Isaac only had hand surgery today, we are able to go home after spending a couple of hours being monitored in recovery from anesthesia.  We are excited to start 2016 outside of the Hospital!