Met with the surgeon

Yesterday we met with Savannah's cleft nurse and her surgeon. She weighed in at 13lbs even and measured 26 inches. That puts her in the 8th percentile for weight and 70th percentile for height. She is on her way to becoming the next Heidi Klum! They are still not thrilled with her weight gain but we are already doing everything we can to up her calorie count.

 The surgeon wants to do Savannah's surgery sometime in May.  That puts us past cold and flu season and will give Savannah some time to gain some more weight. Our next step is to meet with an ENT so they can take a look and see if they will need to place ear tubes during surgery. Most cleft babies get tubes during their surgery due to the fact that cleft babies are more prone to ear infections. It's kind of scary to think that the surgery may only be two months away. On the other hand I will be happy when it is all over!

Since we were up early (at least by our standards!) we decided to go to Balboa Park and the Zoo afterward. This time Savannah stayed awake long enough to see the flamingos and to pet a few goats and sheep in the children's zoo.  Savannah is infatuated with anything that is furry and walks. So to be able to pet something that doesn't lick her death like her doggy or run away like our cats was a treat! It was nice to get out of the house and relax. It was also nice to have a doctors appointment that didn't have any bad news!