Facelift

So, you've noticed that I've changed the look of the blog. It's quite simple to do so I've been playing with it. I tried on about 10 different ones before deciding on this one - and I'm not sure I really like this one either. I'm sure I'll change it from time to time.

What's up with our lives you ask? Well, alot has happened since my last post so I'll have to give you the 'Readers Digest' version. Christmas was so much fun! Griffin really understood what was going on this year. We ended up baking cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve and left cookies & milk for Santa and carrots for the reindeer. We had a blast doing that!

Grif had his post op check up recently and he's doing great. He will have the next surgery in about 5 months or so. We did find out that he has grown about 2 inches since his last visit to the clinic - just 3 1/2 months ago!!! No wonder none of his pants are long enough any more. Oh, and he's gained about 2 lbs in the same time frame.

We took a vacation recently and visited relatives that we hadn't seen in quite a long time. It was a really nice week - catching up with family and spending time with them. Grif got to meet some wonderful people and had a great time. I'll post pictures soon.

Grif's latest surgery

Here's our little cutie before surgery...we had just put up the Christmas tree and he was SO excited. He was literally jumping up and down! It was just pure joy and to watch it was such a treat.

Grif had his latest surgery on Wednesday, Dec 3rd. It was a tough one and the surgeons said they didn't do quite as much as they intended. They had done enough for one day. They did a bone graft on one side instead of two so as not to compromise the vascular integrity of the middle section where his two front teeth are. They took the bone/marrow from his hip so that area is by far more sore than his mouth. They also removed the flap that connected his cheek & roof of the mouth from the last surgery. And one more thing, they repaired an anterior fistula (hole in the front of the roof of the mouth) which they said was quite difficult. Apparently there is alot of scar tissue up there so we're hoping it will stay intact. There is always the chance that a fistula will develop, that happens. And last but not least, the ENT cleaned out his ears and said that they look good. The tubes that were put in Nov 2007 are now gone but one ear still has the hole from the tube but is expected to heal in the next few months.



His recovery is progressing well but he's having the most problem with his hip. It's very sore and has him walking like a slow little old man. He's starting to get back to his normal silly personality so we know he's getting back to normal.



We do have one more of these surgeries, to do the bone graft on the other side, in the spring of 2009. I'm not looking forward to that but at least we know what to expect and how long the recovery will be.

Initial post - boring.....

So here's my initial post. My intention for using this blog is to keep friends and family around the country and the world in touch with our lives. Come by and visit once in a while and see what's been going on. You can watch Grif grow before your very eyes just like we are!! How fun is that!!!!
Thanks for stopping by!