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Showing posts with label Wordless Wednesday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wordless Wednesday. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
(Not So) Wordless Wednesday: A New Toy!
Why is our little guy so happy?
Because he has a brand new toy, that's why! Unfortunately, procuring the toy proved a bit more difficult than stopping by the nearest Target.
You see, a couple of weeks ago, we took Mister Miles to an ear nose and throat doctor to have a frenotomy — a procedure in which the frenulum (that bit of tissue that attaches the tongue to the floor of the mouth) is cut. Before the procedure, Miles' frenulum extended all the way to the tip of his tongue. As a result, he couldn't stick his tongue out. At all.
In the past, midwives and doctors routinely fixed "tongue tie" at birth. The current trend, however, is to wait and see if a child eventually experiences problems eating or speaking. Although Miles had no trouble getting nourishment (he weighed in at 16.5 pounds at 4 months), it bothered me that we were waiting to see if he might have speech problems as a toddler. Fixing a tight frenulum in a baby involves a simple snip snip. Fixing it in a toddler involves general anesthesia.
And even if he never developed a speech or dental issue, shouldn't a little boy be able to lick an ice cream cone? Or stick his tongue out at his older brother?
So we got it fixed. Was it hard to watch? Yes. Did he cry? Yes. Did I start sweating, turn completely pale and nearly pass out? Yes.
But I'm so glad we had it done. In no time, he had forgotten about the pain and was playing happily with his new toy.
See for yourself:
Because he has a brand new toy, that's why! Unfortunately, procuring the toy proved a bit more difficult than stopping by the nearest Target.
You see, a couple of weeks ago, we took Mister Miles to an ear nose and throat doctor to have a frenotomy — a procedure in which the frenulum (that bit of tissue that attaches the tongue to the floor of the mouth) is cut. Before the procedure, Miles' frenulum extended all the way to the tip of his tongue. As a result, he couldn't stick his tongue out. At all.
In the past, midwives and doctors routinely fixed "tongue tie" at birth. The current trend, however, is to wait and see if a child eventually experiences problems eating or speaking. Although Miles had no trouble getting nourishment (he weighed in at 16.5 pounds at 4 months), it bothered me that we were waiting to see if he might have speech problems as a toddler. Fixing a tight frenulum in a baby involves a simple snip snip. Fixing it in a toddler involves general anesthesia.
And even if he never developed a speech or dental issue, shouldn't a little boy be able to lick an ice cream cone? Or stick his tongue out at his older brother?
So we got it fixed. Was it hard to watch? Yes. Did he cry? Yes. Did I start sweating, turn completely pale and nearly pass out? Yes.
But I'm so glad we had it done. In no time, he had forgotten about the pain and was playing happily with his new toy.
See for yourself:
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Wordless Wednesday: An Old Fashioned Toy
Who needs rattles, teethers and electronic gizmos when you have feet?
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Wordless Wednesday: Instant Classic Girl/Boy Photos
It seems that girls are born knowing how to pose for the camera — to tilt their heads just so, look directly into the lense and smile sweetly.
And boys... well, they are boys.
And boys... well, they are boys.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Wordless Wednesday (WW) ~ Wordless Summer
I've decided that my recent "blog blahs" are attributable partly to my pregnancy and partly to the fact that I've fallen so very far behind. So on this Wordless Wednesday, I give you a series of posts (below) depicting our entire summer... A Wordless Summer, if you will. Enjoy! (And consider yourself caught up.)
WW: I Grew...And Grew...And Grew!
21 Weeks Pregnant
22.5 Weeks Pregnant
29 Weeks Pregnant
30.5 Weeks Pregnant
36 Weeks Pregnant(Yesterday!)
WW: We Marched in the Grand Old Day Parade!
Kids from Rowan's preschool marched together. They were each told to dress up with a nature theme. Rowan was a swamp!
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