Here We Go Again...surgery #2

Well, since we haven't updated this blog since 2013, I think it is fairly obvious that things are going well with our family and we've been busy!  One major update is that Miles and Maxon have a little sister Myra now who is 2 years old and is a great mix of sweet and spunky. 😊  This blog started out as a way to keep our family from afar up to date on our kids and family happenings.  Well, I'm just going to be honest, blogging isn't for me and I just don't have time for all that. I post enough pictures and things on Facebook to cover that. So then we used the blog to keep people updated and also for our own memories, specifically related to Miles' journey with craniosynostosis.  And that is why I am updating now...

Miles is doing great almost 4 years after his first surgery and is a smart, funny, rough and tumble 4 year old boy. His head shape is great and he has not had any re-fusion of the bones. What he does have though is a couple areas where his bone did not grow in. The holes are large enough that they need to be filled in order for him to have adequate protection for his brain.  So he is going back in for surgery on July 25. They will take a layer of bone from another area of his skull to fill in the holes and anchor it with small titanium plates. This will not effect head shape and he will not need any more helmet therapy. He will end up with larger incisions which means larger scars, but the plastic surgeon is going to try to make them as minimal as possible. And in the end, we all know that it is just cosmetics and CHICKS DIG SCARS.  😜

Miles is in good hands for the surgery with the same surgical team he had for the first surgery and at the same hospital. He will be in the hospital for 2–3 days and then home for 2 weeks of recovery. Then back to life as he knows it (so the surgeon says, but maybe difficult for this momma to allow). The boys and I went for a tour of the hospital this past week and Miles was not nervous and the nurses were so great with him. He is very excited to go back and get more Popsicles. 😊  I will post some pics of our tour.

We will appreciate prayers for him to stay healthy leading up to the surgery so nothing is delayed, for the surgery to be successful with no complications, and for recovery to be quick with no infections.  We trust God with all things and know that he has gone before us in all of this.

Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.” (Deuteronomy 31:8 NLT)