Aside from discovering that Bethany looks good in a yellow hospital gown, we also quickly discovered how much of a difference the surgery had made on her speech. She's still got a long way to go, but now she is more than willing to make and imitate sounds. Prior to surgery, the speech therapist and I noticed there always seemed to be hesitation on her part to imitate the sounds we were making. Now with the surgery complete, it seems obvious that her tongue tie was restricting her movement to a certain degree.
We've been having so much fun hearing her cute raspy voice repeat word after word. Granted some of them sound nothing like they're supposed to, but she definitely gets an "A" for effort. :) *see video below*
On our way to surgery.
They asked us to put her in comfy pjs and bring a favorite toy.
They asked us to put her in comfy pjs and bring a favorite toy.
Matching I.D. bracelets.
Told you she looks cute. :)
The anesthesiologist.
Monitoring her blood pressure after her procedure.
After surgery she was still a little loopy from the anesthesia.
Going home with a gift from the hospital.
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