Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Repeat After Me

About 2 weeks ago, Bethany had minor surgery to correct her tongue tie. It was a very simple procedure, and we were in and out within a few short hours.

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.

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.

5 comments (post a comment):

Judy said...

OMGOSH Jenny, she has the cutest voice!!! So thankful that the surgery went well and that she is progressing so quickly! in no time Austin will have her talking as much as he does! Really, so happy to hear this progress!

Laura said...

so cute! I loved that she got ready to lay down her head with "nigh nigh" :)

Auntie Eunice said...

JENNY!!! I can't believe the progress!! So thankful for that surgery! Awww...tears...tears. So happy for sweet B!

Esther said...

wow, such rigorous training! ;)

i can't wait to see you guys soon!!!!!

Kimberly and Ed said...

Kyle and I loved listening to Bethany talk - she is so adorable!!!

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