The "Finished" Nursary and Riley Updates

Well, Tony and I (mostly Tony as I worked long hours over the weekend) have "finished"' the nursary. I have finished in quotes because the main things we wanted to get done are finished but we have some smaller things to add and we still need a dresser and a glider. I helped Tony with the painting and the bottom border. We tried to take off the car border at the top but it took Tony forever to take off just a few feet of it. Tony decided that he would cover it up with the border we bought so we'd have a double border. I was very afraid I must admit, but I thought it turned out really cute. The lettering and quote were a surprise. I came home from work and he put the top border on, put the quote and Riley's name up (which he didn't even tell me he ordered), and built the crib. It was such a nice surprise. Here's what Riley's room looks like now:

I'm really happy with how his room is turning out so far.

I had another ultrasound and an OB appointment on Tuesday. The ultrasound looked good according to my Dr. Riley's head is down and all of his measurements are good which means so far he's a heathy baby boy. I can't ever see well on those 2d ultrasounds. The tech showed me Riley's cleft but I still couldn't tell what I was looking at . Tony wasn't there for the ultrasound as he had a meeting at work but he made the drs appt. So he obviously didn't get to see Riley's cleft. It's still there though. Not that it would disappear but its so hard not to pray that it'll just magically disappear. I can wish but I know the reality is that it won't. Anyways, Riley and I are healthy so far. He's in the 44th % as far as his size which the doctor says is just fine. I'll see the ob again in 2 weeks and I think I get at least one more ultrasound.

Today we had our appt with the plastic surgeon. He's a nice guy but likes to interrupt. Being in an environment where Tony and I work with doctors on a daily basis we are aware that different types of doctors are like different species. So, while that aspect annoyed us he defin itely has his patients at heart. We really didn't learn much new information. Tony and I have both read so much that a lot of the information we are getting is repeat. Which is fine. He knows his information really well. We are limited in our choices of doctors anyways as there are only 4 surgeons that can handle Riley's case and 2 are close to retirement. We are happy with who we picked out and don't feel that we need to seek any further assistance. He is very familiar with the NAM device and seems to use it a lot which is what we wanted. Granted we won't know if Riley is a candidate for it until he is born but this is a device we are hoping we can use. He says he starts taping the cleft down almost immediately after birth and wants us to send him pictures as soon as he is born so we can find out what exactly what we are in for. The bad news is, is that there is only one pediatric orthodontist in the whole entire state that can adjust the NAM....thankfully she is located in downtown Phoenix. The NAM is adjust usually once a week so we have to make the hour + drive to have it adjusted weekly for the first 4 or so months of his life but we are more than happy to do it. Our physician operates out of Thunderbird hospital which is great because its much closer than driving to Cardens or Phoenix Children's which is about an hour or so away as well. Not that we wouldn't drive him far to get surgery but the easier things are the better. I've been a little emotional today as it is always hard to hear that your baby will have to have several surgeries likely but I think Tony and I are doing pretty well. Please let me know if anyone has any questions. I'll be more than happy to answer them.