Poor Riley. At our last week's orthodontist appointment the first nasal stent was put in. Needless to say, it did not go well. He was fine with it in but as you can see from the picture, its got the perfect space for a little baby finger to pull on it and pull it out which he did both. He had the stent on for 2 hours and he had already moved it. The first thing the orthodontist told us not to do was to bend it back ourselves. Well we broke that rule. How could we not when this became a popular thing for Riley to do. Yes we actually taped socks around his little wrists but he managed to get those off. He won't even stay in Tony's super swaddles anymore. And we had to start the taping. The stent is pushing up on his nose where the tape is pushing down on this premaxila area. His skin is tolerating it a bit better but still not great. And he continues to cry when we apply the tape. The first picture you see above is to show what his premaxila looks like after a week with the NAM in.
To change the subject, my FMLA is up at the end of this week. It's bitter sweet. I love my job but it is also very difficult to leave my baby at home. I have always wanted to be a stay at home mom but know it is very difficult in today's economy. Its very stressful to put together a work schedule for both Tony and I as Tony works nights and I work days. Its been very stressful and as I look at our schedules, I feel like I'm saying goodbye to Tony in a way because we won't have much time together. Its bee very hard and I've been very tearful about the whole process but understand that I need to help be a provider as well.
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