One month til we meet with the surgeon

We took Riley to the orthodontist again today. It was pretty uneventful. Just a pinch on his stints and a little time in the "lab" to tighten one of the stints back up and we were on our way. The orthodontist did mention that she is very happy with how his nose looks and thinks we only have a little bit more stretching to go before surgery. We have an appointment next Tuesday and then we have scheduled an appointment with the orthodontist and the plastic surgeon together feb 1st. I'm excited but also very nervous. I tear up thinking about how much pain our little guy is going to be in as we are doing his hypospadius surgery at the same time as his lip to minimize anesthesia use. I'll be glad when it is over.

I have been feeling a bit overwhelmed these days. Our house has been a disaster and I'm embarassed to say, half of our Christmas decorations are still up including the tree. I"m ready for it to be done. I can't seem to keep up with the house, taking care of Riley, and trying to loose weight. I started my exercise routine the day before yesterday. I'm alternating between an hour of wii fit with an hour of zumba dance 6 days a week. I can't work out after a 12 hour er shift and luckally I only have one of those a week. Tony is helpful but he's been very tired as well. He just got over a cold and still is in the "post sick" phase. Both of us have been in a haze.

I did start Riley on a bed time routine on Monday. I change his diaper downstairs, then take him upstairs to change into his pjs, massage that johnsons bedtime lotion on him, feed him his last bottle, burp him, read a story, and put him down while I turn on his cd player with lullabyes on it. So far so good. He fusses about 5 minutes and then right to sleep he goes. I start this anytime after 7:30 and he sleeps until at least 7 am. I hope he continues to do this good.