Wow. What was described as a "split lip" was really more like a space where the lip and muscles above the lip had separated enough that you could put your finger there. His lip was wide open with his mouth exposed. It looked like a child with a cleft palate that had not been repaired.
When the doctors saw the extent of the damage they decided to perform a minor surgery to repair the damage. They needed to sedate him to be sure that he didn't move. The concern, as it was expressed to me was "if we are off by more than a
millimeter, he'll have a permanent deformity". These are very alarming words for parents to hear.
I took pictures of him
pre-operation on my cell phone but I can't figure out how to get them off :s
The surgery was done with waking sedation and Dave and I were able to stay in the room. He came out of it really well and after an hour of observation we are home with our little guy.
Grandma came over with
Popsicles and a present and he is happy again.
Saturday night we snuggled up and watched Shrek 2. Monkey helped me make the popcorn in our new popper and we all sat down and snuggled for the movie. You can't see well in this photo, but Monkey's hand is on the crank and I am supervising (with a well placed elbow if he got too close). He was very careful and has a lot of respect for the stove. The way the popper is built he is actually standing beside the stove over the counter and is not even in front of the burner. He was so proud of himself.
Monkey was a real snuggler as you can see and it seems that Mimi got to enjoy it the most : )
He fell this morning at day care mere minutes after arriving. Dave turned the car around and headed back to get him. The day care director rode in the back and they made thier way to the hospital with ice on his poor little face.
