We just returned from Rachel's Cranio Clinic at Mayo Clinic last night and are happy to say we received good reports all around. In addition to visiting our plastic and neuro surgeons, we also met with audiology, ENT, speech, and dental. We will go back in two years for a check up, but most of the offices won't have to see her again.
Although I wouldn't mind seeing our neurosurgeon again socially (David's cool with it--I've told him he can see Sandra Bullock), not ever stepping into a pediatric neurosurgeon's office again is just fine with me! :)
The last time we were there, Rachel was just just 5 months post-op, so I was interested to see if she is doing as well as we think she is. Praise God she is.
We were also able to meet another FB Catholic Mom friend and her family Wednesday evening and the kids had a great time playing together, too. Even though God has had to drag me through parts of this journey, it has been truly, truly blessed all around.
A couple of funny things--there is a huge statue of a nearly naked man in the Mayo Clinic lobby. (See link if you don't know what I'm talking about.) Rachel, who is now nearly 2 1/2 and more interested in her surroundings, was quite enamored with that statue.
On Wednesday, she pointed at it and said, "Jesus." David said, "No, that's not Jesus." She answered, "No cross!" Later, we got off the elevator, and she walked over to the railing and just stared at it. A man walked by and said, "It IS a big statue."
Thursday morning, she and I were walking down the long staircase from the lobby level to the subway level. With almost every step, she would stop, point to the man's fig leaf and say, "Poop!" I couldn't wait to get her off those stairs and into the cafeteria for breakfast!
And now we're back home and happy to be here.
On to the rest of the summer!
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