We’re off to NYU tomorrow so that Emily can have her Orthodontic workup with Dr. Grayson’s office (I’m not sure if she’ll see Dr. Grayson or not). This should set the expectation for her treatment for the rest of the year including what sort of mouth gear she’ll be wearing. She also has an appointment with her cleft team – this is called a cleft conference – and the entire team presents in a lecture-like room and examines Emily/asks us questions. Hopefully her surgeon, Dr. Court Cutting, will be able to tell us if she needs surgery in the next couple of years. The next surgery would be a bone graft to fuse her gums on one or both sides (both sides were completely cleft).
It will be a long day since one appointment is at 11:30 and the other is at 3:30, but I’m kind of glad for the long break in the middle. It will give us some time to eat and walk around a little.
I’m looking forward to seeing some of our old NYU friends again. It’s pretty amazing to stay with the same team for so many years – these are people who have helped us so much. I know they’ll be amazed at how big Emily has gotten. The first time they saw her, she was just 7 days old!
A sweet pose from Emily from last week.