We found out about six months ago that Preslie was tongue-tied. The pediatrician wasn't worried about it and said we would only address it if it was really affecting her speech. It was just one of those "mom" things but I kept feeling like it was a bigger deal than he was acting like and that it needed to be looked at. Plus there was several sounds and words she was really struggling with and it seemed like it was really frustrating to her that she couldn't do it right. I had no idea if the two were related but I called the pediatrician back and told him that I felt like she needed to be seen. We went to a specialist and sure enough there was no question to him that it definately needed to be fixed. Sometimes moms just know things...
She had a small surgical procedure done on Monday to fix it. We did it in his office and it was very traumatic for her. She cried a lot. And I cried the whole way through too because I felt so bad she was so scared and upset and there was nothing I could do make her feel better. They had to numb it, cut it, and stitch it back up. They made me lay across her and hold down her arms. Alan had to hold her legs and another lady held her head, I wonder why that would be upsetting to a 3 year old???
My sister had the cutest idea because I knew that seeing what was coming would make her all the more upset. She bought her a pair of sleeping glasses and Preslie and I thought it would be fun to decorate them and make them her "Special Surgery Glasses." Preslie loved the idea and had lots of fun decorating them. They helped a lot and she wore them almost the whole time. Considering how rough it was, I think it would have been even worse without those. She's now on the mend but it is still pretty sore when she eats. Thank heavens she's been spoiled with friends and family bringing her all kinds of cold, soft treats! We love you brave, brave girl! And for the record, she is already speaking more clearly and can say all the sounds she couldn't before. There's some things mom's just know...just sayin'.
*No pictures of the actual event. She was already so upset I didn't feel the need to make it worse by taking pictures.
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The idea of those glasses was so cute! Paige struggles with some of her sounds, was this different from that? I've never heard of a surgery like this. It doesn't sound like it was fun. She was brave! By the way, I can't believe you've been married 12 years!! Can you believe it?!
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