Home Sweet Home

Sorry it's taken me so long to post! We're doing great, we're just very busy. Last week we had a doctor's appointment every day. We were so lucky that both of the eye specialist were willing to fit us in right away, thanks Dr. Chamblee and Dr. Joly. We got great news that Lana's right eye seems perfectly fine. We also scheduled surgery to remove her left eye and insert an implant. It will be on December 31st. Keep us in your prayers that day. She will have the surgery at The Children's Hospital of the Kings Daughters right here in Norfolk and she won't even have to spend the night. The swelling around her left eye and the pressure should go away immediately. She will have a temporary lens in her left eye that just looks cloudy. After approximately three months Lana will be fitted for a lens that covers her left eye and makes it look just like her right eye.

We also went to the regular pediatrician and her health seems to be very good. I'm also thrilled to report that she is eating and sleeping well also. I almost feel guilty about the sleeping, I know several other adoptive families who haven't been so lucky.

This week she has a CT scan to check the size of her eye socket before surgery. She also has to have blood work done. We will all be glad when these two things are done and we can have some free time to play before surgery.

I'm getting lots of questions about the trip. Everything went extremely well. I'll post details during the Christmas holidays when I have a few free minutes. I'm still getting over jet lag and getting used to my new mommy schedule, so I'm going to bed at night around 8:30pm when we put Lana down. Needless to say that's not giving me any time to post or return phone calls. I get caught up soon.