Meg

Megan is an independent little spirit.

I walked away from the breakfast table. She decided she needed more cereal.

She heard us talking about going somewhere and grabbed her own shoes, socks, and jacket.

When she is tired she finds a comfortable place to crash. I recommend letting her sleep. The repercussion can be long and loud.

We are anxiously awaiting a phone call from the pediatrician. Since Megan didn't have enough room in the womb, she still has a few cranial/facial issues to repair. We fixed the shape of her upper skull with a helmet, but her jaw remains cross bit and asymmetrical. Over a year ago the plastic surgeon suggested she was a candidate for surgery at some point. The pediatrician did not agree and suggested we go to a dentist. The dentist sent us to the orthodontist who said he had never seen a case like Megan's and would have to do some research. He forgot. We waited. Eventually he called to say he thought we could put another helmet type device on her when she is six. Back to the pediatrician who sent us back to the plastic surgeon. The plastic surgeon said now that she is two we can do surgery but he recommends waiting until she is seventeen (seventeen!) so that surgery doesn't disrupt budding baby teeth and nerves. In the sane breath he tells me she will consequently not be able to chew difficult foods (steak, tootsie rolls, etc.) and that her teeth on the asymmetric side will be quite a bit longer. He tells me to bring her back when she is seven. Frustrated, I called the pediatrician again. He said we may need to find expertise out of state and will do some research. He called yesterday to say he is still working on it, but should be talking to a team of doctors in the next few days.