by heather » Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:13 pm
Hello everyone! I'm telling you all the news just a little late, but Eyson came into the world on November 8th weighing 6 lbs. 10 oz. and he was 20 inches long. He has an incomplete unilateral cleft lip on the right side and a complete bilateral cleft palate. We have already seen the surgeon, Albert Woo, at St. Louis Children's Hospital and he's planning on repairing his lip and his nose in February. The surgeon has decided that he will not repair the palate or his ear until he is a year old. He's deaf in his right ear (for now). I'm hoping that it will all be fixed when the palate is repaired. I would love to post some pictures of him but I don't know how. If someone would be so polite as to tell me how to do it I would be more than happy to share my beautiful brown haired, blue eyed little boy with everyone. His brother and sister couldn't be prouder. I'm trying to keep my sanity through all the stress, considering I'm doing it all myself. I seem to be doing pretty good. It could be a lot worse. Hope everyone else is doing well. Oh, one more thing. He has no trace of a heart murmur so his brothers heart defect doesn't seem to have made it's way to him. So great news there. God bless! Heather
Eyson Brentley Van Eycke
Born 11/8/06 UCL BCP