Esther Marie is 33 Months Old!

(Double click on this photo to check out Emmie's great make-up job! She had a bunch of fun!)

It's hard to believe little Esther Marie is 33 months old already and she has been a part of our family for almost 7 months! She is growing and changing so fast...and cute as a button. Today she got into my make-up and put on some eyeliner and lip gloss. She also had fun putting some lip gloss on me...and daddy! (laugh)

Tomorrow, we have an appointment with her surgeon and the cleft team for a follow-up visit. Dr. G will check the roof of Emmie's mouth to see how it looks since the surgery in August. We are also expecting her to have some speech testing to see how well the surgery has helped in that area. Her speech continues to improve and we understand her better each day, but she still has a long way to go. I also am feeling anxious about the plastic surgery she will need when she is four..on her lip area and nose, so I have some questions for Dr. G about that as well.

Esther Marie will turn 3 in April so she will no longer be eligible for in-home, early intervention services. Therefore, we had our first transition meeting yesterday with the public school. She has some testing appointments set up in February and we will find out in March if she qualifies for the "special needs" preschool program in the public school. We hope this will work out if that's the program where God wants her to be in the fall.