End of July

Yesterday we got to sit down with the doctor who will conducting Lexie's surgery and she has us scheduled for the end of July. Now all we need to do is meet with the plastic surgeon who will also be helping out with the surgery and then just wait for them to schedule an actual date that works for everyone. It is a 2 part surgery and the second part will happen when she is closer to being 1. Unfortunately, it is a pretty intense and invasive surgery. They basically cut a zig-zag line from ear to ear and push the scalp back in order to cut the plates in half. It is a 5 hour surgery and she will be in the hospital for at least 5 days afterward.
Of course, Lexie is doing great and is just such a happy, mellow baby. She loves to coo and will do it sometimes really loudly when she feels like she is being ignored. She is getting to be so active and is currently working on rolling over. I need to move her leg and her butt to start it but she takes over from there and will complete the roll. She is really good at sitting assisted and is still a champ at the dinner table. Ethan and Gracie are the ones though that can get her to smile like it is going out of style. Even with everything going on, the love that they show Lexie just makes my heart melt. Gracie calls her 'Beautiful Lexie' and "Lex so pretty'. Ethan has that gentle sweetness towards her, and I often catch him holding her hand while we drive around in the car. They understand that she is different and doesn't do things babies her own age are doing, but being such innocent beings it doesn't change their feelings about her being their little sister. They are something beautiful.