I realized this morning I hadn’t ever posted pictures of Roman post-surgery. This picture is from 10 days after his operation. The surgery went well and it is kind of amazing how fast he healed. We love his new little face.
Also, in case you missed it, here are some “before pictures” and here is the post when we found out he would be born with a cleft.
un hamac
May 24, 2010
good news. just beautiful!
Marlo
May 24, 2010
What a cutie!!! I'm glad it went well.
Faith
May 24, 2010
He looks so much older! Oh my goodness, how fast they grow. He is beautiful!
Sarah
May 24, 2010
He is so cute! He was precious before, and he's precious now! He looks like such a charmer with that gleam in his eyes! Blessings to you and your family!
jeannie
May 24, 2010
I am so happy for you that everything went smoothly – he's precious!!
Meggie B
May 24, 2010
So cute he brings tears to my eyes. My little guy is just 3.5 months old and I want to blubber every day just looking at him.
Jen (Pink) Williams
May 24, 2010
He's a little angel!
meplus3
May 24, 2010
one of my boys has a similar scar. he fell down and split his lip from just above the lip to his nose last summer. I'm happy to report that today you can barely see the scar. we're pretty OCD about putting sunblock on it and my MIL had us putting destin ointment on it for a while (but he rebelled and won't allow that anymore because of how it smells)
he looks great!
anne
May 24, 2010
cutest little face!! roman is going to be quite the heartbreaker.
Paisley Petunia
May 24, 2010
roman is adorable! Our friend abby had the same procedure, which her aunt describes so beautifully. We miss the old smile, but love her new one too – http://www.paisleypetunia.com/blog/2009/11/abbys-smile/
Inha
May 24, 2010
beautiful-he radiates happiness 🙂
Courtney
May 24, 2010
He is beautiful. I'm so happy everything has turned out so well and that your happy smiling baby boy has healed so quickly.
A Merry Mishap
May 24, 2010
Oh my goodness!
Well, he's just adorable and it looks like the surgery went really well.
Yay, congrats on everything, such a sweet little boy!!
thank for sharing 🙂
chiara
May 24, 2010
oh, he's beautiful. what a little cutie!
Happenstance
May 24, 2010
He's such a handsome little guy! They did such a great job! What a blessing:)
my name is grace
May 24, 2010
He's beautiful before and after.
What talented surgeons he has!
Sobrina Tung
May 25, 2010
I'm so happy he has healed up so well – he is looking beautiful! 😀
Ashley
May 25, 2010
Cutie-patootie! So glad the surgery went well.
jennifer little
May 25, 2010
So sweet! He knows he is loved!
Joan
May 25, 2010
what an amazing job the surgeons did! he is a beauty!
Sugar
May 25, 2010
Anyway you slice it- he looks like a slice of heaven. I just want to cuddle with him.
THE MARTINO'S
May 25, 2010
You are amazing.
The way you embrased this experience, the way you shared it and THE PRE and POST OP pictures.. I love it!!
What a wonderful family and really cool blog too.
Maria Martino
Kathleen
May 25, 2010
What a sweetheart! Just beautiful – and the look on his face is so cute, like he has a secret or something.
Sara
May 25, 2010
ditto- will want to see more of those eyes and that smile as time goes by. So glad things have gone well.
Holly Knitlightly
May 25, 2010
He's so cute!
mybigbreak
May 26, 2010
He's beautiful. Wow, you can hardly notice his scar already. You can tell by the time he grows up, it'll be gone.
Kristine
May 26, 2010
He looks like a huge flirt already. Glad things went so well.
Mrs. Dude
May 26, 2010
wow, he's healing really quickly.. wonderful. His face is beautiful!
Anonymous
May 26, 2010
He's amazing. I am sure you are loving him to pieces.
littlestreetfighter's Mom
May 26, 2010
wow, just amazing! hope feeding is easier now.
peace, jennifer
Sara L
May 26, 2010
Wow. They did an unbelievable job. Really, I can't believe the results with just one surgery! You must be so happy!!!
yasmin
May 26, 2010
so glad the surgery went well. what a trooper! he looks unfazed and very happy. 🙂 he was always adorable. he must get tickled constantly!!
Fowler family
May 27, 2010
Jordan, he looks absolutely amazing! What a cute little smile. So glad to hear the surgery went well. Have fun falling in love all over again with your little man.
Anonymous
May 27, 2010
Adorable!
And Jordan, it is awesome that you posted about this–I imagine it's terrifying to find out that your child needs any kind of surgery, but you really showed that, if you're child is going to be born with a cleft palate, everything will work out just fine. So many children are born with cleft palates (especially outside of the US–check out Operation Smile, a great charity)–it's much more common than people think.
But little Roman had his surgery and looks adorable, not to mention healthy and happy. These posts are really going to help parents who go through this in the future.
Well done, Jordan.
Encore Bride
May 28, 2010
He looks amazing and he's adorable too! I'm glad to hear all went well.
Amber
May 28, 2010
Amazing what doctors and God can do.
He is beautiful now. He was beautiful before.
The mad woman behind the blog
May 29, 2010
He's just gorgeous. You're going to have to keep an eye on that one.
And I thought he was a pretty cute little guy before!
Congratulations again on having a healthy adorable little guy!
Carolyne
May 29, 2010
Oh, he is too cute!!! Look at those eyes! They did an awesome job!
Carrie
May 31, 2010
His expression is adorable! He looks great!
Devon
June 1, 2010
He was beautiful before and he is beautiful after. Very happy to hear that the surgery went well. I'm sure it was very stressful for you mom…way to hang in there.
Anonymous
June 2, 2010
He is so beautiful Jordan!
-Carolyn
the capitol fashionista
June 3, 2010
so, so cute!
Holly
June 8, 2010
He is darling 🙂 In his little fuzzy shirt he looks like a tiny sweet bear. I want to squeeze him! Nice of course. Congrats on a successful surgery and speedy healing, I'm sure it's a big relief to have that all done and over with!
Vanessa
June 9, 2010
he looks fantastic! and so happy with those smiling eyes! i'm so glad it went so well. thanks for the update 🙂
Andi
June 10, 2010
I am a little late commenting here, catching up. Amazing, gorgeous little boy….pretty awesome what dr's are capable of.
lauren
June 15, 2010
Beautiful boy and beautiful "real" life story. Thank you for sharing!
Anna
June 28, 2010
Aww! He is just precious Jordan! Congrats on a beautiful and healthy family!
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