Today is the day of Roman’s cleft lip repair surgery. Aubrey Trinnaman came over yesterday and took some pictures of him before his little face gets changed forever. I love Aubrey and for the record I think she is a genius.
We love this little guy so much. See you on the flip side.
And here is one of Moses with his new haircut.
Photos of Roman by Aubrey Trinnaman, Photo of Moses by Paul Ferney (using this camera, and this technique courtesy Jonathan Canlas.)
angela hardison
April 30, 2010
he is so adorable, and those photos are great. good luck – hope everything goes well!
Little Mave
April 30, 2010
He is beyond beautiful! good luck and sending healing prayers!
Anne
April 30, 2010
you have a beautiful family Jordan!
Quarter Lifer
April 30, 2010
He is absolutely adorable!!! Best of luck!!
Also – can you tell us more about that adorable snake he is pictured with? Do you have a pattern to make that?
Jennifer
April 30, 2010
Two beautiful little boys. I wish all of you, but especially Roman, the best of luck today.
nicole
April 30, 2010
blessings…we took photos of our daughter before her cochlear implant surgery…just to document her ears without a device on them. happy healing to roman.
Emily
April 30, 2010
He is absolutely precious! Best of luck to the little man today!!
Bryan and Sarah
April 30, 2010
You've got beautiful kids! Good luck with the surgery, I'll be thinking about you guys!
Birdie in DC
April 30, 2010
lots of prayers for Roman's recovery. Both boys are adorable, but I can understand why you miss the curls!
mrs boo radley
April 30, 2010
What a beautiful boy! Love these pictures.
Tina
April 30, 2010
Sending you all (and especially Roman) positive vibes from New Zealand today.
Best of luck for the big day
L A M A R T I N É
April 30, 2010
what little sweet peas!
good luck lil roman.
Olivia Carter
April 30, 2010
Lovely pics! Good luck!
ms. spinach
April 30, 2010
good luck, little roman! wishing you a safe and speedy recovery.
katrina
April 30, 2010
his name fits him so well to me. he just LOOKS like a roman. he's beautiful!
good luck 🙂
michelle
April 30, 2010
thinking of you guys.
p.s. you make really cute kids.
Tiffany
May 1, 2010
Jordan your babies are absolutely beautiful! How blessed are you!
love.boxes
May 1, 2010
beautiful boys. blessings to you…
Courtney
May 1, 2010
Such great photos! I'll be praying for all of you today.
Anzu
May 1, 2010
I always read your blog but haven't left a comment before. I wish you the best of luck!! He has such gorgeous big eyes and looks like he is just begging for a cuddle!!
Alisa
May 1, 2010
I have been thinking of your family, and hoping that Roman's recovery has gone well. Our 3rd day of recovery was always when we turned the corner for the better. I will never forget that moment of seeing our little one for "the first time" all over again. I love your photos of Roman. I treasure all of our photos that we have of before lip repair. 7 years later and it amazes me to look at them.
Praying that you have a restful weekend and that Roman is eating well.
Tonja
May 1, 2010
As the mom of a 'child' with a cleft, you will be surprised who you see when you see him for the first time! It was only then that I could tell he looked like his big brother! My son is 27 now and beautiful.
A word of advice…be sure you have equipped him with an answer to have at the ready when friends and classmates ask about his scar. They will, but if it is never a big deal to you…it never will be a big deal to him!
His answer was, "my lip didn't finish growing before I was born so the doctor just sewed it up!"
If they already have an answer at the ready, they are less likely to be embarrassed and caught off guard.
If I can ever be of any help to you, I would be more than happy to. My email is tonja24@gmail.com.
God bless you and your beautiful boy!
Tonja Owens
$5 Basics
May 2, 2010
you and your husband have a knack for making beautiful babies 🙂
all the best to your family!
Gwen
May 2, 2010
He is so sweet. Good luck to you 🙂
Aron
May 2, 2010
love it! we used some of those rough edges for our wedding (three years ago in 10 days.) 🙂
Maggie Mason
May 2, 2010
He looks just like you! I love it when little boys look like their moms. I'm so glad everything went well and that you got some gorgeous photos to remember these first few months by.
Carissa
May 2, 2010
roman is so adorable!! I hope the surgery went well.
Devon
May 2, 2010
What an absolutely beautiful little boy. Hope the surgery went well.
Pink Wallpaper
May 2, 2010
such amazing pictures…i love the one w/ the snake. our thoughts and prayer are w/ y'all!
vfg
May 2, 2010
I love how different your boys look, and Roman so like you!
2 of my babies have had high medical drama, most recently my now 18-month-old who started cancer treatment at 5 months and had extensive surgery. It's hard as a mom to see your own sweet half-my-heart go through surgeries and procedures, but their healing powers are amazing and memory blessedly short. I found it an honor to accompany him (and cried a lot, too).
And children's hospitals are staffed with God's own.
Inha
May 2, 2010
Roman is so darling! I love that your boys are so different looking. (Moses is adorable too 🙂
Amber
May 2, 2010
Brothers, how fun.
I always pray that God will give the doctors wisdom and work through their hands.
Roman has life. Soon it will be easier.
Blessings to your family
Helena
May 3, 2010
Wow! He has grown a lot! I looove those photos! Roman is gorgeous in all of them! And Moses… what a handsome and big boy he is turned into! You're a lucky mum!
I'll be thinking of you today. I wish all the best in Roman's surgery.
Helena (from Spain)
junebug
May 3, 2010
It is a big day. I'm glad you got such beautiful pictures of your baby before he changed. Your family is in my prayers.
Abbigail
May 3, 2010
Roman is so adorable. I love his dark hair. I wonder if he too will have curls.
I will be thinking of you guys through this time of surgery and rest. I know he will do great.
The Lil Bee
May 3, 2010
He's so beautiful, Jordan! I'm sure everything will go well and I'll be thinking of him:)
Janelle
May 3, 2010
Those are GREAT pictures of Roman. And how cute does Moses look? He looks a lot older now, doesn't he?
Bri (like the cheese)
May 3, 2010
Fantastic pictures! And such a good idea. I'm sure there's a part of you that will look back at these and 'miss' the little guy that you see once the cleft is closed and you 'forget' in your day-to-day life how he looked when you first met him! All the best & speedy recovery!
abby
May 3, 2010
oh my. you really do have the most adorable children.
Carrie Anne
May 3, 2010
Adorable. Hope the surgery went smoothly.
Lisa
May 3, 2010
what a cutie pie!
Sasha {Everything Fabulous}
May 4, 2010
wish you all the best! God bless that little angel!!
Vanessa
May 4, 2010
Hi!
Found you through Design Mom. Just wanted to wish you the very best and send support… from a faraway Mum who's been through the same thing with her littlest guy. My son Lorcan had cleft lip surgery at 6 months and he's 4 now and looks amazing!
Here are the posts on my blog from the time of the surgery:
– http://risingtothechallenge.blogspot.com/2006/10/fear.html
and
– http://risingtothechallenge.blogspot.com/2006/11/tribute.html
and here he is now: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessa_r/4434418035/in/set-72157607454214429/
Good luck Roman! Your momma is going to be so proud of just how resilient and brave you're going to be.
Love from Dublin, Ireland.
Vanessa
http://risingtothechallenge.blogspot.com
Jill
May 4, 2010
Your children are precious… I am a neonatal nurse in a special care nursery so I take care of all of the babies that need cleft lip/palatte repairs… It is amazing what the plastic surgeons can do today to repair them…Good luck and you will be in my thoughts and prayers! Love your blog!
Sarah Jane
May 4, 2010
he is so precious. sending good thoughts for surgery and recovery. xoxo
Sidney Ann
May 5, 2010
He is so so cute I can't even stand it.
kim @ stellacake
May 6, 2010
what a sweetie. i hope recovery is quick.
Yamila
May 8, 2010
Roman is gorgeous. such deep soulful eyes! good luck!
Victoria @ Hibiscus Bloem
May 8, 2010
Wishing all good things to your little man.
Kjrsten
May 9, 2010
jordan, he is precious! Those big brown eyes melt my heart! What a beauty! I hope it all went smoothly!
XO