Of course, no live person is around at Children’s Hospital to reschedule for the plastic surgeon! Ella slept in her room for the first time last night. She was making too many noises — gurgling and cooing — for me to sleep well between feedings, so she graduated to her own room. That seemed to work well. She is sleeping now consistently for four hour stretches.
A strange phenomenon occurs when I look at her in a mirror. Her face seems completely distorted much more so than when I look at her straight on. It’s uncanny but Etan says it is usual optical occurence with anyone’s face. He also suggested that I stop looking at her in the mirror.