Thursday, October 03, 2024

Reflections from Rachel

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Today was my first time teaching a lesson to a group of students that I made myself. I was extremely nervous because not only did I have to ...
Monday, July 01, 2024

One Year Later: Side by Side

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The picture on the left was taken just a few weeks prior to surgery.  Picture on the right was taken one year after surgery,
Friday, June 28, 2024

One Year Post Op

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It's crazy to think that last week marked 1 year since Rachel's surgery!  Sometimes I see pre-surgery pictures and I'm in awe of...
Friday, December 22, 2023

The End of Rachel's Journey

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I started this blog just over 19 years ago. Rachel was days away from turning 2 months old. I started this as a place for people to stay up ...
Monday, November 27, 2023

Orthodontist Appointment

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Rachel had an Orthodontist Appointment this morning before heading back to school, and it was the best appointment ever!! Rachel will be get...
Monday, September 25, 2023

3 Month Post Op Appointment

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Last week was 3 months since Rachel's surgery. She came home for the weekend in order to go to her 3 month post op appointment this morn...
Tuesday, September 05, 2023

A Week of Milestones

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This last week held a couple of milestones for Rachel! We celebrated Rachel's 19th birthday a few days early with her favorite dinner, c...
Monday, August 21, 2023

2 Month Post Op Appointment

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We saw Dr. Martin today for Rachel's 2 month post op appointment! It was a pretty uneventful appointment. Dr. Martin looked took a look ...
Friday, August 18, 2023

Side by Side Comparisons

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It's been 8 weeks. Time for some Side by Side comparisons!    Before pictures were taken 1 week prior to surgery.  The comparison pictur...
Tuesday, August 15, 2023

8 Weeks Post Op

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Today marks 8 weeks since Rachel's surgery!!!  Rachel is pretty much back to her pre-surgery normal, with the exception that she wears r...
Thursday, July 20, 2023

1 Month Post Op

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It's hard to believe that it was one month ago today that Rachel had her surgery! It was a busy morning of appointments.  First up was w...
Friday, July 14, 2023

Happy Friday!

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Rachel did her hair and make up this afternoon. I couldn't resist taking a picture of how cute she is  and how great she is looking!  3 ...
Wednesday, July 12, 2023

LeFort 1 Osteotomy: Tips and Advice

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When I started this blog 18 1/2 years ago, the primary reason was to have a central place that could keep friends and family updated on Rach...
Tuesday, July 11, 2023

3 Week Post Op Comparison Pictures

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Today is officially 3 weeks since surgery!  After Rachel's appointment with Dr. Martin yesterday, the girls and I went to Disneyland for...
Monday, July 10, 2023

3 Week Post Op Appointment

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Rachel was desperately hoping that today would be the day that Dr. Martin would remove the splint. She was prepared to turn on the waterwork...