My son's crainial facial appointment

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We finally took my son to his Cranial Facial specialist for the first time since 2018. Things kept happening that kept us from taking him but today we finally got him there. The clinic only runs a few times a year so it's difficult to get him in sometimes. We made the most of the day. We all took off work and school and started the morning by going to Burger King for breakfast before making our way to the appointment. We had to wait forever for the appointment. We got there half an hour early because we wanted to make sure we found it in time and then had to wait over another half an hour to go back. We found out our son is officially taller than me by about an inch. When we are back there they also have a speech therapist come and check and see how well he speaks and she was surprised how well he speaks. She said he speaks extremely well and seemed surprised how well spoken he is. Once we were back it went quickly. The surgeon who did my son's lip came in and checked him out and said that his scar has almost disappeared which is amazing and said the same thing he always says which is that his nose is slightly slanted but it's cosmetic as long as he isn't having trouble breathing which he isn't. He does snore a bit because of it but doesn't have any trouble breathing. He said it'll be up to my son whether or not he wants to correct it later which knowing my son he won't. I honestly don't even notice it but he's a plastic surgeon so he's trained to notice it. Most people don't even know my son had a cleft lip. We were fortunate that his lip wasn't worse and he only needed the one surgery. There were kids waiting that I could tell were still continuing their cleft journey with numerous surgeries and nothing makes you more grateful than knowing you're done with surgeries. My son was a one and done surgery and I'll always feel blessed about that. After the appointment, we went and got lunch at my son's favorite Mexican restaurant. We then went and saw my mom at the nursing home. My mom was happy to see us and I talked to her for a while. After that, we came home and my husband and I took a nap. My husband had to go to his second job and I continued to nap so hopefully I didn't mess up my sleep schedule. I don't always sleep the way I should so I needed the nap. My son was grateful for the day off school but was nervous about the appointment which he soon learned wasn't a big deal. They didn't poke or prod him the way I think he thought they were going to. I told him it was pretty easy. They just checked out his mouth and nose and pretty much sent us on our way. The longest part of the appointment is waiting to be seen and getting to and from there since it's about a twenty-minute drive one way.