Wolfy...meet Dr. Bauer

Well, today is the day....not the BIG day...but the day we get to meet Dr. Bauer for the first time and get a better idea of how many surgeries Zachary will most likely need to remove "Wolfy" (which is what I decided I am calling that giant hairy nevus LOL-may as well call it something and I get tired of calling it a giant nevus).  Last  night Zac was sporting a little fever and had us very worried that he might not be able to have his surgery on Thursday but this morning he is back to normal - trying to out-talk his sister (no small feat) and crawling around all over the place.  So, this afternoon, we will head to Dr. Bauer's office and meet his fabulous staff whom I have had the extreme pleasure of corresponding with through email and phone.  It is absolutely amazing that Dr. Bauer has been willing and able to do consults via email and phone up until this point.  I am so grateful for that.  Can you imagine if we would've had to fly all the way to Chicago just to find out what options we have??

Today we also will learn more about the 'expanders'.  How to fill them, how to care for them and I am hoping, a little more of what to expect.  It seems like I have a million questions from how do I bathe him once the expanders are in to how on earth will he fit in his car seat once they expand.  And of course....how durable are they?  Well, I guess a lot of these questions will be answered today.  Thank you so much to my friends for your special prayers - they really mean so much to us.

If you are wondering why I lovingly refer to the nevus as Wolfy...see for yourself.