Crose Twins - Mirabel shapes her words

What a miracle! Mirabel was born with a recessed chin, and had a ton of challenges in feeding because she habitually kept her tongue up to the roof of her mouth. She has largely acted as "the silent partner" in her trouble making plans with Morriah... up until today, she's only ever said "Aaaaahhhh!!!" and never really shaped her sounds or used her tongue while vocalizing. This video of her shaping her words is an answer to prayer! - 9.23.09

CT Scan for Mirabel

Yesterday Mirabel had a CT Scan of her brain to determine whether the amount of cerebral spinal fluid in her brain has continued to increase and if the ventricles look under pressure. This is the result that her neurologist sent to me today:

"The scan looks similar to the ultrasounds and to the MRI with more fluid in the vents than usual and more around the brain as well, implying that the system is not under pressure (which is what she looks like too - not under pressure) So keep the appt and see what they say. Thanks for letting me know about the scan."

Sounds good to me! Our appointment with the neurosurgeon (which she is referring to) is on October 12th. They will be able to tell us their expert opinions as to whether or not Mirabel will need a shunt to relieve the excess fluid.

As we've been saying all along, we're just so thankful to God that Mirabel is not suffering any severe symptoms. She seems to be her normal, joyful, playful self! Please continue to pray for her health and that God will make it very clear to the surgeons exactly what Mirabel needs (or DOESN'T need!).

Thanks for your prayers!

Here's a picture of our precious girls - just for fun! : )

Crose Twins - MJ walks and waves

Bravely trusting her balance to a moving "vehicle" is not something MJ is completely comfortable with... but she's getting there!