Tatum's new look

Here she is...all taped up and sutures removed. Today, Tatum had her 1 week post-op appointment to remove her sutures. She was very brave and did a fantastic job of lying still for the nurse practitioner. I'm so thankful that she enjoys her visits to the doctor's office. Her main concern this visit was that she get to hold the stitches once they were removed...I'm not going to complain about that!


Keeping her taped for the next six weeks is going to be a pain. However, taping will greatly improve the look of her scar in the long run, so it's well worth the hassle.

Since we were in the area we decided as long as it wasn't raining we'd hit the zoo...and we were so glad we did! Perhaps because we were nearly the only ones there, we had one on one time with the elephant and giraffe trainers and the animals! Tatum even had the opportunity to feed a giraffe. We learned a lot at the zoo today...it was one of our best trips yet!