Queen of Rambles

Happy birthday, to my sweet baby boy!

I was so upset by the MRI that I forgot to give all the shiny people in my computer what they really want–the stats. I’m really surprised to report that he only weighs 16 pounds. He’s dropped down to the 75th percentile in both weight and head circumference. He’s still holding out at 50% for height with 25 inches.

I have questions coming in from both the blog and the LJ, so I’m going to answer them all here instead of trying to get separate answers to everyone.

1. We could have had an appointment next Monday, but we will be living the high life (if you think being licked by four exuberant dogs is the epitome of livin’ large) in Oregon. It seems like they schedule all sedated infant MRIs on Mondays.
2. Even though I couldn’t read the doctor’s handwriting, jakubicka threw out the term “hemangioma” and that seems to match up. I personally don’t think it looks like a hemongioma. It is too gray. However, after much googling, I’ve discovered that MRIs are not uncommon when a child has these on his head, especially when they are in the mid-line. It seems it is possible that these things can grow like crazy internally and that could cause problems.
3. He was born via c-section so the spot wasn’t caused by forceps or anything like that. I think he must have had it for quite a while in the womb because he had long hair growing out of it when he was born.
4. I do suspect that if we didn’t have good insurance we wouldn’t be going for an MRI. I think doctors milk people with insurance for all they are worth and it angers me. That said, I’m not going to cancel the MRI because what if there really is something and I was stubborn and prevented early treatment because I was angry at the doctor. And really, I’m not angry at the doctor. I’ve thought the thing on his head was strange since the day he was born so I am happy to have some assurance that it is ok. I refuse to believe it will be anything other than ok. He just does not act like I imagine a brain damaged baby would act.
5. Our regular ped. is out of town for the week or I would call her. The last time we were in she said she wanted to keep an eye on it and see if it developed into anything, but she wasn’t worried (obviously).
6. I don’t understand why this doctor wants me to put him to bed at 8 pm. Right now he goes down at about 11 and sleeps until 8 or 9 (with a couple of feedings during the night). If I trained him to go down at 8 he would be waking up at 5 or 6. Why in the name of all that is holy would I want a kid to wake me up at 5 or 6 in the morning?

Here are the pictures I promised jakubicka. They didn’t turn out well because the kid would not hold still.

Honesty, does this kid look retarded to you?

Even if he does enjoy hanging upside down?

He’s just too silly and funny and interested to be brain damaged.

Right now I’m a lot more worried about my trip on Saturday. I’ve bought a super-cheap little stroller to roll through the airport, so that will help somewhat (I’ve heard horror stories about nice strollers being ruined on the planes). How am I going to carry everything I need? My diaper bag is already busting at the seams:

(You didn’t think I would really carry around a cutsie winnie-the-pooh monstrosity did you? This bag used to be my Bag of Wonder when I was subbing and can hold EVERYTHING an itinerant worker needs.)

How am I going to add a laptop, a video camera, two digital cameras, a boppy and snacks to the poor bag? I think the laptop will have to stay home. We sent my mom a monitor so I should have limited access with her computer. I think the boppy will have to stay home as well, though my back is going to be DEAD by the end of the trip. I guess I will have to take a carry-on in addition to my purse/diaper bag. What a pain. I like to travel light. Babies are not made for light travelling. I guess I should just be thanking my lucky stars that I don’t have to carry bottles and formula.

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