Not Too Small Anymore!

Caroline is a small baby. Born very small, and although she has gotten pretty chunky, she is still small, especially when compared to the HUGENESS that Jackson always was. The fact that she is petite had never worried me...

When we went in for her 4 month check -up, which acually took place when she was 5 months old, her height and weight were both about 50th percentile (which to me is still so small considering that Jackson was typically over 100th for weight and 95th or so for height)but her head was about 23rd percentile. This concerned the doctor because it was small in comparison to the rest of her body. The doctor also said that her soft spot was closing up way too quickly and that that could be why her head was small, not letting her head grow, in turn not lettin gher brain grow. The doctor was concerned about developmental problems and told me that we would need to come back in a month for a CT scan which would then lead to surgery to correct the problem. When we left the office, She told me not to worry and she would see us in a month...

Not worry, yeah right! I became obsessive about measuring her head, making sure that she was hitting the developmental milestones that she should be... she always has, but I became so worried. It was so hard, because to me, she is so beautiful and so perfect, I couldn't imagine that there could be something REALLY wrong!

Well, her appointment was this past Thursday, and I was a nervous wreck!!!! I was almost in tears by the time the doctor came in, but everything was fine, fine, fine! Her head and grown 1 1/2 centimeters in a month, making the growth not only consistent with what it had been, but even more so. She jumped slightly from 23rd percentile to 25th. The doctor said that since it is growing there is nothing more to be concerned about. The only cause for concern would be if her percentile number had dropped showing that her head wasn't growing at all

So, she may be small, but she is beautiful and perfect, and I am so thankful that my life has been blessed with this precious girl!