Specialists

Yesterday at Taylor's well-check we got news that she would yet again need to see another specialist.  That has become the dreaded word for me at her appointments.  This was especially disappointing since all seemed so well.  Sadly her little head that I joked about in a previous post measured smaller than last month and has a very small soft spot.  As the doctor put it, it is taking on a "triangular" shape...flat in the back but growing in the forehead.  Sounds much worse and strange than it is.  Nevertheless, we are being sent to a Neurosurgeon with the best case scenario being a helmet and the worst being surgery to insert a disc that will initiate growth.  After lots of tears, talking with family, and binge drinking, diet coke of course, we realized how similar her head shape is to Chris' and that there could even be a better best case scenario...the Adcock fivehead (and I mean that in the best possible way!!  I love those Adcock foreheads!).  We are trying to be optimistic and assume the pediatrician is taking a very precautionary approach, but until next week I'll be sitting on pins and needles.  We will be seeing the Neurosurgeon on Wednesday and the ENT on Thursday to discuss her mishaped inner ear.  

With becoming a mother, I discovered a piece of my heart that I never knew existed.   It is the greatest blessing to have children, but with blessings come challenges all which make us stronger.  And days like these remind me of how grateful I am for the power of prayer and the Priesthood in which I find so much comfort.