Well last week at the 11 month check up Abby's head took another big growth jump sending it off the charts. Our doctor having talked to a specialist felt with this lastest jump that it was probably best to check things out. So 7:30 Wednesday morning we were scheduled to bring Abby to the hospital for a head CT.
This already being a stressful week, with parent-teacher conferences Monday and Tuesday till 7:00 each night, my nerves were shot. Thankfully it was not a big deal to get the CT scan done. We brought her into the room where they tightly swaddled Abby and covered her with lead. They only allow one person to stay in the room with a child....why do they do this? I really don't see why they can't be more understanding because it is so hard to have one parent step into the hallway. Grant let me stay in the room and attempt to hold Abby's head still by holding her chin, yeah right! I did my best to calm our scared baby, luckily Abby handled the whole situation wonderfully. She did not cry until the bed slid into the machine (see below). Her cry was more of a 'okay I'm ready to move cry' rather than a cry of panic, thankfully. Actually at times she got distracted from crying by watching the spinning components of the machine.
The scan only took about 5 minutes. After they confirmed several good shots ( I was shocked they got it on the first try, I struggled in taking care of my job) we were free to go. We were told they would get the scans to our doctors in 24 to 48 hours. Do they not know how much of a worrier I am, and how wild my mind can run in 24 to 48 hours?
I tried to focus on enjoying the day with my little girl because I knew it would be a long day of waiting with no word. The one thing that helped is I felt a peace deep down that everything was okay because she's fine developmentally. But there is always the "What if..."
The call from the doctor thankfully came 9:00 Thursday morning, everything looked completely normal and she does indeed just have a large head. After letting out a huge sigh of relief, and a prayer of thanks to God, I looked forward to getting through the day so I could wrap Abby up in a hug of relief.
I know with being a parent there are going to be powerful emotions towards your child. It just takes me back in just these 11 short months how much love I have for Abby. How I would do anything possible to ensure that she is safe and healthy. I am so thankful for my healthy baby, and with her big head there is just that much more of her to love!
