Head update

So last Monday we went to the doctor for a two week check up. Drake has a very large cephalohematoma, basically it is a large blood blister on his head. The doctor said it was from Drake hitting my pelvis so much during pregnancy. Drake was really low when I was pregnant with him, so he hit his head over and over again. When he was born he had a large purple bruise, then it started to swell. At its largest, it was a handful, the size of a medium orange. It was pretty big. The doctor said it was the largest one he had seen in years, he also informed me that it could take a year for it to go away. He also said there could be a permanent piece of bone that could form over the cephalohematoma so that he would have a big bump on his head the rest of his life.

So I was really worried, I didn't want my little boy having a big bump forever. So we prayed about it, and Kade gave him a blessing. Now that Drake is three weeks old, it is almost completely gone. It is still squishy, because there is still some blood pooled, but no one would even notice. YAY

Here are some pictures so you can see how bad it was, he looked like an alien from the side. These pictures don't do the bump justice, it looked so much worse in real life.






















Good news, my baby is growing well. When he was born he was 8 pounds 1 ounce, and 20.5 inches long. A week ago he was 8 pounds 6 ounces, and 21 inches long...I think he is longer, they don't stretch him out all the way.

All is good, I am exhausted though.