I've been somewhat MIA because we spent last week in southern Indiana with M's family (more on that later) and things have been a bit crazy since we've been back. Bear did have his Quick Brain MRI done yesterday, which he was NOT happy about. His tiny baby earplugs fell out while he was in there and those machines are pretty loud, so I think it scared him. He also isn't a big fan of having his entire body and head strapped down to a board by strangers, but I can't say that I blame him. Luckily the whole procedure was over in about 4 minutes and he was no worse for the wear.
The doctor called later yesterday evening to tell us that Bear does NOT have hydrocephalus, which is when the ventricles in the brain are enlarged and filled with fluid. He does however have a small amount of fluid around the perimeter of his brain. This is common in babies with very large heads and will most likely never require surgery (yay!). He does have to go back monthly to measure head circumference and make sure he is on track developmentally (which he definitely is so far), but aside from that we just hope that the fluid disappears once his brain catches up to his big noggin:)
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| My little trooper post-MRI. I had to cut the bottom of his onesie off because no metal is allowed in the room during the MRI. |
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