90th percentile!

Today we had Maddy's one month doctor appointment (a few days late) and the doctor was very happy with her growth!  When she was born, she weighed 7lbs, 1oz and she weighed 6lbs, 8ozs when we left the hospital two days later.  Today, at five weeks old, she weighed 9lbs, 3.5oz - in the 50th percentile.  But, what surprised me was her height.  When she was born, she was 20.5 inches.  Today, at five weeks old, she is 22 inches - in the 90th percentile.  The reason this is so surprising is because my husband and I are not all that tall.  I am average height at 5'6", but my husband is on the shorter side at 5'3".  I guess Maddy is taking after my side of the family.

On a scarier note, the doctor referred us to Pediatric Ophthalmology.  My poor baby has a birth mark that started showing at about three weeks old.  She has a strawberry hemangiomas below her right eye.  Actually, it starts at the inside corner of her right eye and is about half an inch long.  As of right now it is not raised - just a bright red mark.  However, hemangiomas are known to grow within the first year.  So, because it is so close to her eye, they want us to see a specialist to make sure that it won't effect her vision or eyes in any way.  I just pray that everything is okay and it doesn't grow any more.

Below is a picture of her strawberry birthmark taken a few days ago.  Hopefully I don't have to show any other pictures of it until it starts fading (which they always do) - I don't want to have to take any more pictures because it's getting bigger.

She's still adorable :)