Hemangiomas Check-up

Yesterday we had our appointment with the eye doctor for Maddy.  The doctor was going to check on her hemangiomas under her right eye.  I was so afraid that they were going to tell us that they would have to do some sort of surgery or laser work on her to remove it, but it looks as though everything is okay... at least for now.

The doctor did some checking and right now the hemangiomas is not affecting her vision or tear duct.  This is great news!  The doctor did prescribe some eye drops to put on her hemangiomas.  The eye drops are normally used to treat glaucoma, but the doctor said that it can also be used to prevent the birthmark from growing any bigger.  Because it is so close to her eye, it is imperative that it doesn't get any bigger because we do not want it to effect her vision or the tear duct.  I have but the drop on her skin three times now and it may be wishful thinking, but I think her hemangiomas already looks a little less red and I think it looks a little flatter.  Again, it may be wishful thinking, but I really think that these drops are helping her!

Here is a picture of her hemangiomas today after three treatments of the eye drop:

I'll try to take pictures occasionally to see if there is any change.  But, so far it's looking better! 

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 :)