Noggin's

At the girls nine month check up our pediatrician got a little worried about the size of their heads. They have always had large noggin's, but they have always grown at a steady pace. This month it shot up to the 99% which caused some concern. They were both scheduled for an ultrasound to see what was going on in there. We found out that the reason why their heads are on the larger side is because there is extra fluid between their skull and brain that isn't draining properly. There is no pressure on the brain and it should self correct by the time they are two. Everything checked out good for Amelia, but Emma wanted to keep things interesting. The doctors were looking for specific veins that ran from her brain to the skull and they were not visible on her ultrasound so an MRI was scheduled. Last week we went to Yale for her MRI and since it was an hour long procedure she needed to be sedated. She was a drunk and very floppy girl. Derek and I got to go in with her, it was so sad to see our tiny baby girl laying in the machine while they took images of her brain. This was the longest hour of our life.

We are really happy to report that everything in both of our daughters brains are normal, just a little big cause they are super smart :)

Emma was a little sleepy after the MRI.