Maderville

Cohen's 1st visit to the Pediatrician
We headed to see Dr. Sethi for Cohen's 1st doctor visit. We were skating right along and all of the sudden she let us know that she saw a sacral dimple and wanted to have an ultra sound done on it. I immediately went limp not knowing what her concerns were. She told us what indicators that a sacral dimple could be and when she said spina bifida I went straight in to panic mode. I started praying immediately that he would be ok. I started questioning all of the things I did or didn't do during this pregnancy. I am in pretty good shape, have a decent diet and wouldn't do anything to ever put my baby in jeopardy but I found myself still reliving each one of those 38 weeks. We as mothers, punish ourselves emotionally and mentally when it comes to the way our children are formed or created. We take the complete and total responsibility on how our children turn out...from the time they arrive till we die. It's just what we do. I insisted that we get an appointment that day if at all possible. It was a Friday mid morning so I was thinking that it wasn't going to happen but we got one. We went straight to UMC and had an ultrasound done on his spine and thankfully it came back negative. Thanks to my iPhone, I did a lot of research in a short amount of time between the doctors office and the hospital. We felt very comfortable with his diagnosis and everything looks fine. I almost hit my knees when I got the report! It was one of those moments that will literally take your breath away.
He is back up to 8lbs 7 ounces and has already grown a half of an inch. He sleeps ALOT but I know he is just getting rested up to give his sister a run for her money. It was a long, exhausting morning but I am thankful for the outcome and if I take anything out of this, I will remember (yet again) that 1). God doesn't give you more than you can handle and 2). I need to be ever mindful of the things that are important...my God, my family and my friends.