In May, Mallory turned two- only 6 days before her 1-year Cranioversary. We celebrated with a rainbow themed party at our house with many family and friends. We asked that our guests donate items to Cranio Care Bears , a charity that is very important to us. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this great organization! Look at everything we collected :)
We all had such a great time- particularly the birthday girl. How cute was she?
We truly enjoyed that day with everyone. On her 1st birthday, Kit and I were in a fog with the surgery looming but this year we were able to relax, have fun, and enjoy the time with everyone.
Of course, nothing lasts forever. This high began to deflate only a few weeks ago when we found several bumps in her head. Boo. I called to make an appointment for when we returned from our vacation. Automatically we thought the worst but my mantra is "It is what it is". There is nothing I can do to change what is happening. Turns out, it is good that I didn't do too much worrying because all is well! We saw our surgeon a few days ago. She explained that all of the bumps are normal. Two were the screws starting to dissolve. One of the bumps is the plate. And the final bump she thinks is part of her natural head shape- oh well, I still think she's perfect!
We also had a follow-up with the neuro-surgeon this week for her arachnoid cyst that they found during the initial scan last year. He explained that the cyst will continue to grow at the same rate as her brain. But he has no reason to believe that it has, or will, cause her any problems so he has released us from his care! I am happy to hear that. We have enough doctors appointments with these 3 girls!
So, here we are almost 14 months post-surgery and all is well! Our next follow-ups with the surgeon are November and April 2014. Hopefully I will nothing to update. ;)
Thanks again for reading. Also, thanks for everyone's continued support during this journey.
