No kidding. His head's like Sputnik. Spherical, but quite pointy in parts." - So I Married an Axe Murderer
I just learned more about the infant cranium than your average mama... not more than my mom or Joe's mom because they are smart like that. On Wednesday we took Matthew into his two month well checkup and the doctor wrote us a referral for a neurologist because of a small fontanelle and overriding sutures. Go look it up if you want to know what it is. I didn't know and I was barraged with a list of possible genetic disorders, odd shaped heads, pictures of skulls in the midst of neurosurgery, and babies in cranial molding caps.
Today we went to the neurologist and Matthew passed the tests with flying colors. The small fontanelle wasn't of concern and we were sent to radiology to make sure Matthew's sagittal suture, which has a slight ridge, had not fused, meaning his brain has room in there to keep growing. Joe nagged the office just before closing to get our results, and we were overjoyed to hear that the suture had not closed! The neurologist will continue to monitor Matthew's head growth over the next year, but as of now, he is in the 75th percentile for head circumference. So the final word is: Matthew and his pointy head are fine!
"Head! Paper! Now! Move that melon of yours and get the paper if you can, hauling that gargantuan cranium about!" - So I Married an Axe Murderer
babies heads are HUGE!! It still makes me giggle to watch Jonathan try to reach the top of his head and see his arms fully extended and his hands just barely touching above his head! I'm glad Matthew's head is OK (if large)! :)
ReplyDeleteTwo of my nephews have craniosynostosis....one did have surgery to fix it. Before I finished reading your blog post I was all ready to hook you up with my sisters e-mail address :) BUT...thank the Lord your little guy is just fine! and adorable too if I may add :)
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