Mystery Solved...

Remember that time, I was induced and was in labor for 21+ hours and when it finally came time to push, I was pushing for 3 1/2 hours to no avail and they had to pull Stockton out with the vacuum? And remember how when he came out, he had a major cone head coming out of the bach of his head? And remember how everyone told us it was just from being in the birth canal for so long and it would be better in a few days, but instead of starting to look normal, his forehead continued to get bigger?

Well, it turns out he actually has a form of Craniosynostosis called, Sagittal Synostosis. This is when one of the sutures of of the skull fuses together too early and as the brain grows, the head is unable to grow out to the sides, so it has to grow in the front and back. He will have to have surgery to have it corrected so that his neurological development isn't affected and so his head does not become deformed. We don't know yet when the surgery will be, but the doctor wants to do it between 3-4 months of age. We should hear from them any day now letting us know when it will be scheduled. It will be done at Primary Children's and I feel really confident and comfortable with the doctors that will be doing the procedure. I am not nearly as worried about the surgery itself as I am about seeing my precious little baby in pain after the surgery and while he is recovering. I really don't know how I will handle it. While this may seem overwhelming to us, we both know that things could definitely be ALOT worse and we are so grateful that he is healthy and strong.


I tried to get a good picture of his head to show everyone who hasn't seen him yet and this is the best one I could get. You can't really see the ridges on the sides of his head, but you can kind of get an idea about the length and narrowness of it.