Photo shoot

On a random day in late December, Jadyn was looking particularly cute in her modern pink and black with matching headband so I decided to take some pictures. Not only did she look cute, but it was one of those rare occasions when she was actually producing some genuine smiles for the camera:

As many of you know we had been waiting for Jadyn's followup appointment concerning a lump between her eyes that she has had for at least a year if not since birth. The general pediatric surgeon had diagnosed it as a probable dermoid cyst or osteophyte. Well, we had been waiting for the insurance to find a suitable place to take her for her CT scan since she would have to be sedated for the procedure, something that was making me increasingly nervous. A couple days after taking these pictures, Jadyn took a minor spill and when checking her head for injuries, we suddenly realized that the lump was gone! I mean you can still see and feel it, but you REALLY have to look for it and it is certainly smaller than it had gotten. So after an initial freakout and call to the medical assistant of the doctor she had already seen, the conclusion was that it probably was a dermoid cyst and either from impact or growth it ruptured, which is not dangerous. So she is going to see the pediatric craniofacial plastic surgeon at the end of the month but it was decided by all parties to hold off on the CT scan until the new doctor can evaluate it. My hope is that she will no longer have to have the CT scan OR surgery. We will keep everyone posted.