Hey my man,

Well, my first day of work was stressful.  Work itself wasn’t bad, I just kinda jumped back into the mix of things.  Pumping milk for you was a pain in the butt, but Mommy’s milk is best so even though it’s annoying I’ll continue to do it for you   (Remember these things when when we’re old and you’re taking care of us!).    Daddy took off the day to stay with Elyse and you since it was the first whole day that you would be away from me and having to eat out of bottles and we knew it would make the transition a bit easier.

And for the stressful part… Sunday night I decided that there was a ridge on your head that was continuing to get bigger.   I was born with a condition called craniosynostosis, where the bones in my skull were already fused and did not leave room for my brain to grow.  I had to have a major operation at a couple months old to have parts of my skull removed in order to correct it.  So ever since you were born I’ve asked every Dr that we have seen to check your head and they always said it was fine.  But Sunday night I decided that I did not think it was fine.  Your Dad said we should listen to my Mother’s instinct and schedule another Dr’s appointment for you (you weighed 11 lbs 8 oz!).   SO, Daddy and Elyse took you to your appointment while I was stuck at my first day of work.  It was agonizing to not be there with you.   The Dr. who examined you agreed that there is something to be concerned about, so he ordered an xray.   Daddy had to hold you down while they preformed it

The pediatrician said that he is not the expert, but the bones are “closer than he’d like them to be” so we are now waiting on radiology to read it and get back with us.    I was right to be concerned…. I was really hoping I was just being a worry-wart first time Mom.    Please please please let this be nothing!  Love you baby!