It's kinda sad when I have to reread my last few posts before writing a new one just to make sure that I don't write about the same thing twice because I update so infrequently. Yikes.
Blake was diagnosed with hip dysplasia while we were in the hospital. I really pushed it out of my mind while we were there because I didn't want to worry about it until he got the the official diagnosis from the orthopedic doctor. On his one week birthday we had a visit scheduled with the Nemours orthopedic surgeon to have an ultrasound done. They found that he does indeed have hip dysplasia, but a light case that should be corrected by wearing the Pavlik harness for approximately 12 weeks. I know it sounds silly since it is such an easy fix compared to a lot of things that could be wrong, but I still cried in the doctor's office. How embarrassing. As soon as the doctor confirmed the diagnosis, the techs came in to put the harness on Blake. It looks so much worse than it really is. I just have to keep reminding myself that it isn't permanent, he won't remember it, and it doesn't hurt him. I am thankful that it is something so trivial in the grand scheme of things, but I can't help but feel a little stressed about the whole thing.
Finding out there is any health issues with a baby is stressful no matter how big or small. I mean I cried when they had to remove Aubrey's belly button stump (they tied a string around it and yanked it tight until it cut it off, so disturbing). When it's comes to our babies, we just want them to be healthy and when we find out differently we cry, it's a normal reaction so don't be embarrassed. I have cried in front of more than my fair share of doctors lol!:)
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