Awesome news

Today Bailey got an ultrasound and saw her neurosurgeon. We were given awesome news. Her shunt is working! Her ventricles are back to normal size and her brain matter is almost totally back in its proper place!!! And she got her stitches out of her head. :)

I knew it was good news as soon as the picture of her brain showed up on the screen. I had to ask where her ventricles were instead of where her brain was. It was such a feeling of relief and joy to see her brain on that screen.

No change in the missing white matter but the surgeon doesn't seem worried, he says that baby brains are elastic and can rewire themselves.

With her doing 4 month old stuff already, there is no reason right now to think her brain won't rewire and just work without that section I think.

He discussed her head shape with us and we are working on getting her to lay in a way that will help to reshape her head to a more rounded shape. If we can't successfully do it, then they are going to look into putting her in a helmet at 4 months to ensure her plates get back to where they belong before they begin to fuse together.

All in all we had an amazing day full of good news and new experiences for her. God has really blessed us and has shown us that not only are miracles possible but that miracles keep coming from miracles.