the little professor

After a two month wait for our appointment, Emery and I went to Primary Children's today regarding a small bump he's had on his forehead. It's been there since birth, but it's grown significantly in the last several months and his pediatrician recommended consulting a specialist. Nate had a work issue that came up this morning, so I put on my (not-so)brave face and drove to SLC.



Two things came of the visit.

One is that the specialist thinks the bump is a dermoid cyst and has scheduled a CT Scan for tomorrow afternoon. We'll know more hopefully immediately afterwards.

The second is a hidden blessing that Primary's had us see an opthomoligst instead of a general surgeon... it was discovered during the consult that Emery has esotropia in his left eye and astigmatism in both of his eyes.

I, of course, freaked out at the doctor's office and am grateful for the kind nurses and staff that hugged me and gave me tissues. It's mainly scary because there is a possibility that the bump on his forehead and the eyesight issues could be related and be something more severe. After the CT scan, we'll have a much better idea and will be able to treat both conditions accordingly. Most likely, he'll have surgery to remove the bump and he'll have glasses, an eye patch, and some corrective eye surgery to work on the esotropia.

Afterwards, we drove down to Orem and met Nate to pick out Emery's glasses. We settled on this pair, as they had a special nose bridge for infants that won't scratch him if (actually, WHEN) he pulls them off.



The man helping us at the eye center said that Emery should be an eyewear model. I concur.



Our little one was none the worse for wear, even after dilated eyes and a missed nap. We'll see what tomorrow brings.