9 Month Doctor Appointment

Today was Mason's nine month check up!

He is very tall and very skinny!

The moment Dr. Duffy walked into the room Mason reached out for him. He held him during the entire appointment. Dr. Duffy said it made his day because babies usually hold tight to their mommy at the doctor!

He listened to Mason's heart and found out that he has a heart murmur. I freaked out for a second, but he told me not to worry. He said that it doesn't sound too serious and that 60% of babies have a heart murmur at some point. He will just have to keep an eye on it.

Mason has had a little dimple in his chest (it has some fancy name, but I don't remember it) since the day he was born. Dr. Duffy told us it is where his tongue and thyroid come together. It should have closed all the way while he was in my tummy, but it didn't. Today he told me that most likely Mason will have to have it removed before he hits puberty or it will start to ooze. BLAH.

Mason was also born with an umbilical hernia (quite common). His belly button stuck out a lot, but has slowly gone down. He still has an "outie" so Dr. Duffy checked it today. The hole still hasn't closed up and it is rather large! At his twelve month appointment he will check it again and if it is still big then he will have to have a surgery to close it up. BLAH AGAIN.

On the bright side of things, Dr. Duffy said he is standing very well for his age and has some very strong legs!

I asked his doctor if it was normal that Mason plays with his "man parts" anytime his diaper is off. His response, "It could be one of two things; he is either a boy or is going to be a baseball player." LOL I cracked up...needless to say, it is normal. :)

Overall, it was a good appointment, just a lot to worry about for the next three months.