Gratuitous cutie pic

My adorable niece @ 16 months...

This sweet girl is thriving after going through what we still can't really fathom. At her four month check-up (the same day as my first RE visit), her ped referred her to Mayo as he feared that she had a cranial problem. She was subsequently diagnosed with craniosynostosis (her skull bones had fused prematurely). She then had major surgery at seven months, where her entire skull (from forehead to nap, ear to ear) was completely removed, pieces separated, re-shaped, and put back together like a puzzle. She is smart as a whip and we are all just hoping and praying she doesn't have to have any more surgery.

Nat before the surgery...