nuggie's taggie

well tomorrow is the day - sweet nuggie is getting her skin tag removed. for those of you who haven't seen her yet - she was born with a rather large skin tag on the side of her face by her right ear. it can often be a sign of hearing loss, so while she was still in the hospital she had two hearing tests and failed them both. at two weeks we had to take her back in for a third hearing test, which she thankfully passed! at six months she'll have to have another one though since we know for sure she isn't deaf, but there could still be some hearing loss. i know this sounds so awful, but the moment i laid eyes on her i thought - she's not totally perfect. and before you freak out and call me a bad mom - please let me explain. i felt like she wasn't perfect in that i had done something wrong. just a few inches away from the skin tag she also has a small reddish bump that she was also born with. so her little right side is less than perfect and i worry that it's all my fault. did i eat something or do something when i was pregnant with her that i shouldn't have? did i pass along some sort of gimpy gene? who knows...

nuggie - one day old

so if you think of it - please say a prayer for her tomorrow. it'll be a quick little procedure, but i hope for her that she's not scared and feels little pain. i'll be staying home from class to give her lots of extra cuddles and loves.