Indy Trip

In July we took a mini-vaca to Indy. Woot woot! Never thought I'd be taking a vaca in my hometown, but hey... The reason for the trip was for Beck's doctor appointment at Riley and it just happened to be scheduled the same week as my birthday (did I mention I turned 30!?) and our anniversary; so we did a little celeb0ating too!

So why did we go to Riley? Well when Beck was born we noticed he had an extra hole on his crack- yep on his tush! After we were assured he didn't have two "working" holes, we learned it is called a Sacral Dimple or as I like to call it "sacred" dimple. The definition according to Wikipedia "A sacral dimple or pilonidal dimple is a small hole located just above the buttocks. The name comes from the sacrum, the bone at the end of the spine, over which the dimples are found. More than 2% of babies may have such dimples; almost all of these are very minor. However, it may be a sign of Spina bifida: even so this is usually the spina bifida occulta form which is the least serious kind." So while we were still in the hospital we showed it to the doctor and since it was so deep (couldn't see the ending) the doctor ordered an x-ray which showed no sign of Spina bifida and no spinal problems. Shortly after leaving the hospital we took him to get an ultrasound to see if it was open or closed at the end. The u/s showed it was closed. Then the doctor sent us to a plastic surgeon in town to ask his opinion about if it needed to have a skin graph to keep infection from forming. The plastic surgeon then referred us to Riley, which brings us to our Indy trip! We got great news from Riley. The doctor said because of 3 things: the location, the touch, and the u/s findings, we didn't have to do anything to his dimple. We could close it up if we wanted, for aesthetic reasons basically, but didn't have to and we didn't want to for all the pain it would put him through. She said if it had been higher, closer to the spine, she would have ordered an MRI and been concerned. We are so thankful our baby didn't have to go through any of that! We still will continue to keep our eye on it, looking for any pain that may come from sitting when he is older, and keeping it clean.

While we were in Indy we stayed with Papa Gregor. He hadn't seen Beck since he was born and boy was he surprised at how much he had changed!! He loved spending time with his grandson and praised him for being such a good baby!

We celebrated my birthday with a pool party at Mamaw's, a birthday tradition for me. I had a pool party at Mamaw's pool all growing up, so it was just like old times! Mom brought our FAVE- cakes from Heavenly Sweets (we got one for our wedding cake and since she has ordered them for every occasion- even celebrations in Evansville!). We celebrated with Mamaw and Papaw, Aunt Jamie, Uncle Matt, and their girls, Ellie, Kate, Jenna, and Maddie, Mom and Jeff, Josh, Carly, and Laine. Beck was finally big enough to float on his own in his turtle float- with Dad's help (stuffing him in a lifevest)! Jenna loved styling his hair. She thought combed to the side was best! And when Ellie saw it she said he looked like Prince Charming. So sweet!

Then because of my new discovery with birthday coupons- we ate a birthday dinner at Benihana's. (The best coupon of all- $30 free food! I ordered 4 sushi rolls- free!!) We celebrated with Papa Gregor, bro Josh, wife Carly, and little girl Laine, cousin Brandon and wife Megan.

We spent some time chillin' at Papa Gregor's crib. It was very relaxing. Brooklyn learned to drive on his golf cart and Beck enjoyed the ride too (not with Brooklyn driving!). We mostly enjoyed spending time with Jamie since he had 5 days off work- yay!!

We also celebrated Beck's 4 month birthday! It's amazing how much he changes in just one month! He got 2 new toys for his birthday- a saucer from Mamaw (thanks Thompson girls for the hand-me-downs!) and a jumper from Mimi. They were just in time too! He doesn't enjoy laying down as much anymore- he wants to sit up and see the world, which these allow him to do. He also began rolling like a pro! He had started at 3 months, but now he really has the hang of it and just rolls until he runs into something! Scary for me!! I'm getting a taste of what "babyproofing a house" means!

We can't wait to take more trips as a family! Beck did wonderful! I was so nervous about him sleeping somewhere new, but he did great; slept through the night like a champ! We've already started planning our Disney trip!

Beck's 4 month stats: 15lbs 13oz, 25in