Cherry on Top

Miss Mya was born with a hemangioma on her forehead.  A hemangioma is a cluster of blood vessels directly under the skin that does not move down. It was very light at birth and was hardly noticeable.  Over the past two months it has grown and become very dark.  This is not a concern and actually quite common.  Many children have them and they usually grow within the first year and then begins to shrink back down.  Usually by grade school years it is gone.  Although they are common most kids don't have it directly in the middle of their forehead.  While we think its kinda cute and makes Mya unique we realize that as she gets older her peers will become curious and want to know what the big red mark is.  I call it her "cherry on top" but its still hard to explain to young children.  Tomorrow we will visit Children's hospital and see a dermatologist there to see if anything needs to be done as a preventative measure to keep the hemangioma from growing too much.  So if you see our sweet girl and wonder what's on her forehead ... You now know! :). Here's Mya Paige and her "cherry on top".