Neat Story

I read a cute article from Parenting magazine and wanted to share. Yes I have gone from getting US Weekly to Parenting magazine...guess I am growing up! :)


The story was written from a father's perspective. He had a daughter who was born with a large birthmark that covered the entire left side of her head. He said that every time he would take his baby out in public everyone would stare and come over and ask, "What is wrong with your baby's head?" He said that he got to the point where he would start explaining the birthmark before people could have time to ask such questions. Eventually his daughter required surgery to remove the birthmark and today it is completely gone. He then told about how he went into a store that he had not been to in a while. The lady working said "You have a baby daughter don't you?" He said he just knew she was going to ask him about her head. Instead the lady said, "She has the most beautiful blue eyes." He said yes, as a matter of fact, she does!

I thought this was so sweet. We have gone through this a little with Ava's eye. We get that people are just curious but you sometimes get tired of explaining that she has a birthmark and it will go away. As parents, you don't even see the imperfections in your baby. When I look at Ava all I see is beautiful, bright blue eyes (exactly like her daddy's) and sometimes, if I am lucky, an adorable grin! She is perfect to us!