Worth It.

Every once in a while, usually when the bills from the laser treatment start rolling in, I wonder if it's worth it. Of course, in my heart of hearts, I know it's worth it, but every once in a while, the doubt creeps in. A picture is worth a thousand words, and I take a thousand pictures. So here are two - a simple before and after. In just a few months, baby, how far we've come.

But we still get asked about her face just about every other time we are out; a reminder of how far we have yet to go. We hope nature takes care of some of it, darkening her skin a bit, making her blue nose look less like a bruise. There is still the angiogram that will tell us what role, if any, sclerotherapy may play for her. And, eventually, as a teenager, makeup will help what nature and lasers do not. I wonder sometimes if she will be self-concious in a bikini - will she be able to embrace the spider veins that course along her abdomen, or will she prefer to keep them hidden? Of course, we have a solid 10 to 15 years before we will scratch the surface of teenager-dom, and there may be more cosmetic options at that point.

Here are another few thousand words...

Sometimes less is more. Less color, more impact.

...and some naptime fun

So worth it.