The "birthmark"

It's hard for me to admit, but my baby girl isn't perfect! She was born with a couple little red freckles on the back of her head, which I was told was a birthmark. Every time I go in for a doctor appointment, I ask the doctor to check it and am told it is just a birthmark and it will just break apart and go away on its own. That is a partial truth. The reason I was concerned about it is because is has grown about four times the size it was at birth. It has gotten puffy too. It looks just like this, but a little smaller:


So I did some research last night and found out that what she has it called a deep hemangioma. In all the articles it says that the hemangioma is a benign tumor that grows then stops and shrinks away leaving little or no mark at all. Doctors don't usually intervene unless it is growing in a spot that can do real damage (lips, eyes, throat). I think I will take her in anyways just to make sure it won't get too much bigger since it is a little bit bigger than a quarter right now. I think it is gross and when most people notice it they think she bumped her head. Truthfully though, most people don't notice it because of all the hair she has. I am hoping it starts to shrink away soon!