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Well we were sent to Children's Hosp in Oakland to see Dr. Sun who is a neurosurgeon to look and Madilynns MRI. They wouldn't let me drive her so we had to take an ambulance all the way. I didn't want to let her go alone so I rode with them and left my car in Sacramento. When we got there they got the MRI together and let Dr. Sun take a look at the MRI, he didn't feel the need to operate but said we'd talk Wednesday morning in his office. I was so relieved. The next morning I went to talk to him and he said not only is the opening of her skull small, but it has a little piece of bone sticking out, so her brain stem/spinal cord isn't straight and it's cramped into a small opening. On the MRI the cord should be all grey, but hers had a little bit of white and that is the softening of the cord. He didn't feel it necessary to operate because as of now she is not showing any signs of the cord damage. He wants us to go back for another MRI in 4-6 weeks unless she starts showing those signs then we'll get in sooner. Some kids as they grow the opening grows as well and it works itself out. After we talked the let us go at the exact time my parents and Lexie arrived to pick us up. We drove back to Sacramento to get my car and then home. I brought a gift home for the hospital, a cough and fever......thanks alot!! I'm just excited to be home and hope we don't have to go back too soon. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers, we have amazing friends and family!!! Love you all!!