Macbook pro not fully charging

My macbook pro is less than one month old and it started not fully charging a few days ago. It was at 97% when the light turned green, and wouldn't go up any more. I always have my keyboard light off & the screen light very dim so don't tell me to lower it. I then decided to calibrate the battery and it charged 100% but I unplugged it for a little bit and it dropped to 99% and will not go up anymore. The charger light is green and it thinks it's fully charged. What is going on?!! this is new!

Normal behaviour. See below.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1909
Stedman

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