Helmet Update

At Juliet's 6 week helmet appointment she had a scan to see how her head was growing.  She must have had some major growth spurts in that time because her head grew a lot!  Her measurements looked FANTASTIC, showing that the helmet was absolutely working.  On a scale of 1-5, she's a 1 now, and her asymmetry between sides was only 5mm.  Apparently these numbers are much better than expected in such a short amount of time - it's not typically until the 12 week scan that you'd expect this much improvement.  The doctor wants Juliet to stay in the helmet until an 11 week scan and then she'll probably be done early!  That's in just 2 1/2 more weeks, so we're thrilled.

 I've been told some babies need to be weaned out of the helmet.  Since they spend so much time a day in it, it can become like a security blanket.  When I first take off the helmet each day, Juliet actually fusses a bit and scratches her head like she wants it back on.

 The helmet has come in so handy during this stage of being a baby.  Learning to crawl and now cruising comes with falling down, and the helmet has saved her little head so many times!  It also comes in handy when a big bad big sister likes to help the baby 'practice walking'!

Shhhh...we cheat with the helmet for special times like taking photos, swimming, going out to eat & shopping.  The doctor was very adamant about only taking it off for 1 hour a day but obviously that's a bit conservative if we cheated now and then and still had great measurements!  I like to take advantage of these times and put bows in Juliet's hair.

 Being loved by Madison & Delaney!

 Hey Grandpa!  What flat spot?  Look at this soon-to-be-round-again head!

 Oh - and look who is STANDING by herself now!  She's only 9 1/2 months old...surely a walker soon?  Uh oh.

 Swimming with Daddy - a must during these super hot days.  Another cheat time - shhhh!

 We had to skip Juliet's 9 month checkup as she was sick with a mystery virus that week.  She had a fever, then head to toes red bumps for a few days.  The doctor thinks it was "Parvo" since her cheeks got and stayed the reddest.  Isn't that what dogs can get?  See the wet, slicked over hair?  I do that to her hair right after I take the helmet off in the morning, otherwise...

...this is what she looks like!  CRAZY HAIR!