Extreme Baby Sports Here We Come!

Peanut got her helmet yesterday afternoon, and what an afternoon it was. For those of you who didn't know she's got kind of a funky head. I'm grateful for my education because she had torticolis when she was born and I was able to notice it and treat it quickly, but as she grew her head was not changing the way it should. Her occipital bone (the one in the back) never really expanded normally and then she sleeps 10-12 hours most nights on her back and what do you get - a flat head. At first the pediatrician kind of made it seem like it would be no big deal and it would change as she grew, but at our last visit to her, she made it seem to be a more pressing matter. So hence the helmet. We got to wean her into the helmet 1hr on 1hr off then tomorrow 2hr on 1hr off and so forth. She gets to wear it 23 hrs a day for the next six months.

Yesterday went like this. Try on helmet - FREAK OUT. Adjust helmet and try on again - did okay. Adjust and try it on again - ticked at the orthotist. Wore helmet home - fine 20 minutes screamed 40 minutes. Off 1 hr trying to settle her down. Put helmet on fine 20 minutes scream and cuss at dad 40 minutes - mom and dad almost in tears while also trying to hold scouts at our house. 1 hr off - finally napped. Put on helmet again - ate dinner and anything she could reach, got ready for bath - no screaming - yeah! Only a little fussing, then helmet on after bath for 45 minutes until bed time. Thank Heavens we don't have to wear it to bed yet. Poor girl. She finally rolled over and played a little after her bath even with the helmet on, but it was been a rough day for her. I think this is just as hard on us though. It just makes us so sad to see her that upset, she has been such good natured baby until...dun duh da - the helmet ;) I know she'll adjust quickly, in fact this morning was much better. We've decided that our story to people, when they ask about it, will be that we have encouraged her to be well rounded and she has taken interest in some extreme sports at a very young age and we insist that she were a helmet at all times. Baby football, sky-diving, motocross, mountain biking, etc - you get the idea. Anyway here is our cute girl getting adjusted.