No Helmet, Yet

Ryan had his head scanned again yesterday. It was accomplished much faster this time. The trick was let him suck on a bottle. That kid will get through anything if he can be eating.

His measurements actually got better. He went from being 13mm off to 10mm. The orthotist seems fairly conservative and we're going to wait on the helmet for now. We'll go in a month from now for another scan. If he's gotten worse or stayed the same, we'll opt for the helmet at that time. So, in the mean time we're trying some repositioning to keep him off the flat spot especially at night when he sleeps. No easy task now that he can roll over. If we can get him to around 6mm (normal deviation) than we won't have to helmet at all.

Ry is eating lots of cereal. Next week, we'll introduce some new foods. I can't wait to see his reaction. The video camera will have to be out for that. He's rolling from tummy to back in both directions and very close to getting back to tummy. I claim he just lacks motivation. The mechanics and strength seem to be there. No teeth quite yet. Soon, I'm sure.

I have to say that when I look at his sweet little face, I'm often overcome with emotion still. He's a little miracle. I never expected to feel so much for such a little one.