1st Tooth

This past Monday I noticed something extremely sharp in Preston's mouth... It was indeed his first tooth! It looked like a tiny piece of white rice on his gum. Today I looked at it again and it is growing it perfectly. The past few nights he has been waking up every hour wanting his paci, but other then that, the teething process has been pretty easy. I hope the rest come in with this much ease!

Helmet Time!

So on Preston's 7 month birthday he got an extra special present... His helmet. Chip and I were both nervous the night before that he would hate it and it would be uncomfortable, but our worries were quickly taken away when we got into the Dr's office and he slipped Preston's helmet on with ease. Preston literally had no idea it was even on his head. He laughed, smiled, and continued to play with the Dr while he told us all about the care and treatment of the helmet. We will go in every 2-3 weeks to get the inside of his helmet shaved down to make room for it to grow in the correct way. The Dr said that he will need to wear the helmet anywhere between 3-6 months, depending on fast he grows. We started out with 1 hour on/1 hour off schedule, then built up to 2 on/ 2 off and now he is wearing it 23 hours a day and is doing great. One of my big concerns was how he was going to feel sleeping in it, but it almost seems like he sleeps better now. He still rolls around and climbs and attempts to crawl just like when he had no helmet. Needless to say I am not concerned one bit anymore, I am just very very thankful for whoever invented the helmet.

Silly Baby

I was holding Preston when his Plagio Dr called me to discuss his helmet payments. After it was handled I hung up the phone and told Preston that he was an expensive baby. He then laughed, screamed, and slapped me in the face.

Plagio Update

On Tuesday Preston, Sari, and myself headed up to Children's Hospital for our scheduled appointment we made with Dr. Loa several months ago. Dr. Loa is one of the best Plagio specialist in Dallas and she immediately made us all feel so comfortable. Preston got a laser scan of his little head and lots of profile pictures taken. The scan showed that Preston's ears are off by 10mm (right ear further forward then his left). Dr. Loa said that if she was to walk in the store and see Preston that she would not think that he had Plagio and that his improvement with physical therapy and repositioning has been incredible. She also said that his head will never revert and get worse, it can either stay the same or get better. This honestly was not the answer I was looking for going into the appointment. I wanted a yes he needs a helmet or no he doesn't. She said that he is in the middle category of Plagio, not mild but not severe. She gave us tons of paperwork and phone numbers and said to think about it and try to make a decision within a week. Well it's been two days now and we have made our decision. Preston will be getting a helmet. Although this is 100% cosmetic, this is not for Chip and me. We think, and know, that Preston is perfect. Our fear is that when Preston is older he will look back and ask why we didn't do everything possible to correct the Plagio. So that's what we are going to do, and feel completely confident in our decision. We are waiting to hear back on the specific dates, but it will be soon.

In all of this I still feel so incredibly blessed. Being at Children's, and seeing babies, even infants, with trachea and feeding tubes really made me realize that this is nothing. Modern medicine is such a gift and we are lucky there is something out there to correct Preston's condition. I'm sure he will get some stares, but who cares. We think his helmet will be adorable :)