There's a new accessory in Linus' wardrobe...a helmet! Today we (just Linus and me!) went and got the helmet from the Orthotic & Prosthetic Lab at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. My plan is to periodically post some pictures of Linus's head so we can watch the progression.
Brachycephaly = flat-head. Ask my Aunt Nancy, she'll tell you she has one :) Check out Daph's old pictures...there was some MAJOR flatness going on there, too. We knew going into this kid's life that we were going to do everything possible to prevent a flat head! Lots of planning and discussing about keeping a head from getting flat took place. What can I say? My kids (like me!) love to lay FLAT on their back to sleep...with their cute little arms above their heads. When you start sleeping in long stretches at night AND you lay flat on your back AND your mom is a freak about SIDS AND you probably have some strange genetic component (re: Aunt Nancy), you get a flat head. A really freakin' cute head, but, alas! a flat one! :)
More to follow in the upcoming days... Now it's time for me to go to sleep too... yes, with my arms above my head :)
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