Helmet

When Stockton was born, his clavicle was fractured. For the first 6 weeks or so of his life, he had a hard time turning his head to the right, and so usually slept facing the left. Because of that, he has a somewhat severe flat spot of the back left of his head. Our pediatrician suggested we see a head specialist, so we rolled our eyes and did so. Turns out his head was quite misshapen.. He put a nylon/sock type thing on Stock's head, and then did some scans. Craig asked me if I wanted to take his picture, but I declined - a decision I am really regretting. He was so cute with his chubby cheeks sticking out and a sock tied around his head. It was hilarious. 

Anyway, when the scans were done, we could see much better that his head was pretty bad. On a scale from 0 to something, 0 being a perfectly round head, he was at a 13. The Dr. said he definitely recommends helmeting if your child is anywhere from a 12-14, but he had also helmeted kids as low as an 8 or 9. So helmet him we did. I'm not thrilled about it, but if it helps get his head more round, I'm sure it will be worth it in the long run. Today is his first day wearing it, and so far it doesn't seem to bother him. They say it could impede their ability to roll over, but Stock could already roll over just fine, and still can. We'll see how this works out! Craig chose the color. 

My little Quasi Modo.