Well...got some new this week that sucks a bit. We took the little man for his 4 month checkup this week and the doctor commented on the flat spot he's got on the back right of his head. I noticed this when he was very young (probably a month old) so we've been trying to do neck stretches and rotate how we hold him and how he sleeps to see if it gets any better for the last 2 months. The doc recommended that we contact Cranial Technologies to see about a consultation which we had this morning and the little man will officially need to wear the helmet. Fortunately, my little flat head is at a good age and shouldn't have to wear it too long but it still sucks. Always looking for the silver lining, I am very excited about getting to decorate the helmet and putting him in funny shirts like the one I found that says "In a few months my head will be round but in a few months, you'll still be ugly", "It's called Plagiocephaly Look it up" or "Don't mind me...just reshaping my head". I've read horror stories about the cost of these things but fortunately (according to the preliminary information), our insurance is great and covers the majority of the cost. We got pictures done this morning and it's amazing to see how lopsided his little head really is when you look at all the angles. Keep your fingers crossed that everything goes as planned!
On another note, we officially have a chunky tub of love according to his latest stats. He currently weighs 17.6 lbs (92%), is 25.5 inches long (75%) and I don't remember his head circumference but it was in the 42%. He has officially started eating rice cereal and loves it. He will start to cry if I don't shovel it in fast enough (see weight percentile for explanation)...this kid is going to end up eating us out of house and home. Last night I went to Target for diapers (he's in size 3 now) and oatmeal cereal and there was a couple behind me checking out holding a baby boy who looked about the same size as my slug. The dad asked how old little man was and when I answered 4 months, they both went "WHOA!". I looked at them a little funny and asked how old their monkey was...he was 10 months old. NICE.
We went to my parent's house for Christmas Eve dinner (we usually go out for Mexican but stayed inside thanks to the weather and had fajitas)...this is their backyard.
The front of my parent's house...I was covered after being out there for only a minute!
