Flat Head..

Mario and I have noticed for a while that the back of Caroline's head is pretty flat. We brought it to our pediatrician's attention at her 2 month appointment and she said she wasn't very concerned but gave us a referral to Cranail Technologies to do an evauation for Plagiocephaly.
We went to the evaluation on Tuesday and they said she has moderate Brachycephaly, meaning her head is flat straight accross the back and not just on one side. They recommended that we put Caroline in a DOC Band (helmet) for 6-8 weeks to help round out the back of her head. She would have to wear the band for 23 hours a day.

Mario and I are very torn about whether or not to get the band. I have done a lot of research and many websites say that her head will round out on it's own, despite what Cranial Tech told us. They said her head is probably not going to get any better on its own but it probably won't get any worse. I don't think Caroline's head looks that bad and don't know that it's worth it to get the band, but we're concerned that if we don't get it we may regret that decision when Caroline is older.

I called her pediatrician to see if we could go over the results and get her opinion or a referral to a specialist for a second opinion and she said to just wait until Caroline's 4 month appointment on August 4th and we would discuss things then.

Here are some pictures of Caroline's head. What do you think?

14 Weeks and 4th of July..

We hosted both families for the 4th of July this year. We were off on Friday so we took Mario's family to the Texas Capitol to walk around. On Saturday we bbqed at our house then everyone loaded up to go watch the fireworks in Kyle. Caroline slept through the fireworks until the very end. She was able to see about 5 minutes worth and was in awe. The sound didn't scare her at all.

Hanging out in the car before going into the Capitol

Caroline spent most of the tour in the Bjorn and she did really well

One of Mario's cousins in the chief of staff for a Representative so we got to sit in the rep's chair. Here's Caroline with Aunt Debra.

Here's a group shot of all of us..Caroline was not happy

Sitting in someone's seat on the House floor

"watching" the fireworks

Here's Caroline at 14 weeks..funny face

Pretty much any time anything gets near her mouth she tries to eat it now

Playing with her toes

She's starting to drool at lot more nowAttitude already

Mario's parents brought a giant watermelon from Pearsall

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13 weeks and 3 months

Caroline turned 13 weeks old on Tuesday and 3 months old on Wednesday, I think. It's weird because she was born on the 31st..so on months that don't have 31 days, is she another month older on the 30th or the 1st of the next month?

We made a trip to the pediatrician yesterday because she's been spitting up A LOT lately. Her daycare was concerned that she possibly had reflux and might need to switch formulas. Based on our description of her symptoms, her pediatrician wasn't concerned and doesn't feel like she has it bad enough to warrant any kind of treatment or switching of formula. She said we'll discuss starting rice cereal at her 4 month appointment, which should help with the spitting up. I guess a bonus about going to the pedi's office yesterday is that we got to have her weighed. She's 13lbs 4oz.

I packed up most of her 0-3 onesies and pjs and she's moved on to 3-6 month clothes. We're using the last of her size 1 diapers and will probably move up to size 1-2 or 2 when the 1s are gone. We're looking forward to a fun 4th of July weekend with family. Caroline's going to make her first trip to the Texas Capitol and we're taking her to her first fireworks show.

Mario being cheesy..Caroline focused on the light switch

She likes the Bjorn much more now that she can face out

She knows how old she is..she's holding up 3 fingers

We spent some time outside yesterday

Jake