Doctor appointments

Emily had a check-up appointment today for her helmet. The level of severity of her head flatness was a "12" before she got the helmet. Today she measured a "3"! "0" is perfect. Usually they call it good once they are a "3" or "4". She's only worn it 4 weeks! They told us she can be done wearing it if we want to... but we like it so much! We decided that since we already have the helmet, it's paid for, and she's used to it that we'd go ahead and wear it for another month and see how much better we can make her head.

Also, Emily had her 9-month well child visit today. I was so glad she didn't need any shots at this visit! Here's her stats (my favorite part of these visits):

Weight = 17.35 lbs. (24 %tile)

Length = 28.25 in. (75 %tile)

Head = 18 in. (91 %tile)

Here's a few interesting (to me) statistics:

Ashley weighed 14 lbs when she was 9 months old.

Ashley weighed 16 lbs when she was 12 months old.

Emily weighed 16 lbs when she was 6 months old.

Ashley was always in about the 3rd %tile in weight, length, & head circumference.

Emily's 1st Tooth!

I almost forgot! While I was making all of these posts I discovered Emily has her first tooth... finally! I've been saying constantly since June that she is cutting teeth. I think she has 5 more that aren't too far behind this one.

"Helmet Head"

Before...

After...

Emily has plagiocephaly or a flat head. Her dr. pointed this out to me when she was 2 months old. We worked on positioning her and improved it but decided to go ahead with the helmet.

Emily got a helmet 2 weeks ago. Hopefully she will only wear it for 2-3 months but it will depend on how fast her head grows. She is supposed to wear it 23 hours a day. We take it off for baths and eating.

On our 2nd visit to physical therapy for her torticollis we were told we didn't need to come back. You can still see a little tilt in the 3rd picture so we still have a little work to do at home.