Well, it's official. Hudson is getting a helmet (DOC band). Despite our efforts at hours upon hours of good quality tummy time, neck stretching and limiting the use of his carseat, he's getting a helmet. Hudson has what's called Plagiocephal. In real word terms that just means that he has a flat spot on the back of his head. The flat spot came from sleeping on his back which is what pediatricians recommend since sleeping on their tummies is a SIDS risk (at least until they can roll back and forth on their own). Hudson is still sleeping on his back, and has a tendency to turn his head to the right. The flatness that has resulted from this is causing some problems in the way his head is developing. You might notice that in the recent photos of him his left eye appears squinty and slightly smaller than the right eye. This is all related to the flat spot on his head which will hopefully be corrected by wearing a DOC band. The good news is that it can be fixed. The bad news is that he'll be wearing said helmet for 23 hours a day for 2-3 months. Today Hudson had a 3-D image made of his head so that they can build his DOC band specially for him. He'll get it July 8th and we'll see how he progresses over the following months. These images were taken in the Doctor's office today. He's such an amazing little baby boy. He continues to fill my heart with joy each and every day. I'll post some pics of his fancy helmet when it arrives in two weeks. Stay tuned.
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