Nine Holes

Dearest Joshua David~

Hello sweetie pie!

We were both up relatively early.  You had your usual cereal breakfast with apple juice.  Once you finished your bottle, I took you back upstairs to play for a little bit before we hit the road.  You had another head scan this morning, and I didn't want to be late (we were a little late the last time, remember?).

We got there right at 9am (our appointment time) and you and I played in the a chair while waiting for your scan.  You were all happy and giggling at the beginning of the appointment, but once we put you in the machine and I had to hold your hands .... oh man! .... you cried and cried!  They had the do the scan about 5 or 6 times until we got one they could read.  :-P  

Anyway, we got some good news from your head measurements and scan .... you're still showing growth in the right areas and stability in the other areas.   The diagonal between your front right and back left have remained stable .... which is what we want since we want growth from the diagonal from your front left to back right .... which is showing growth.   Plus, I can feel little bumps on the back of your head which shows it's growing out. Your orthotist (Heather) added nine holes in the back of the helmet to help with ventilation and so she could see the spacing on the back right side between your head and the helmet.  We have another appointment on december 20th (three weeks instead of four because she won't be there the week after Christmas) for another scan.  If you continue to show growth, you may wear the helmet for another month after (going into january).  If the growth slows down, you may not need to wear it after that appointment.  It'll be a little over 3 months at that next appointment, so we just have to see if you need the extra month or not.  

After your appointment, we made a quick stop at the store to look for birthday gifts .... two of my coworkers have birthdays next week, so I wanted to see if I could find something for them.  Nothing really stood out, so we came back home.  

I washed the bed sheets and towels as you played.  We also wrapped your Aunt Katie's birthday gifts.  Today she turns 29 on the 29th!  We're going out to eat tonight for dinner, so we needed to get some things done since we won't have time tonight.  

After wrapping the gifts, you took a little nap on my for about an hour.  Then, I went ahead and gave you a bath and put you in clean clothes for dinner tonight.  Daddy came home about an hour after that and watched you for a few minutes so that I could take a shower.  Then, you took a bottle for dinner and we hit the road!

You did really well at the restaurant considering it was getting late and you usually get your wiggles out at night vs being in a high chair.  :-P  You sat between me and Mimi and you kept waving and smiling at the people.  You were getting tired and fussy by about 8:30pm, but we left shortly after that and you fell asleep in the car.  

After a diaper change and outfit change, you played on the bed with daddy and I until you fell asleep.  :-)

Tomorrow we get to play together all day!  Sleep tight little precious!

I love you!  

~Mommy