New Helmet and New Food

After a month of visits, fittings, and conversations with the insurance, Carson finally has his helmet. For those of you who don't know about this, it's for his flat head. This happens to more babies these days because babies are supposed to sleep on their backs because of SIDS. Alysson got a flat head, but her head fixed itself once she started rolling around. Carson, on the other hand, has been sleeping on his stomach since he was 2-months-old because he slept better that way (I'm not really a bad mom, just a tired one). But he's 6-months-old now, and it's not any better, so the doctor recommended a helmet. He doesn't even seem bothered by it, except when I first put it on after a bath or something, and I think that is just because I don't do a very good job yet. Just looking at it makes me cringe. He sweats so bad it drips down his neck, but the doctor said his body will adjust in about a week, and he won't sweat so much. He has to wear it for 23 hours a day until it's fixed, which is an average of 3 months.

In other Carson news, I started him on solid food again. As some of you may know, he didn't seem to adjust that well to the addition of rice cereal and a few fruits so we went back to just bottles. He would scream inconsolably for hours. I can handle a crying baby as long as I can get the baby to stop by doing something. But nothing worked for him. I guess his tummy was just so upset. I even took him to the doctor to see if he had an ear infection. It literally only took 24 hours with just bottles before he was back to my peaceful, patient little boy. So today was his first day back, and he seems to be fine for now.


Carson eating with his new helmet and Alysson with her cute Pippy braids