Let's round out that head!

Like I said the previous post, Roman got a helmet.  This is for his head shape.  We had a cranial scan weeks before, and it showed that his head was 11% off the typical shape.  Below 6% is normal and 15% is severe.  He was right in the middle, so we opted to get him an expensive helmet.  He has some torticollis and getting his head symmetrical will help us get that sorted out as well.

To show some of the flatness that we're trying to fix...

"Is it really that flat, guys?  I mean, really, a helmet for months for this little thing?"

It is foam and doesn't weigh much, but it definitely caused some backtracking in his tummy time.  To him it must feel like a heavy load. Think how strong he'll be when he gets it off in a few months.

The helmet does make him super hot and sweaty if we don't keep him very cool.  He still is hooked on his swaddle at night and so he sleeps naked with a modified breathable swaddle so he doesn't sweat at night.

He has o wear it 23 hours a day, so it only comes off at bath time at night and for a little bit longer to sanitize and dry it.

Genevieve and Judah, by far, steal the most cuddles with Roman.  This is after bath and getting ready for bed!

A graphics place in town, called Printit Wraps & Graphics, actually will design and wrap the helmets for free as a charity.  The lady who did it didn't speak English, so she had someone translate for her to tell me that it makes her so happy to do this for babies.  I asked if she wanted a picture, so she took one of my sweet boy turned Captain America!

Picking up his helmet after it was wrapped!

When he first got the helmet, for about a week or so, he would raise his brow and scrunch it like this, checking out that new feeling of it moving slightly on his head.

I decided to have his name put on the Velcro too.