As if things weren't hectic enough around here, we took Alex to his helmet casting yesterday. Since the helmet is custom-fitted, they make a cast of his head and make the helmet from that. The orthotists said their experience has been that the "good" twin usually gets the helmet. I can't imagine Nate going through the casting process without a lot of screaming and crying. Alex was amazing - didn't cry once. We picked out a fish pattern for the helmet and will get it fitted on
January 9.
First they put a little cape and hood on him. I'm bummed we didn't go with ghost costumes for Halloween because Alex looked adorable!
This was the hard part - putting the cast on. He had to sit very still until it was dry, which is really hard for a 7 month old. Jon entertained him with a toy. Doesn't the paste look like a little tear running down his cheek?
All done and a little stunned!
Kisses for the big boy! I still think that cape was so cute. Alex thought it was pretty tasty.
3 comments:
Alex did so well!!! I can't believe you were able to keep him still. I don't know that I would have been able to do that with Marcus. He is like a little circus performer. I can't wait to see his little helmet:)
imso amazed on how he looked so still! i know how emotionally wrecked you must have been. im a mother of four 3boys and now to my first baby girl. so excited! she had to be casted and it wasnt easy for the both of us! she had to be casted twice due to a 3wk time frame delay :(. but thank god second time around everything went so quickly and she now has her helmet, we went with a leopard print. and this is going on her 2 day with her helmet, cant wait til we start seeing results!
I am new to reading your blog and I already feel connected. My 6month old daughter Paxton(fraternal twin of my son Casey) was a torticollis baby and is now going through the process of getting a helmet. Your experiences and you perspective has really made me stop the self doubt and he second guessing that I should've done something sooner. I'm so glad to see your sons happy and loving life!!
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