Ari's Third Checkup!!

Ari's third CranioCap checkup was on Tuesday! Sorry it's taken me a while to write about it.. I've been a pinch busy. = D

When we got there, the specialist was so happy to see Ari to find out if his head rash was improving. She said she had been thinking about "this poor baby" (she is so sweet and has a foreign accent that is so endearing). She looked at his head and was very pleased to see that his head rash is almost gone (held at bay by daily application of anti-fungal cream). I explained all that the doctor had said, and she was very interested to hear about it. She said that Ari has had a harder time with the helmet than most babies and that she is so impressed with how easy-going and happy he has remained during all of this. I'm so proud of him. = )

After this, the specialist took the helmet back to adjust it. She pushed out the back some more to relieve pressure points at the top back of his head, expanded the base of the helmet by his neck where it was chaffing too much, and also tried to push in one of the anchor buttons for the velcro slot which had recently caused a blister. I'm hoping that this will help so that we don't have to put gauze over the button under the helmet, which is what helped his blister to heal.

When she got back, she explained that when she sees us in two more weeks we will be about halfway done with the treatment if all continues to go well. She said that when we come, we will compare his head against a foam mold of the original shape of his head to see how much progress we have made. That should be interesting!! = D

While we were waiting for her to adjust the helmet, Ari played with his reflection in the mirror. I've included a few photos of this playdate. ; )