Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Helmet?

On Monday we took Michael to physical therapy where he was evaluated. She asked when Michael was born and also asked if he was born on time or early. I told her he was born 3 weeks early and She said she in real time Michael is around 7 months but he actually is only about 6 1/2 months. She explained in depth what she meant by that and I began to find myself actually taking it all in, like a fog was being cleared. She thouroughly checked Michael's head. She then tell's me that there is a very minute flat spot in the center but more to the left of his head. She asked how Michael was doing with tummy time and how he slept. I told her that since Michael was a month old he had been sleeping roughly 10 hours through the night and how we would turn his head from side to side as much as we could to avoid the dreaded "flat spot". I also told her that he is never on his back during the day anymore. He is always and I mean ALWAYS on his tummy or wanting to just stand up. She said with as much as he was sleeping that flat spot would be impossible to avoid since he slept on his back. She said we did what we could and the flat spot was really really tiny. She said she could really only see it by looking down and even then it was hard to spot. So therefor NO HELMET REQUIRED! Whoo Hoo. Let me tell you what a relief that was to hear! So after looking at his head she then turned her attention towards his developement which I was secretly freaking during that assesment, BUT then she said he is right where he should be. Ahhh! Whew! She watched him play on the floor and roll over and grab for toys. She then sat him up and watched him grab at toys again. She then stood him on his feet and that when she realized the strength that boy has in his hips. She barly had him and he pushed up off the ground and away he went haha. She gave me a few tips on getting him to roll over to his right side and be comfortable with it. Right now he only rolls over to the the right very seldomly and she says its because he is not used to it, and when he rolls over he feels like he is falling which is very understandable. So all in all Michael is doing great, is RIGHT where he should be, and I am doing the best I can and I believe that now! So all we need to do now is go see the specialist for his eye which I know won't be a happy story like this one. Action will be required to make his eye better and I am not looking forward to that meeting but if it helps his eye get better then its ok.  

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