The 1st step in the helmet process is to make a casting of the baby's head. It really is just that-a cast. The cast is then used to make the specially fitted helmet. We headed back to Children's hospital at 1:00 today to get the casting. B's physical therapist joined us for the appointment to help me ask any questions I may have.
Here we are in the waiting room
They sat B in just his diaper in a little bumbo. He was looking around being all cute & sweet as usual... then the "fun" started. They put him in a giant cape/bib and a little face mask kinda hood. He went from happy to pi$$ed in 10 seconds and cried the rest of the appointment. It was pretty heartbreaking. It only took about 15 minutes to lay the plaster strips but it seemed to take forever. It was so messy and I had to keep wiping it from his little eyes/mouth. He was a real trooper.
As soon as the casting came off and he was in my arms he was happy again. He got about 8,000 kisses and then slept the whole way home. Oh and we selected blue for his helmet color.
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