Jackson's first Easter was great. Randy had just returned from a week in California and a totally botched (not-so-Good) Friday morning flight from San Jose...he missed his Friday morning plane and rather than being home Friday night for dinner, he was home for a late lunch on Saturday instead. And then we had the family over for Easter dinner on Sunday. Yes, I know we're crazy. But we already had all the food. Here's some pictures: 
coloring eggs with me, 
Jack's basket from the Easter Bunny and hanging out with Nana on Easter Sunday. 
Notice the super-cute sweater vest...my mom knitted it for him before he was born and it fit like a glove!!
coloring eggs with me, 
Jack's basket from the Easter Bunny and hanging out with Nana on Easter Sunday. 
Notice the super-cute sweater vest...my mom knitted it for him before he was born and it fit like a glove!!We took Jackson to the pediatric neurosurgeon a couple of weeks ago and discovered that he has moderate to severe plagiocephaly (i.e. a VERY flat back of the head). Dr. Olivarria did indeed recommend helmet therapy to correct the problem. Thankfully, my friend Anna's husband Ben (also a doctor) is a great counsel in this area, as this is his specialty AND he just finished a two month rotation at Children's Hospital there in Houston dealing with issues such as this. Basically, it is no big deal, it will take 6-12 weeks depending on how fast his head grows and weather or not he has a growth spurt while wearing the helmet. The downside is that most insurance companies have determined that this is a cosmetic problem, not a developmental issue and will not cover the (in Jackson's case) $2000 cost for helmet and treatment. According to Ben, this is an awesome deal and is cheap compared to other places he has heard of. The neurosurgeon's office made our case to Health First anyway. I finally got so exhausted and insane from praying that insurance would cover it that I asked God to just give me peace and let me be happy with whatever the decision was...lo and behold, Health First approved the helmet therapy. We are so thankful!! Here are a couple pictures of our boy's very flat head.
You can see that the one side is indented more than the other and that the back of his head isn't rounded out like it should be. His reflux and the throwing up he did every time we put him on his belly didn't help when he was a younger-he spent a lot of time on his back. Apparently, we are lucky that his forehead isn't bulging due to this. He has to go hopefully this week for the mold, then back two weeks after that for the fitting. Once we have the helmet, it's back once a week for the first three weeks to Orlando to have them check it and then it's up to the docs there how often they will see him after they have seen his progress. Very crazy and a huge pain, but I guess there's a possibility of brain damage if they don't fix it?
You can see that the one side is indented more than the other and that the back of his head isn't rounded out like it should be. His reflux and the throwing up he did every time we put him on his belly didn't help when he was a younger-he spent a lot of time on his back. Apparently, we are lucky that his forehead isn't bulging due to this. He has to go hopefully this week for the mold, then back two weeks after that for the fitting. Once we have the helmet, it's back once a week for the first three weeks to Orlando to have them check it and then it's up to the docs there how often they will see him after they have seen his progress. Very crazy and a huge pain, but I guess there's a possibility of brain damage if they don't fix it?This weekend was another whirlwind that I will save for next time...Grandma Shirley's 85th birthday and Jackson's baptism were the highlights of the weekend.
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I love your pictures, good blog!
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