A Whole New Seth

Seth's Helmet

Seth first got his helmet from Cranial Technologies on June 6th to correct his plagiocephaly, for more on that see this post. It took a couple days to get used to but then became as normal to him as his own hair. With help from Sign Studios in San Diego, we decorated it with a race car theme.

On August 28th Seth got his second helmet. It was a hard week because we had a heat wave and he had acclimatized to not wearing one while the new helmet was being made. He eventually got used to this one and by the end, was ultra sensitive when we would take it off. We went back to Sign Studios and decorated this second helmet with a dump truck and the label "under construction." Everyone agreed that the second helmet suited him better.

On December 6, after 6 months of being a helmet head, Seth got his helmet off for good. We are SO pleased with the results and don't regret our decision to get the helmets. Seth would have been our cute little guy no matter what, but who would complain about a more symmetrical head shape?

Here are the before and after pictures to give an idea of just how much change has taken place in the past 6 months.
** Sadly, Seth's hair was bunched up on top under the sock but I think you can tell what is hair...

** The point on top is his hair :( I wish they had been able to retake them but we didn't realize until too late.

Cranial Technologies creates a mold of your baby's head so that you can compare the changes weakly. They give you the head molds when your treatment is done... We enjoyed getting lots of pictures with them but since they are extremely heavy and cumbersome and not the kind of decorations I like in my house, we did throw them away after that. The helmets are, however on Seth's bookshelf :)

As you can see, Seth looks MUCH more symmetrical :)


I couldn't do a post without a shout out to Seth's 11 month milestone. He is the best kid in the universe. His laugh has everyone in stitches and he is so loving. He is walking around and says ball, mama and dada (sort of). He loves carrying things around in his hands, eating blueberries and black beans and gives kisses on demand. He is always getting into trouble and tries to climb everything. We love our little guy and can't believe how fast this year is going.