Helmet Therapy

It's official. Matt and I have decided to put Charlotte in a helmet to correct her flat head. :( We took her to Children's today to have her head looked at and the Nurse said there was a 50% chance that it would round back out somewhat on its own. 50% is not good enough for us though. I don't want to look back 10 years from now and regret fixing something that was fixable. So...we'll be making an appointment soon to have the helmet made. 

On another note...Charlotte is also sick right now. She contracted her first cold about a week ago and has been congested ever since. Today was the first sign of a fever though. The thermometer read 102 tonight...so we are currently dealing with a fussy baby. We look forward to her becoming healthy again and her head becoming more round. :)

Charlotte on video

Here is a small video of Charlotte sitting. Please ignore all my talking...I was trying to get her to laugh more because of course she stopped doing that once the video camera came out. :)

Charlotte can sit on her own

Today Charlotte is 5 months old and she can officially sit on her own for a good 5 minutes or so. Our little girl is so talented. :) They must be practicing the art of sitting with her at daycare. Here is a shot of her sitting on our bed. That is where we practice since it has a nice soft landing in the event of a fall. :) 

In her crib

So this morning when I went to wake up Charlotte to feed her before leaving for work I found her completely resting against the rails of the crib. Her whole body was pressed up against the side. She has never moved like that in the middle of the night before. When she goes down of course I place her directly in the center of the mattress. Now I understand why you have to box babies in. :)

Charlotte caught a cold

Well...Charlotte caught her first cold. A lot of people said that it was typical for babies to catch a cold within their first week of daycare...but I didn't believe they would be right on target. Charlotte is all congested with a head cold. No fever though...thank God. Hopefully it won't be too long of a stretch. I hate hearing her all uncomfortable when she breathes. 

It's getting a little bit easier

Charlotte just finished her third day of daycare. As people have said...it is getting a little bit easier. I still hate leaving her and I constantly wonder what she is doing all day but I know she is being well taken care of. Props to La Petite Academy. Charlotte seems to love it there. 

Charlotte started daycare

Charlotte's first day of daycare was today. Mom cried. Dad was fine. Charlotte didn't seem to realize what was going on. :) The teachers said she was happy most of the day...so that is good. Apparently she was only fussy right before I came to pick her up. When I got there though she was just lying in the swing pretty content. I can't believe I have to do this all over again tomorrow. I don't see how this can get any easier. :( well...day one down....lots more to go.

Here's a few pictures from this weekend:

                                        Sleeping in Grandma Marcy's arms

                                                 First time eating rice cereal