9 Month Checkup

Vivian had her 9 month checkup today.  All is well.  She's 17 lbs 2 oz and 27" long which is 25th percentile for both.  (Audrey was 16 lbs, 26" at 9 months.)  A couple of these are blurry and extreme close ups because I was just goofing around with her.  I still think they're cute.  :)

Cranial Helmet

Our little Vivi has a flat head on her back left side.  So flat, that she's undergoing the process to be fitted for a cranial helmet.  She's been such a sound sleeper since about 10 weeks old that she really doesn't move in the night.  Pair this with the fact that she's still not rolling over, and you have a child who sleeps in the same exact position for 12 hours a night which creates a flat spot.  Luckily, she's just crossing into moderate severity and won't experience any developmental issues.  Still, it's not fun to think she may have to wear a helmet to keep the rest of her head in place while the flat spot rounds out.  She'd have to wear it for 3-4 months, 23 hours a day.  :(  We've seen two doctors, including a neurosurgeon, and an occupational therapist who specializes in the helmets.  While the helmet is not 100% necessary, it would definitely fix the spot.  There's a chance, however, that Viv's case isn't severe enough to be covered under insurance and we're waiting to find out.  In the meantime, we've signed Viv up for some physical therapy to see if they can do anything for her but our first appointment isn't until this weekend.  Sigh.  I really don't know if this is something I want to put her through or if we should just rely on her hair to cover up the flatness.  I feel like the helmet is the right answer though but I guess we'll wait to see if insurance covers it and then go from there.  We should find out in the next few weeks.

My Little Chef

We decided to make brownies on a whim the other night and I had the best little sous chef helping me.  She remembered that she had gotten aprons for Christmas - my mom had 2 stashed away for her - and Ninang AyAy had also sent one before.  Audrey proudly announced that meant that she owned 3 aprons!  Told you she can add.  ;)  Anyway, after fixing the still long/large apron to get it to fit, we got to work.  Audrey wanted to help with everything so I let her try.

Look at her concentration!

Ta da!

Waiting.....

and waiting.....

and waiting some more!

The brownies were seriously some of the best we'd ever had.  I highly recommend the Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate.  That's what I'll be buying from now on.

Pretty Name

The girls' doctor's office writes the kids' names on the exam table paper before you enter the room.  They always do something cute but this is one of my favorites.

More Ballerina Pics

Because she's just so darn stinkin' cute, here are more pictures of Audrey the ballerina. You'll have to excuse the clarity - I was taking these through a window that had blinds.

Another Party!

The day after the birthday party at the aquarium, we headed to a local community center for another birthday party.  This time, a boy on our street was turning 3 and there was a  "construction site" theme.

Viv and her friend Emelia: