4 month doctors appointment and a new journey

We took Cade in for his 4 month well baby appointment and shots on Monday. He is a growing boy and progressing developmentally right on track.

He weighs 13 pounds 10 ounces (25%)
He is 25 inches long (50%)
His head is 17 inches around (75%!!!)

Cade got 3 shots again this time along with an oral vaccine. The shots are definitely the worst part of the appointment and it was so hard for me to leave Cade after the appointment to go into work. I am so thankful for our situation and that Gregg was home all day to love on and cuddle with our sad boy!

Cade has had torticolis since he was born. This basically means that he was cramped in the womb and when he was born his muscles were tight and he didn't have good head and neck motion. Gregg and I both noticed this and that he had a flat spot on the back of his head very early on (which we also think started developing in utero). We worked hard to reposition him constantly and encourage him to turn his head in all directions in order to prevent additional problems. We took him to see our pediatrician about the problem when he was about 6 weeks old and started doing neck stretches with him multiple times a day. His neck stiffness has dramatically improved and we don't have any problems with that any more. He does still have the flat spot on the back of his head which our pediatrician has been monitoring very closely. Along with the flat spot he has some facial asymmetry- one of his cheeks is bigger than the other and one of his ears is higher than the other and set more forward than the other- all problems associated with and caused by the flat spot. The physical therapy and neck stretches that we have done have helped to make sure that the problems haven't gotten any worse but they haven't improved either. Our doctor told us Monday that Cade has a mild case of plagiocephaly and recommended that we take him for a consultation at Cranial Technologies in order to be fitted for a DOC (Dynamic Orthodic Cranioplasty) band (helmet.) The DOC band works by applying mild holding pressure on the babies head. It directs growth to the flat regions and discourages it from the prominent areas. Our pediatrician has said that she doesn't think the defect is so severe that we have to treat so that decision is up to Gregg and I. We have done a lot of praying, reading and research over the last few days and we have decided that we want to move forward with the treatment and that Cade will be getting a DOC band. We have our first appointment this Friday morning and should know more then. We ask for lots of prayers for all 3 of us as we begin this journey and will keep everyone posted on what we learn Friday.