Emmanuel and Dave took a trip to Marquette on Monday to pick up his helmet. By Friday we had to make a second trip to Marquette to improve the fit. This time Mannie and I went together. The helmet was rubbing his little ears, and it kept shifting and sliding down over his eyes. It seems to be much better after Friday's fixings, however there is one spot behind an ear that needs a little more tweaking...hopefully the orthotist can make the adjustments when he travels to Houghton on Tuesday. Otherwise, we'll be heading back to Marquette!
It has been a rough week, but Mannie IS getting used to wearing the helmet...and so are mom and dad! We've worked our way up to 22-23 hours a day. He's technically supposed to wear it for 23 hours every day, but we have been giving him two breaks every day instead of the recommended single one hour break. In the morning we give him a 30-60 minute break to change his clothes and have some tummy time. In the evening, the 60 minute break involves his bath. The worst part is putting the helmet back on him, as it is very easy to accidentally fold his ears under it, not to mention his screaming (which thankfully subsides after some cuddling).
We were able to pick out the pattern on his helmet - the solar system. However, the page we made our selection from had a NAVY BLUE solar system, not a PURPLE one! Oh, well. It matches mom's new glasses! I told Dave we should find a Minnesota Vikings sticker for the helmet, to go with the color scheme. Dave seemed to think Brett Favre would be the perfect Halloween costume...ha!
Cross your fingers that we will be done with this chapter in our lives before Christmas. A typical child might wear a helmet for 3-6 months, but the orthotist seems to think Mannie's head might round out more quickly. We can only pray.
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