Update on Rhyan and her helmet!

Rhyan is doing GREAT~

I am really so very proud of her. She has not seemed to be bothered by her helmet at all. She has napped like normal. She' s a great sleeper and believe me, the child needs her sleep. Last night was the first night she had to wear it to bed, so of course i was concerned that she would be bothered by it... but she wasn't. She slept like a champ. I have been worried about her overheating, so i bought some of the thin white cotton short sleeved onesies for her to wear instead of her footed sleepers. The girl doesn't mind sleeping while a little cool, but sweats like crazy if she's a little overheated (hmmm... sounds like a certain Daddy i know...). So she and Jeff have that in common.

She is working very hard to turn over to her left. This is so great because that is the way its hard for her to turn her head. So to see her working at it and doing SO well is very encouraging. Courtney (her therapist) said we'd probably have to work w/ her a while to get her to turning that way. I'll admit, I've worked with her some (a little each day) but not tons... so this is really by her own prompting. She's definitely strong willed and stubborn. Which in this case is really great. She's not letting a little torticollis get in the way of her getting around!

She is pushing herself up with her arms so that her chest is completely off the floor. She is also pulling her knees under her while on her tummy... i have a feeling crawling will come in the not so distant future. Jeff said he prefers her to be a paper weight baby. Haha. It is exciting to think that she'll be on the move soon. Um, scary, but exciting!

Rhyan has turned into a TUMMY sleeper! This is hilarious to me b/c Jeff sleeps on his tummy every night while i sleep on my back (he says i look like a corpse sometimes!). So to see her sleeping like her daddy, being hot natured like her daddy... well, its sweet. I love Jeff. And i love seeing his traits in our daughter :-) If only she'll be as sweet as he is. But alas, the stubborn side of me seems to be quite strong in her, as well. She HATES being woke up. Yep, thats like me. As long as she wakes on her own, you wont find a happier baby. But if you interrupt her sleep... beware. She's gonna protest w/ crying. And with attitude. She gives looks to kill.

Anyways, Rhyan is doing really well. We will have a scan on Nov 2nd to see how her head shape is progressing. Jeff and I love every minute we have with her. We really are so blessed!