We have a Helmet Graduate!

**it has taken me almost a month to write this post. I guess I felt if I didn't write it down for the world to read, it wasn't entirely true. I was not overly happy that Cash graduated. But it is what it is I guess. 

Cash has been out of his helmet quite a bit from fever & his surgery. I decided to take him into Star to get an adjustment. We are scheduled next week but Cash just seems really uncomfortable in it. Especially when sleeping. 

Cash pulled him self up for the first time while playing in the waiting room. 

Mr. Dwain did a scan first thing. (I finally had someone (my mom) with me during a scan and got pictures!)

Mr. Dwain took some comparison pictures. 

And he checked the numbers. 

He had gone from 3.5mm asymmetry to 4.7mm.  My heart sank. I held back tears. I couldn't believe it. He had over 1 mm of growth in the wrong direction.  We made the decision to be done with therapy. Mr. Dwain said there wasn't any room left in the helmet for adjustments. So I got out his graduation shirt I had made for him. 

The front says "Bye Bye STARband, Hello Hats".  

On our way out the door Mr. Dwain said if I have another baby to make sure that when the eyes are close on their back & when their eyes are open on their tummy.  And hopefully that way he won't see us again. 

My mom and I took Cash to Build A Bear to have a bear made to wear his helmet. 

He's pretty cute. 

So since Cash has been out of his helmet I have been a nervous wreck. For one thing, he keeps hitting his head on everything. And the other is we are getting ready to go on a 13 hour trip to visit my parents.  That is a long time for him to be in his car seat. I am so worried that his head will get flat again. I am so scared he will regress.  I feel after all this time, money & effort that we will loose it all. I know I am over thinking it but I am just worried. 

Here are a few pictures from the past few weeks.