Prepare to laugh...

Ok folks, things are moving along quite nicely here...3 babies, 3 funky shaped heads, but 3 helmets being made as we speak! We went yesterday to HANGER Orthotics to have the babies' heads scanned (which is what will be used to make the helmets).

It's likely that they will have to wear them for 3, 4 or 5 months...23 hours a day!! (That's right, 23!! They get to come off for bath time only, which I find humorous in itself...(a bath for 3 babies every day? Dear God. I guess I've really got my work cut out for me now!) They should have them in about a week. The boys' helmets will come with Military Camo pattern- one will have a brown strap and the other will have a black strap. Hunter's will be solid light pink with pink straps, (so it will go with all her outfits!)

I promise we are not doing this to be "those" parents who just want their kids' heads to be perfect. Our kids' heads are seriously in need of reshaping. If you've met them, you know. And misaligned heads means misaligned jaws, ears, etc. and it can cause other problems along the way if not corrected. So we're excited to have this opportunity. (Especially since they all fell into the "SEVERE" category....great.)

Anyway, aside from that, I just don't think words are necessary here. Please, take a gander at what it takes to scan a baby's head and feel free to chuckle! We all did!

COLTON THE BRAVE

First born...first scanned

Yes, I believe he's storing food for winter in those cheeks.

This is the image the scanner sends to the computer...freaky isn't it?

Ta Da! When the head sock comes off, the static comes out!

ETHAN THE CHICKEN

Biggest baby.....& biggest cry baby :)

He started out tough, like RAMBO..

But that was clearly short lived....

And there's my second static man!

HUNTER THE FEARLESS

Middle child...pretty confident

measuring my head...

The 8th dwarf

Dad and Colton

Liz, our favorite practitioner! She's very good with little babies!

Though not the same pattern, this is what the helmets look like

Whew! That was hard work...Please notice Hunter's pose. :)