Owen is a healthy 26 lbs and 30 inches tall. He's in the 90th percentile for weight and the 50th for height. He'll be average height but built like a brick, apparently. =)
He had to get 5 shots. Poor guy! He got the 1st of the flu vaccines and has to go back in a month to get the 2nd set. After that he can just get one a year.
His pediatrician is very pleased with his head and said his surgeons did an excellent job. She went over a list of things he should be doing at his age - he can bang blocks together, he can say a few words (mama, dada, hi, bear and ball are his favorites) and he can walk, etc. He's on track developmentally. He's perfect.
You never know just how precious these milestones are until you're faced with the reality that they could've been robbed from him.
But, my boy beat Craniosynostosis and he left it in the dust. I'm so proud of him!
The reporter from Fox 8 emailed me to ask for some pictures to use with the story. We're planning on an air date of Tuesday 10/11 during the 5pm broadcast and again on 10/12 with the 9 am broadcast. I can't wait to see it pieced together and see how it turned out. I fully expect to cry when I watch it.
My whole purpose in doing this story is the hope that a parent whose child may have this condition can see it and get some answers. I hated the feeling of being helpless for all of the months we were waiting and unsure of what we were dealing with. I would hate for another family to experience that.
One of the organizations I follow on Twitter asked "Do you believe in Mother's intuition?" I replied back - ABSOLUTELY! I knew in my heart for months that something wasn't right. I tried my hardest to believe my son's Doctor knew what he was talking about, but my heart told me otherwise. We finally pushed for a referral to the Neurosurgeon and that's when we began our journey with Craniosynostosis.
A Mother's intuition and a Mother's love are some of the strongest forces in this world.
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