Now making his fashion debut.....

Eli with his designer helmet!!! You probably can't really tell from the pictures but we got a sailboat pattern. It was toned down a bit more than some of the patterns and we thought it fit with his beachy room and Tim's beach roots. Today wasn't too bad. The orthotist that we are working with at UNC is so sweet and good with Eli. She brought his helmet in and fit it on him, made some marks and took it back to cut it to where he needed it - they arrive a little oversized in terms of coverage. She had to do that a few times and Eli was a trooper during the whole thing. That was amazing since he had been awake since 11:30am (he stayed awake until just a few minutes ago crashing in his crib; we think he's out for the night). So she got the fit right and went over our instructions. The break-in period for him will be five days. Day 1: 1 hour on, 1 hour off throughout the day - not on during naps or bed. Then the wearing period gradually gets longer to where he wears it 23 hours a day by Day 5. The helmet is very light and we think (HOPE!!) he will adapt quickly. We also got the cleaning / maintenance instructions and off we went. We put it on him tonight for about 40 minutes before he just got so darn fussy. I think he got pretty hot with the helmet on as his little head was sweaty - thus the reason for the break in period. Wish us luck this week!

He likes it...

He likes it not.....

He likes it......MAYBE!