I have been meaning to write this update for some time now and I have not got around to it. My life with a new baby has just been turned upside down. Our life pretty much revolves around Parker right now. :)
Parker's blessing was such a fun day for us. Thanks to everyone who came and supported us! I just wanted to write a little about Parker's blessing. I was so overwhelmed by all the friends and family that came and supported us. The day could not have gone any better. I am so grateful for my mom and all the energy she put into making it a wonderful day for us. I felt so much joy for a husband that is worthy to be mouth piece for the Lord. I am so grateful that I have to opportunity to have these special spirits in my life. It seems at times like this I catch a little glimpse of Heavenly Fathers love for them. I just hope and pray that one day they will be able to see what I have seen in them. I am so grateful for the gospel and the joy and happiness it brings to our family.
We went to his 2 month appointment and found out a few new things. We found out that he has Congenital Torticollis and Plagiocephaly. I had never heard of either one of these until now. It is not to serious we are just glad the doctor caught it when he did. For those who don't know Congenital Torticollis happens before birth. With Parker's situation they think that it happened when he dropped a little early and his head was turned to the right and up. They believe that he stayed that way the last few weeks and one side of his neck grew longer and stronger and the other side is shorter and weak. So when we was born he was not even able to move his head to the left. At 2 weeks Parker got a little cold and so we started to prop him up at night to sleep. Since he was only able to lay on the right side of his head he developed a really bad flat spot on his head. The flat spot is called Plagiocephaly. The Torticollis was a mild case but his head was a few centimeters from severe. The problem with plagiocephaly is that it not only affects the head shape but it was also affecting his ears, eyes, and forehead.
To fix the problem we have had to go to weekly physical therapy to learn stretches and exercises to do with him to help him get full range of motion with his head. We also have had to do a lot more tummy time with him the help strengthen his muscles. At first I felt very overwhelmed with all of this because of all the stretches and exercises and tummy time that they were asking us to do with him. I felt like if he was awake we needed to be doing some stretch or exercises with him. After a few weeks Kyle and I had a system down and we have been working on it together and that has really helped a lot. We will see how much all the stretched and exercises will help. The doctor said that it will take 9 months or more to get it all totally fixed. We will have to decide in September if he has not made enough progress if he needs a correctional helmet or not.
