Alaina at 6 months old enjoying some exersaucer fun & bumbo seat time
getting a kiss from big brother Nolan
Alaina had to get a cranial helmet, just like Nolan did. Already at her 1 week check-up, I noticed the back of her head seemed flat & we were hoping it would get better with time, but it continued to stay flat. They don't schedule head scans for babies until they're 4 months old, so we had to wait. Unfortunately, we had to wait a long time to hear from the insurance company as well, so therefore she didn't actually get her helmet until February 7th. For those of you wondering, it costs approximately $3500 for this, so we are lucky the insurance company covers most of the cost. And, I was able to pick out a cute pink helmet with a butterfly design. She does great with it on & it doesn't seem to bother her. We are hopeful she will get it off in June/July (just in time for her 1st birthday).
Nolan & Mikayla taking turns feeding Alaina
Time seems to fly with 3 kids in the house & a daycare running daily. Thus, why my blog hasn't been updated in about 6 months. But I wanted to let everyone know that Alaina is doing great. She has had no further seizures since her episode in December. Except for a slight cold & ear infection over the winter, she has been a happy & healthy baby girl! At 10 1/2 months old, she still has no baby teeth, but is crawling around everywhere, standing up, walking along furniture, waving bye-bye, & getting into everything she can reach & trying to put everything in her mouth.
