Here is a selection of pictures from Graham's 2 month Progression Photo session.
While Graham had some head control last month, it's really taken off in the last 4 weeks--he chooses to lift his head up even when being cradled in your arms! He coos all the time and has gotten better about his afternoons (they were quite rough for awhile there!). He is constantly smiling at us and seems to be quite the happy little man. His growth spurts have always come exactly on schedule--3 weeks, 6 weeks, and 9 weeks, and I'm really ready for this next break--until his 3 month spurt.
He's recently been diagnosed with a minor case of Plagiocephaly so we're doing exercises (some of which involve simply holding his head to that side and some that involve forcing his head to that side--those are my least favorite) and we're working extra hard to generally make him start looking more to the left (holding him in certain ways, standing on that side of him, etc). We're really hoping that by catching it early and working hard right now, we can prevent him having to wear the helmet (not only because it draws such attention--as we all know how much I love being the center of strangers' inquisitions!, but also because Dr. McColm said it isn't covered by insurance and can cost upwards of $3000!).
It's a little frustrating, this diagnosis, because we'd been rotating him in the crib (like we're supposed to do), doing tummy time (like we're supposed to do), and keeping him up and off his head as much as possible (like we're supposed to do). So, in short, it feels like a slap in the face when you've been doing all the "right" things and then still encounter this problem. But there's nothing we can do about it now but work with him on it and pray that we don't get to the helmet stage. And we'd love your prayers for that as well.
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