Cranio-Cap Scan and Valentine's Day

We had CC's surgery follow-up appointment on Feb. 12 - everything is looking good! The stitches are starting to fall out, and it looks like the swelling is gone - you can see the plates beneath the skin at her temples now!

After the quick follow-up appointment, we had CC's head scanned so they can fit her for a Cranio-Cap - the helmet will help her head grow into a normal shape - specifically there is a spot on the back of her skull that is flat and wasn't able to grow right due to her craniosynotosis. Dr. Wood usually did not encourage a decision either way for the helment, but because she had surgery, the cap makes sure everything works out right. Given the fact that this all started with an appointment to see if she needed a helmet in December, we were ready and waiting for this!

Here are some pics of CC getting scanned - she looked like a little albino monkey!

Playing with Mommy's ID Badge

"Yes yes yes, it's so funny I look like a monkey!"

"Don't tell me she's sneaking up behind me!"

"Stay on target! Stay on target!"

"Frodo, get down! The Eye sees you!"

Two days later, Daddy sent Mommy a message on her cell phone. CC says, "Happy Valentine's Day!"

Pre-op Photos!

Recently we got our pictures from CC's sitting at Babies R Us two days before her surgery - CC was just the best little kid in the world (in Daddy's humble opinion) and the photographers all gathered around to look at the pictures and select the best one to enter in the contest - they had a hard time choosing!

Here are the pics:





We would love to be able to send pictures to all our family and friends that have been so supportive during this time, but with my current job as Mr. Mom, that just really isn't financially feasible. Fortunately, you can order photos if you'd like here. It's very reasonable.

The sitting number is 589004882 and the sitting code is W2AX274. You'll have to create an account in the next step, and then you can manipulate the photos, crop, zoom in, etc. and create your own favorite photo of CC.

It was great to have such a fun sitting, with CC so smiley, to document how CC looked before the surgery, because she'll never look like this again! I guess we could say that these photos are CC version 1.0 and now she's version 1.1 or something.

Cecilia's doing great!

This is a new blog, for family-only updates and things of that nature. I didn't want to mix and match family updates and pictures with the controversial ideas of my other blog located here.

Cecilia is recovering very well, and is basically back to the happy kid she was before the surgery. Thank you all for all your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time (actually difficult year now). Cecilia's Caringbridge website has some pictures and details the story, if you're interested.

Here's the most recent pics of CC:

Carolyn passed her second of two tests! Woo-hoo! Promotion is on the way!

Matt is still doing the Mr. Mom thing, and has a book idea in the works.

Matt and Andy went to the Republican Caucus last night and voted in the meaningless straw poll. We, along with Carolyn, are also going to be delegates at the Chisago County BPOU meeting. Matt is currently boning up on some basics of parliamentary procedure so that the good old boys don't control the meeting like last time. Power to the people!