Helmets for Positional Plagiocephaly

On Tuesday Will and Levi had a consultation with a plastic surgeon for positional plagiophealy (their misshapen heads). They have been that way since birth and we have been unable to correct it with at home exercises and repositioning. Will's has gotten worse because he is stubborn and will only turn to the right. And after his evaluation he will also need to undergo physical therapy because he has Torticollis (neck stiffness on one side). This is probably why he doesn't want to turn his head that way! Levi's head has actually gotten better since birth, but it is still very misshapen. The doctor could even tell Levi was in my ribs due to the shape of his head. Because of his very odd shaped head, he may actually need two helmets. The first helmet may stop correcting before the condition is completely corrected, so a second helmet may need to be made. Unfortunately, because they were multiples they were at a higher risk for this because they were squished in the womb. After the evaluation they were fitted for helmets that they will have to start wearing next Wednesday. Luckily Max will not have to wear one. Here are some pictures from the helmet fitting.

Levi

Levi

Will

Will

Max, he was just along for the ride but we decided he needed a picture too!

Baptism

Will, Max & Levi


Will, Max and Levi were Baptised at Immanuel Lutheran Church this past Sunday. Everything went great. We then had lunch afterwards at our house. The boys enjoyed being the center of attention!

Oktoberfest

Will, Max & Levi enjoyed their first Oktoberfest celebration on Friday, September 25, 2009 on the river front in St. Charles. They enjoyed the festive music! Levi especially loved the Chicken Dance. Will really enjoyed playing with his cousin Aubrey. She is 2 months older than him and he just loved watching and smiling at her. They even got their first balloons which Max couldn't take his eyes off of! We saw lots of friends and had a great time being outside and enjoying the weather and festivities.

The boys had a limo service for the Oktoberfest!!! Levi in back, Max in the middle and it was Will's turn to be in the front!

Will and Daddy dancing to the music!

Max and I. Notice he can't take his eyes off the balloons!

Levi dancing with Daddy!

Colorado!

Dale and I recently got back from our first trip without the boys. Our friends Scott & Lindsay were just married in Breckenridge, Colorado on September 19th! It was beautiful! Scott & Lindsay had perfect weather and everyone had a great time. We arrived in Breckenridge late Thursday night and stayed until Monday morning. Besides the wedding festivities we enjoyed Oktoberfest in Breckenridge, a ski lift gondola ride in Vail, walking around and looking at the beautiful scenery, sitting in the hot tub at the hotel and sitting by the fire in our hotel room! We missed the boys terribly, but it was time much needed for Dale and I. We even woke up to snow covered mountains on Monday morning and drove through snow for almost our entire drive back to Denver airport. Then when we arrived back in St. Louis, it was 90 degrees! Here are a few pictures from our trip.

Overlooking the Dillon Reservoir in Frisco, CO

Oktoberfest on Main St. in Breckenridge, CO

The ride up the Gondola in Vail, CO

A view from the top of the Gondola ride in Vail, CO


The view from our hotel room when we woke up Monday morning.

Another beautiful view of the snow covered mountains in Breckenridge, CO

First Camping Trip!

The boys first camping trip went very well. They loved all the attention from the family and they loved being outside. They slept in Grandpa and Grandma Weber's camper and did very well. They rode the big boy swings (well the baby swings, but big boy for them) and sat by their first campfire. They were too little to go on the lake (at least I wasn't comfortable with it yet), but we look forward to that for next year. They are also doing great with eating solid food. In fact, they all slept through the night on Sunday! Here are a few pictures from our trip!

Me with Levi, Dale with Will and Max

Max in the swing

Will in the swing

Levi in the swing

Max, Levi & Will sleeping in the camper

Dale and I with our furry son Huck. Sally didn't come because she is scared of car rides and has seizures so she stayed home with her friend Sheela-where she probably had just as much fun.

Levi

Max

Will

Me with Will, Dale with Max and Levi at the campfire

Magazine cover

To promote Bikers for Babies we were put on the cover of The Biking Life magazine for their September issue. We had posed on my father-in-law's Harley. To see the cover in a larger image go to thebikinglife.com and click on the picture.

Everything has been going well with the boys on solid foods. They have tried squash and LOVE it, especially Levi. You can't get it in his mouth fast enough! And a HUGE milestone for Max last night, he slept through the night! We were very excited. Hopefully it will continue and Will and Levi will join Max very soon. Today we are getting ready to leave for the boys first camping trip. We are going to my family's property at Mark Twain Lake. We are excited to get out of the house and enjoy the nice weather.

4 month check-up!

We had the boys 4 month check-up yesterday! They are all doing great. Will weighs 11 pounds 8 ounces and is now officially the smallest! He has lost his window seat in the suburban and has to sit in the middle now. Max weighs 13 pounds 13 ounces. And Levi has surpassed Will and now weighs 11 pounds 12 ounces. They are all officially on the growth chart now with Will and Levi being in the 10th percentile for weight and the 25th for height. Max is in the 25th for weight and the 75th for height, though they think they looked at his percentage for his height wrong. We get to start solid food now starting with cereal for a few days then adding vegetables. Will does rather well and Max and Levi still need to get the hang of it. Also, Will and Levi will have to see a plastic surgeon at the end of September for a helmet consultation for their heads being flat on one side. This weekend we are taking the boys on their first camping trip as we are going to Mark Twain Lake for the holiday weekend. The rest of this week we will be busy packing.

Will, Levi and Max getting ready for bed.

Will, Max & Levi.

Will, Max & Levi during their first attempt at ceral.

Will enjoyed the cereal and knew to open his mouth and swallow!

Max just kind of spit it out then rubbed it everywhere!

Levi kind of got it. He opened his mouth for it, but once I put a spoonful in he stuck his hand in his mouth with it and tried to eat his hand too. As you can see he got it everywhere!