Helmet head...

At 2 months old Joseph was diagnosed with plagiocephaly.  Basically, the short version is that when he was born he had some tight neck muscles due to the way he was laying inside me and it caused him to prefer to face left ALL THE TIME.  This resulted in his head starting to get a flat spot on the left side of the back of his head.  This is called plagiocephaly.  We tried to fix it with conservative methods first but nothing was helping so we are going the more extreme route and he is now wearing a helmet.  This helmet is specifically made for his head and will help round out his head as he grows.  He will most likely wear this for 2-3 months.  The good news is, it's entirely cosmetic.  The bad news is this means insurance doesn't pay for it.  We felt it was important to try to round out his head because he's a boy, so it's more difficult to cover up the shape of his head with hair....and the elephant in the room is the fact that he may just not have that much hair like his Daddy.

Well, we got the helmet last week and he's doing really well with it!  However, this Momma just could not stare at that big, white dome for months.  It had to be decorated!  So I picked up some acrylic paint, mod podge sealant, and some decals and got to work...  Now he's an adorable little aviator!

He doesn't seem to mind the helmet at all. Which is good because he has to wear it 23hrs a day!

...beginning the base layer of paint and letting it dry

...base layer is done.  At this point it looks like an old, leather football helmet.  

Now for the decals and to seal it all up

TOO CUTE!

Scarlet is such a Momma...

I've said before that Scarlet loves her baby dolls and that statement continues to ring true!  It's probably her favorite thing to play with.

Warm weather!

We had some warm, windy weather and we're all feeling a bit cooped up. Time to get outside!

Something about this picture disturbs me.  Evelyn is hanging out of a creepy clown

February wrap-up...

Some leftover pictures from February...

such a sweet boy..

Scarlet is so happy to have some Momma time.  The girls are at school and we went to a Valentines play date

...Scarlet got Valentine's Day cookies, did a craft, and then played on the playground with several other kiddos

Scarlet's finished work!  Adorable!  It's a keeper...

Not the best picture but it was too cute not to share.  Scarlet is setting up a picnic for her and Joseph

Showing off some painted nails.  Even Scarlet sat still so she could be like her sisters.  (Evelyn refused to take a picture)

Always wants to hold her brother

Joseph loves his new baby teether

Playing dress up together.  Lorelai said she's pretending Evelyn is Prince Charming

We are trying to do a daily walk as a family.  It's good for the dog, the girls ride their bikes, Joseph and Scarlet ride in the stroller.

So sweet!  Lorelai is taking this task very seriously.  She wants to feed her little brother and is doing a great job!

So smiley!

This picture is post-tantrum.  She grabbed her baby, her blanket, and laid down in the sun to calm down.  Little dramatic

Little loves!

Evelyn is climbing on the back of this motorcycle just way too easily.  This better not be a glimpse into the future

Both girls on the back of a couple of bikes

Scarlet won't be without her sunglasses on a sunny day!