Pink and Purple

Jude and Petra were fitted for their helmets today! We are so excited that their head situation will be fixed soon. We traveled to a place in Andover and though I expected to see a waiting room full of babies with helmets on, we were the only customers. Jeff, our prosthetic specialist, did a wonderful and patient job of fitting the babes. I'll overlook the fact that he was wearing black socks with keen sandals... or maybe we can nominate him for "what not to wear!" ha ha. He scanned their heads and it showed up on a 4-D screen that calculated their dimensions and where they are "off." They each had to wear white little socks on their heads with a hole in the top and around their ears for the measurements! Very cute! Hey, if we have to endure all this, might as well have some fun with it. It was captured on my phone camera. The best part was choosing the helmet design. Petra will be wearing pink and purple bunnies and Jude's helmet will have blue and yellow soccer balls. I dress Petra in pink and purple as much as possible so things will really coordinate. Jude will get to try out his first sporting attire! The babes didn't really like the process, but there were just as many smiles as tears at the office visit. They were extra tired tonight after the long drive and 2 hour appointment. One of the most special parts of my day is getting Petra to sleep. Part of our ritual includes me standing and rocking her while singing. It sometimes takes a few songs, but the eyes eventually shut. Tonight we sang "Are You Washed in the Blood?" and "Angels Watching Over Me." Precious!