Another Appointment Over

Well, I left today's appointment a little discouraged. I was secretly hoping the Dr. would say, "her head looks great you can take off the helmet!" Of course, I know her head still has a little flatness but I was going for positive thinking. He looked at her head and said she was looking good but we could have a few more months to go. I looked at Will with one of those I am going to cry looks. He then said to the Dr., "What if we come in next month and say we are finished?". He said that would be OK too. Her forehead is now corrected which means there is no longer any worry of her eyes of ears becoming unsymmetrical. That means no surgery! He said at this point he is just being a perfectionist and he would like to see one spot on the back of her head fill out another 2 milometers. I appreciate him being a perfectionist, after all that is why we are paying him so much. At this point even if we see no change over the next month I don't think anyone else would ever notice the flat area. She already has a head full of hair and as it continues to grow it will become less and less noticeable. At the end of the appointment he said there was a good chance we would see a big improvement this month and he would then suggest removing the helmet for good! I am going to be praying for a major growth spurt and a major change. I am learning a lot about patience and trust through this experience. I am just so ready for this to all be over with.
In a previous post I mentioned taking the girls to have their pictures made outdoors. Rebecca Marr, who made the pictures, gave me permission to post two of them here. Thanks Rebecca for emailing them to me. I wanted to share them here on the site so you could see how much better Morgan's head looks. These were taken almost a month ago and her head has improved so much since these were taken. You can really see the improvement in the pictures where she is looking to the side. I also posted Avery's 4 year pictures... just because they are so adorable. Rebecca does a great job. If you are interested her website it is www.amomentintimestudio.org

100% !!!!

We heard the final word today from our insurance company. They will be covering 100% of Morgan's helmet therapy and visits to the specialist!!!!!!!! We are so happy. We will now be working on the reimbursement process. Hopefully this part will go smoothly. We are so thankful this prayer was answered.
On a different note... Morgan did great at therapy today. She is really starting to correct some of her issues. We will continue to go every week for a while.

Good things come in small packages!!!!!

I love being able to post good news! Usually going to the mail box isn't that exciting, but today was different. We got a letter from our insurance company stating in BOLD print, "you have been approved for coverage..." This is such an answered prayer. For those who don't know, we were told Morgan's helmet and the cost for visits to the specialist would not be covered. The specialist actually won't even file the claim for you, because it is just not covered by insurance. Well, prayers are answered. We don't know at this time if all of it will be covered or just the part for the specialist, which would be about half. Will is going to talk to the insurance company tomorrow to get more information. We will continue to pray for complete coverage, but we will be thankful for any coverage at this point. I honestly wasn't expecting to have any of it covered. I am in shock and I don't know why. I should have just trusted that God would take care of our needs as he always has. Praise God! We will keep you posted on how this turns out. Yea for small packages in the mail!

Prayer Request

We have a prayer request tonight to share with everyone. Last night before putting Morgan to bed I noticed four red bumps on her forehead, nape of her neck, and behind her ear. This morning when she woke up they had tripled in number and tonight her head is covered in red bumps. She also has several spots on her tummy and back. I talked with someone from Restorative Health Services this afternoon. They recommended we take her helmet off for a few hours and see if the red spots get better. After 3 hours with it off, unfortunately, they stayed the same. We will have to call our pediatrician first thing in the morning to get her in. We are praying this is not anything serious and won't require her to leave the helmet off for long.