Every Princess Needs a Crown

I got a call Thursday afternoon, finally, that Ada's helmet was in.  I made an appointment for 10 AM Friday to take her for the fitting.
 Here we are waiting for Thomas to bring it in.  Aren't we happy? :)

The fitting was pretty painless.  The STARband comes a little rough/big so that the orthotist can trim it down to fit better.  So, he placed it on her head and made some markings and took it to their shop to open up the ear and forehead areas a bit.  When he brought it back it did look better, but it's still too big and therefore slips around on her head when she moves.  It needs to be a little loose right now so that it'll fit her for a while.  He said we'd let her wear it for a couple of days to let it start conforming to her had, and then come back in Monday and trim some more.  So, that was it, and we were off.  Here's my little sweetie in her brand new pink STARband.

She didn't seem overly pleased about it, but by the time we made it home she was sleeping pretty well :)

The first day she was to wear the helmet 1 hour on/1 hour off, and have it off for naps and bedtime.  The second day was 2 hours on/1 hour off, no naps or bedtime.  The third day it doubled again, so 4 hours on/1 hour off, but this time adding in naps and bedtime.  So, last night she slept in the helmet. I was prepared for a long, restless night.  I didn't sleep good myself because I kept expecting her to wake up, and I was worried that it'd get twisted around on her head as she wallowed in her bed.  Much to my (happy) surprise she slept all night!  She woke up for about 5 seconds around 2 AM, but went right back to sleep.  She was still sleeping like a rock when I went in to check on her around 7:30.  Her head was a little sweaty, but no real red spots to worry about.  All in all, she has done very well these first few days.  She gets frustrated when it drops down over her eyes - usually when she is crawling and playing.  I hope the trim today will help alleviate that problem.  After the trip back today, we'll go back again in a week, and then start monthly visits.  I hate to wish time away, but I have to say I'm ready to get this going and get it done!  Preferably before we get into the hot, hot Alabama Summer!