My flat-headed blue-eyed son...

Today was Ike's 2 month well-check! As we suspected, he's a BIG boy! He's not as fat as I thought he was (only 13 lbs 4 oz), but he's already 25 inches long (95th percentile!) After the nurse did his measurements, the doctor came in and immediately asked me about his head...uh oh. Apparently, Ike has what is known as "positional plagiocephaly" (aka "flat-head syndrome"). Basically, Ike is such a good sleeper that his head has flattened in the back due to the constant pressure. Now we get to take him to Phoenix Children's Hospital to have an ultrasound on his giant flat head. In the mean time, we have to keep Ike off of the back of his head whenever possible. This means a lot of tummy time (which he hates), and sitting in the Bumbo (which is difficult because he still can't hold up his own head). After two months, if his head isn't showing major improvement, he gets fitted for a helmet. Needless to say, I spent the majority of this afternoon/evening bending and twisting Ike like my old Gumby doll I had when I was a kid...anything to keep him off the back of his head. It's amazing what lengths you'll go to when you picture your kid in the nursery wearing a giant helmet while all the other babies point and laugh. No, I refuse to let my kid be the nursery nerd. Anyway, we've had nothing but good experiences with the staff at PCH (Noah goes there to see her cardiologist), so I'm sure they will take good care of him. Even though the news about Ike's head was rather discouraging, the appointment did end on a good note. According to the doctor, I have a blue-eyed son! Jordan and I both have blue-eyed people in our families, but we both have brown eyes (his also have a tiny bit of green in them). Ike's eyes are very blue, but I thought for sure they would morph into brown as he got older. Not so, says the doctor! I am so excited! I've always wanted a blue-eyed baby, but I didn't think it was even possible! That God, He's a tricky one!