Eden has torticollis. Her muscle on one side of her neck is tight, so she has this tilt to her neck, because of the tightness. I noticed it early on, and brought it up to the pediatrician at her two month appointment and I was brushed off. She was developing a large flat spot on one side of the back of her head (cone head too). She started physical therapy through Easter Seals. We went to STAR Cranial Center, and had a 3D scan of her head done to tell us how crooked her head was. She had a decent "deviation", meaning she was fairly crooked. One month later went back for a second scan to see if it had changed. Her head had grown one centimeter, as do most babied heads this age, but it followed the EXACT SAME path as it was previously, following the crooked path. After deliberating we decided to pay for her to have a helmet, to try to correct the problem. While she remains in physical therapy for her neck, after only two weeks, there is already a significant difference in her head shape from the helmet.
They put this cotton sock like thing over her head to get a more accurate depiction of her head shape. They lay her n this little box snd in seconds these light lasers scan the outside of her head.
Here she is on the day we picked up her helmet....She smiled for the first ten minutes. She HATES this helmet now. So do I. It stinks, literally. She sweats like crazy in it. She pulls at it. The velcro sticks to everything. She wakes up every hour and a half through the night with it. It is both of our NEMESIS. I thought she would get used to it, but she hasn't yet, and its been over 2 weeks. BUT, her head is turning into a more beautiful round head again. I just want her to be the best she can be, and I will love her no matter what.
Bevo is our new dog! He is a rescue dog, that was in a foster home. He is the sweetest little thing ever. A long haired dachshund/ chow mix or some sort. His legs are about 3 inches high... sooo sweet! since Celi our french bulldog died, Maggie had been so sad. she was not herself at all. We knew she needed another little buddy. Now she is back to her normal self again. They sleep together, and love playing together. He is 2-3 years old, and sweet as pie. The perfect addition to our family! 
Eden yanked the HECK out of this Santa's beard!! It was a REAL BEARD. Poor guy. 
Here he is saying "Is this YOUR KID?"
"Seriously Mom? I gotta sit on that guy's lap?"
Each year we host an ugly sweater party with some of our friends. We try to keep this party really small. It seems it is getting harder to keep it quiet though. Anyways, we all try to find the UGLIEST sweater we can find, bring some drinks and appetizer and come hang out. We vote for the ugliest sweater winner, (guys vote for girls, girls vote for guys) and this year a traveling trophy was awarded. Next year it will come back to the party, and next years winner will carry on the tradition. we then go on to do the white elephant exchange.... always fun, as you never know what your gonna get. Here are some pics from the party. 
This is Toys 'r'us on Thanksgiving night at 10 pm. I had nothing in particular I wanted to buy, I just think its fun. Crazy? Absolutely. I LOVE the adrenaline rush of going out in the madness. The line went all the way around the side, down the back alley of the strip mall. It took over an hour to get into the door. News crews were there, and some guys yelling about something religious. It wasn't very effective. 
