Vegas!

I have a bit of Mommy guilt and angst about leaving our boy for a couple days, but I have to say that it has been a trying year and Dan and I are very excited about our upcoming trip. We are going to relax in the pool (in the very hot Vegas sun), eat some good food and take in the busy Las Vegas atmosphere (and also meet fellow heart parents Terri and Mike!). We fly in late Thursday and get home Sunday afternoon, so we will only have two full days away from the cutest baby on the planet. He will be in excellent hands. My sister is gracious enough to watch him, so he'll be having a great time at Auntie Lissa's house.

At today's physical therapy visit, Elijah's PT suggested looking into getting him fit for a plagiocephaly helmet. We were really hoping to take care of his giant flat spot without having to go that route. We've been doing everything in our power to get him lying on the other side of his head. I think we'll wait till his 6-mo. check, which is coming up soon, and see what his pediatrician thinks. I know that some parents say no to the helmet and attempt correction themselves, but honestly, if it's best for our man to get it, then that's what we'll do. It's definitely not the end of the world and things could be much much worse! If he does get it, it sounds like he'd have to wear it for ~3-4 months.

Elijah is still squeaky and wheezy, but I think it might be progressively getting better. It's hard to say, though, because I'm around him constantly. We have another check-up with his cardiologist in a few weeks so I'll feel good once that gets here and we can get him looked over pretty thoroughly. His napping has been AMAZING and his neck is slowly but surely getting stronger. We work so hard with him every day so he can "catch up." We're so proud of all the hard work he's done lately. He's awesome.

Ok, well we have to get ready for our trip in between poopy diapers, applesauce and physical therapy. I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING ON A TRIP!