The most awesome foreign exchange student ever!

For the first week in August we had a Japanese foreign exchange student live with our family. Her name is Chinami, and we had such a good time getting to know her. She was great with the kids and they were so sad to see her go! We tried to show her a lot of things. We hiked in Oak Glen, went to a Michael McDonald concert, went to church, the mall, a movie, dinner at BJ's, and a couple of parties with the foreign exchange group. It was a great week! We miss you, Chinami!

Trevor's Helmet

After months of waiting, Trevor finally got his helmet to help shape his head. He's got a spot on the side of his head that is flat. The doctors said that it happens sometimes with babies who are breach like he was. Their necks are at a strange angle in there, so when they get out, one side of the neck is weak. He would always lean to one side when he was really little. I would try to turn his head to the other side while he slept, but whenever I checked again, he was back to his favorite side. Oh, well! 6 months later, we are finally correcting the problem!

The helmet is fairly lightweight. It doesn't seem to bother Trevor much. He wears it all day and all night. The biggest problems are sweating- he drips sweat when it's hot- and other people's curiosity. We get all kinds of questions from strangers at the store. A lot of people think it's because we want to protect him. (I don't think I'm quite that safety conscious that I would make my 9 month old wear a helmet at the grocery store...) 

Trevor will wear his helmet anywhere from 6 weeks to 5 months depending on how fast his head grows and shapes and how good we are about making him wear it. (We'll be good!)