It does take a village!

Look who is sitting up all by herself!!!!!!

Aimée is sporting a new look these days. She is wearing a beautiful custom made "powder blue/butterfly chapeau", also known as a corrective helmet for positional plagiocephaly. Basically, Aimée has a flat noggin. The helmet encourages a more rounded head shape as she grows. It does not apply pressure to her head and she is not bothered by it for the most part. She will be wearing the helmet for the next 4-6 months and will be monitored by Tim at the Ottawa Rehabilitation Center. Tim says he regularly sees a large number of adopted children from orphanages because these babies tend to spend a great deal of time on their backs as wee babes. It is a bit of a pain for now; but, it will have tremendous long term gains in the end. It is incredible how many people come up to me and comment on her helmet. I naively thought people would be more discreet about it. Nope! One man asked me if it was because of my driving that she needed a helmet in the car. HUH??? So far, I have given the real reason for the helmet; but, I do have a few liners for when I am feeling a little cheeky.
1. She was born with an unusually large brain and the helmet keeps it from spilling out.
2. What helmet?
3. Her brainwaves interfere with cellular phones.
4. I like butterflies!!!
5. She just came from rugby practice.
6. Again.... What helmet?
7. We are Simpson fans and we are reshaping her head to look just like Lisa Simpson's.
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Here is my cutie wearing her "Worth the wait" t-shirt. So true!!!!

Well, I have been thrown into the deep end of motherhood last week. I have been feeling very sick for the last little while and discovered I have mono. Apparently, 95% of adults over the age of 30 have built an immunity to it. Not me! (Clearly because I am still in my twenties!)It is hard to believe that I have taught children for over ten years and have no immunity to mono.... (say it, I know you are thinking it.... I've got THE KISSING DISEASE and who did I kiss). All to say, my throat hurts, my body aches, my head throbs and I am exhausted and feverish a great deal of the time. As a single mother, this could be devastating. It is not. I have such amazing support from my friends. I have help from someone every day. Also, Linds and Meg are the kind-hearted, conscientious babysitters every mom dreams of finding. On top of all that, my mom is coming back to Ottawa to help us out at the beginning of the week. Aimée and I are in excellent hands! I can't find the words (only cheesy ones come to mind right now) to express how truly grateful I am for my life and those in it!