Surgery Update

Knox is 10 weeks old today! He's an absolute pro at melting your heart through his big smiles and goofy laughs. He's getting so big and already tipping the scales at a little over 13 lbs.

We met with Dr. Jimenez last Wednesday to review Knox's CT images and it's his belief that Knox's sagittal suture (the one that runs over the length of his head front to back) is partially closed towards the front which is causing his elongated head shape and the ridge towards to the front of his skull. He is recommending that we still remove the entire strip of bone as he believes that the back portion of the sagittal suture will close prematurely anyways.

We have his surgery scheduled for March 21st. The surgery itself is only about 45 minutes however we are planning to spend one night in the hospital so they can closely monitor him. We will get to come home the next day and from what most parent's who have been through this have said he will really just need Tylenol to get him through the pain for the first few days. Babies are so resilient so I'm hoping that Knox recovers quickly and continues to brighten my days with his smiles.

The next step after this will be transitioning into his helmet. We meet with the orthotic specialist the following Monday where they will scan his head and then again on Wednesday where they will fit him with the helmet. He will have to wear his helmet 23 hours a day until he is 18 months old. The first week or two will be spent easing him into the helmet slowly with a 1 hour on/1 hour off schedule progressively increasing the amount of time the helmet is on until we reach the 23 hour goal.

That is all the news I have for now. I'm off to go sit with Knox to rub and kiss his little head. I'm sure that's what I will spend the next 9 days doing!

Thank you to everyone who reads this and continue to say little prayers for Knox.