It's not quite raising the dead...

...but a miracle nonetheless!

The insurance company will pay for Caleb's helmet!  Hooray!

We know more about the appeals process than we ever really wanted to, but hours and hours of arguing our case has paid off in the form of a very welcome letter yesterday.

Cute though he is in these pictures, the helmet phase is not one I'd like to relive.

The worst part was the physical therapy, which I had to perform multiple times a day, holding his neck in an uncomfortable position while he cried to break your heart.

Caleb had plagiocephaly and torticollis:  related conditions that result in a stiff neck and a misshapen head.

Apparently I'm overzealous about growing umbilical cords, because both Caleb and Lizzy were born with the cord wrapped twice around their neck.

Lizzy suffered no ill effects, but Caleb was wrapped so tight in there that his neck had limited range of motion at birth.  Thus, he always laid on the same side...resulting in a big flat spot.

Night and day for 4 1/2 months and now only his mother can tell he's a little crooked!   

Thank God for answered prayers and an insurance miracle!  And especially for a sweet, symmetrical, handsome little boy.