Well, I think we got everything finally worked out with all the numbers at the orthotics office this morning.  After another scan and some manual measurements (and double-checking all the numbers), the orthotist showed us that Noah’s head is now at at 9.8mm difference.  See the previous post about what this measurement means.  This is fantastic news!  And, the second good news we got was that his head circumference has shrunk somewhat.  He still has 35% more room left in this current helmet to grow – yea!!  That may sound strange that the circumference of his head would shrink, but think of it this way:  the distance around a circle is usually less than the distance around an oval.  Noah’s head is becoming less oval-shaped and more circular, which is great news!

We got to see the difference between where we started in October until today, and the difference is really amazing.  A picture says a thousand words, so here’s a picture showing the comparison.  Mid-October is on the left, and today’s scan is on the right.  You can see that his head shape is definitely improving.  Praise God!

(click for a larger version)