So we saw a specialist about Emily's head. She does have torticollis, a condition in which her right neck muscle is a little tight so while she can easily turn her head all the way to the left, she still has about 10-15 degrees to go to turn it all the way to the right. This caused her to sleep a lot on the one side, therefor causing the back side of her head to be a little flat. It doesn't appear that she'll need a helmet (thank God!) but does need some physical therapy to work out her torticollis.
The physical therapist at the doctors office already gave us some tips on ways to hold her, etc to encourage her to stretch out that muscle. We also found out that certain toys we bought for her should be avoided to help strengthen her core, such as the bumbo and her jumperoo. Considering the bumbo was also recalled...I think that toy is going in the garbage.
Here is Emily in the doctor's office fish-hooking Brian.
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