week from today Lincoln gets his band

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This time next week Lincoln will start the helmet process. They called yesterday

and said the band would actually be in today and that I could come and get it on

but I didn't have a way to the office today so I had to keep the original appt

of April first. I am still looking around online for how to decorate his helmet.

Whatever I do i want it to be temporary cause I would like to change it easily

and whenever I want to. I am looking around online for some stickers and have

found a small few that I actually like and wont make his thing look cluttered. I

bought some modge podge cause thats what I read you put over things to get them

to stay and I also bought some clear nail polish cause i read that that will

help stickers stay temporarily. I think i am more nervous about the whole thing

now that its getting closer. I just hope he will deal with it fast and it wont

make him upset.

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> This time next week Lincoln will start the helmet process. They called

yesterday and said the band would actually be in today and that I could come and

get it on but I didn't have a way to the office today so I had to keep the

original appt of April first. I am still looking around online for how to

decorate his helmet. Whatever I do i want it to be temporary cause I would like

to change it easily and whenever I want to. I am looking around online for some

stickers and have found a small few that I actually like and wont make his thing

look cluttered. I bought some modge podge cause thats what I read you put over

things to get them to stay and I also bought some clear nail polish cause i read

that that will help stickers stay temporarily. I think i am more nervous about

the whole thing now that its getting closer. I just hope he will deal with it

fast and it wont make him upset.

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YEAH Lincoln!!! My Zayden has an appointment on the same day for a check up! RE:

Decorating - Our Cranial Tech. Clinician said to use acrylic paints to decorate

and to ONLY use the Modge Podge sealer for it; some other Moms used varnish

(yikes) but she agreed with me that it is far too caustic to be on a babie's

head 23/7. A few things I learned while painting my boy's helmet:

1.) Don't let the paint dry before pealing the painter's tape, otherwise it just

peels the paint off with it! And it it gets on the foam inside it is very hard

to remove.

2.) Use a smaller synthetic brush (maybe 1/2 inch - 1 inch) to apply the Modge

Podge or else it leaves a textured, streaky surface (unless you want the

textured look; I kinda liked it by the end of it). I was told to use the sponge

applicators which ened up being too messy, but it works for applying the paint.

3.) Let the paint dry thoroughly between coats or else it peels what you have

already painted.

4.) The interior/exterior paints and Modge Podge work best.

5.) Don't rush!! Take your time otherwise you end up with a crying baby while

you're trying to rush and you feel horrible that all of your time and effort

went down the drain, or at least I did!

Hope that helps. The first few days are best to paint since you are taking the

helmet off from time to time for spot checks - wish I would have done so!!