Sorry to hear that, Kevo. I hope that it is a short lived need to wear the helmet, and that mini-Kevo is healthy.
Had my first parent-teacher conference this morning for mini-Buff (for pre-school...really). Turns out Mrs. Buff and I are doing a pretty good job of parenting (pats self on back). The teachers said she is one of the easier kids for them, is always super-excited anout activities, is making firends, and is ~ 1.5 years AHEAD of where other kids her age are, as far as knowing numbers, shapes, colors, etc.
Funny story from yesterday: mini-Buff didn't want to put away her naptime stuff, and gave the teacher 4 or 5 reasons why she didn't want to. The teacher said she needed to try, but if she still couldn't do it, maybe she could ask one of her friends to help her. Sidenote: she does this at home, too, even though she is fully capable of cleaning up after herself. One of the rules is no snack until nap-time stuff is put away. So what does mini-Buff do? Does she try, then ask for help? No no no. She starts asking her friends 'Um, can you put my nap-time stuff away for me?' in her sweetest voice. She actually got an older, normally bossy girl to put it away for her! We had to have a little talk about personal responsibility. And she's not even 4! I'm in trouble in about 10 years.