I can SEE clearly now!

Well, they FINALLY came!! We got the call Wed. morning and jumped right into the car and went to get Jonah's glasses! 

He is SO cute!! 

The first two days were easy...he's been doing great. Today is day three and I've had to put them back on him a bit more frequently. I find that when he has pulled them off, they usually need cleaning! 

We still patch him several times a day...to try to strengthen his "lazy" eye. But, we have a much better patch now. It slides on the glasses and kind of pockets the lens. I've trimmed it now, so it fits him a little better. He still isn't a fan of the patch, but he does (mostly) keep it on until the timer goes off.

oh, and if you can't tell, he kind of likes to pose for the camera! when I pull it out he automatically says "cheeeese!"

Eye Eye, Matey.

Well, here we are setting sail on yet another adventure in the Atkins' household. It came about rather suddenly, without much warning, but we're fully committed to it now.

You see, back in early November Jonah had a regular two-year-old check up. The nurse was different that the one we've always had. She also noticed something no one else ever had. She asked me straight off if I'd ever noticed Jonah's lazy eye. I hadn't. 

When the Dr. came in he checked into the matter. We chatted about it, but I didn't feel like it was a major thing. 

When I left the exam I went to pay. The receptionist asked if I preferred any particular medical group in Springfield. This caught me off guard...WHY oh WHY was she asking me that question?? Well, much to my surprise the Dr. recommended we see a specialist. 

{skip ahead to yesterday}

We finally got into the pediatric ophthalmologist. We immediately liked the Dr. and felt like he really knew what he was doing. Through a series of activities/exams/observations he determined that our little guy is FARsighted. Jonah can see things in the distance pretty well, but when he tries to focus up close he sees double and THAT is the reason for the lazy eye. He's turning it to eliminate the double image. 

So, we are the proud new owners of an eye patch and are soon-to-be owners of 

BABY GLASSES!!!

 The ones he tried on for the fitting were very cute. He will be one stylish dude! 

*here's hoping he will keep them on*