Today was a great day for our family. I mean, there are always days in the life of a big family that stand out but this day will rank up there with the top five. FOR SURE. Today was the day our sweet 9 month old daughter/little sister got her much needed glasses. It was just last week that I sat in the office of our pediatric ophthalmologist and heard her say L was very farsighted and everything around her was a complete blur. It sure did explain a lot. This little lady has not even rolled over or made any effort to crawl. Being farsighted also means having very little depth perception. She stares calmly at everything for long periods and although it appears that she is just interested in remembering every detail of whatever it is she is looking at, it is simply that she is trying her hardest to make out what it is she is looking at.
The boys and I took her to pick up her glasses and when the optician put them on her for the first time, we couldn't stop giggling. She was so darn cute! I almost shed a tear watching her stare at each of her brothers for the first time so clearly. IT WAS AWESOME! We feel so blessed to have found out that she needed them and now life can begin for her. The ophthalmologist's words were, "Glasses are going to completely change her world." We are so excited to watch her see everything new and it is so fun to watch her brothers try to show her everything. I even brought the same book with little pictures that I showed to D when he got his glasses at 7 months old nearly 8 years ago. As a mom of a baby in glasses, I was so nervous as to how I was going to keep his glasses on him and the doctor told me to go home and spend a long time showing him lots of books with little pictures. I cried watching him look at them, every so often looking up at me in wonder, and I can honestly say he never once pulled them off. He needed those glasses. So, here we go. Another chapter in our life. One more pair of little glasses to keep track of and set on the table each night. But I am just fine with that.
