Drew sporting his new glasses - as if he could get any cuter...



After a follow up visit to the ophthalmologist, it was decided that Drew needs glasses right away to try and help correct his nystagmus (the oscillation his eyes do) and strabismus (right eye crosses).  The doctor is hoping this helps so that surgery isn't a necessary step for correction.  I hope so too!!!  I discussed this in depth in one of the first entries on here so I won't re-hash everything but basically I have the same stuff Drew has - I must have gotten it from him!  Wait... ok - I guess he got it from me.  Sorry, sweetie!  Anyway, I have had two surgeries on mine - one at 18mnths and another at 16yrs (in the middle of basketball season might I just add... lost my starting spot... OH, this isn't about me, is it?).  So, because I've been through it I just wasn't all that worried about Drew possibly going through it.  And, honestly, I'm still not.  But I have to admit, when the dr. said we'd try glasses first I was so relieved.  I thought about someone messing with his adorable little face and I got a little worked up.  Whatever the result, I'll be ok with it.  We're really happy that it isn't any worse.  And on another positive note, his vision does seem to improve when he has the glasses on.  His daycare provider marveled over what a different kid he is with them on.  No more stranger anxiety (apparently he can actually see them now) and he just seems much more content and receptive to things .. and calmer which is a REALLY good thing for my patience!!!!  He has, even since growing out of the collick stuff, periods of time every day where he's just fussy for absolutely no reason.  Since wearing his glasses more, that has seemed to drastically improve.  So, we can only take that to mean he is a little more comfortable with his environment.  From what they've been able to measure so far, his vision isn't quite as bad as mine but he is far sighted like I am.  And I can tell you that most people think I'm totally blind and ... I am with only one eye opened... but with both I can see pretty much anything... it's just the details and depth that are real fuzzy.  So, I can actually really understand his apprehension with people around whom he's not 100% comfortable.  It's probably as if he's seeing them for the first time every time.  I have this problem STILL even with my contacts or glasses on... if someone waves to me from a distance - like across a crowded room or from their car at an intersection - I often times have no idea who it is or don't even notice.  This, I'm sure, causes people to think I'm unfriendly.  Well... maybe I am anyway.  But a lot of it is because I'm very uncomfortable with distance vision and very uncomfortable with eye contact unless it's someone I know really well.

ANYWAY... sorry for the rambling...