Because our big three were diagnosed with needing glasses at such an early age, I knew I wanted to go ahead and have Story checked early, too. We didn't even mess with going to a regular eye doctor. Carter and Tilly were both referred to a specialist, Dr. K, so that's where we took Story.
I have noticed a lot lately that Story does not look at the camera when I take her pictures, and that is one of the things we first noticed about Tilly before we took her to the doctor, along with some prompting from my mom ;) Story told me that morning on the way to her appointment: Momma, thanks for letting me wear my blurry shirt today! Sweet girl. This shirt was Carter's, one that he made at Camp Heiskell several summers ago.
Here's our big girl doing a little reading while we wait.
And then, she entertained me while we waited to see Dr. K. Story allowed me to cover one eye and then the other while she read the eye chart like a champ. She even had to have her eyes dilated and took it like a champ. I'm thinking her shirt was not the only thing blurry, ha!
Silly girl playing around while waiting on the drops to take effect.
So, how are Story's baby blues? Just perfect! Her depth perception is excellent, and she is right where she needs to be for her age. She has some far-sightedness, which is perfectly normal for her age. And, the best part? Dr. K assured me that if Story were going to have some problems with her eyes that it would have already shown up, so we do not have to go back again unless she begins to have trouble seeing the board at school! Such great news!
After school, Miss Kelsey came over to watch the girls, so I could take our other blue-eyed little love for a check up on his eyes. Carter and Tilly both have to go for check ups with Dr. K every six months to see how they are doing. Carter got all of his homework done in the waiting room before the appointment, and thankfully we did not have to wait too long to be seen.
Carter read the charts and got his eyes dilated, too. He was not a fan of the "rain drops," but we managed to get through it! According to Dr. K, Carter seems to be out growing some of his eye problems, and she was able to change his prescription a little. More great news for our baby blues!
A little bit of a mommy fail, but it was just one of those days. Carter's eye appointment has been scheduled for 6 months, so never did I take into consideration that he would have a baseball game that afternoon, just hours after having his eyes dilated. Oops!
He was a trooper and did great! He even got to play catcher. Now, whether he could see the balls coming in or not, I'm not really sure, ha!
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