ABC Wednesday: G

Thanks to Mrs. Nesbitt for bringing us ABC Wednesday.

G is for glasses.

Back on July 17 Olivia got her first pair of glasses.

This whole ordeal was far harder for me than it was for her.

Of course, we all want our children to be perfect. At some point I noticed Olivia's left eye was crossing. I thought it was because she was tired. When it happened more frequently at all times of the day I knew something was wrong and made an eye appointment. It seems the vision in her left eye is a -5...everything is a blur. Her brain began ignoring the blurry eye and was only using the clear eye causing it to become lazy and cross. Olivia now has glasses with one thick lens to see and one clear lens on the other side. Every other day I have to put drops in her "good eye" to make it blurry. This forces her brain to use the "bad eye" in hopes the vision can repair itself. I absolutley HATE putting the drops in her eye. She completely freaks out because it makes her world blurry. I would, too. When her glasses were done Daddy picked them up and this is Olivia trying them on for the first time. I didn't let her see me, but I cried so hard. I didn't want them on her pretty little face...she didn't look like my little Tweeters. It's been a few months now and it seems as if she has always had glasses. They are a pain...they seem to always be dirty (she's 3, of course they are) and they fall down. She will not let the technician look at her or touch her to adjust them (big stranger phobia) so I'll have to get one of those bands around the back to hold them up. I'll probably cry again.

See the pretty Disney Princess glasses case?

Daddy helps get them out...

putting the glasses on for the first time.

I did it! I can see!

Not so sure about them...waiting for Mom's reaction.

(Doesn't she look like Governor Palin in the above photo?)

Of course, I told her how wonderful she looked

and out came the smiles!

Then I cried when she couldn't see me.

For everyone who wants to tell me to be thankful this is Olivia's only health problem....I am thankful. That still doesn't mean I'm not sad for her. Glasses are annoying. They will fog up all winter. Little brother (he's 2) rips them off her face and bends them. She can't take a break from wearing them or the eye immediately crosses. Her eye could get worse and permanently cross. Yes, I am so thankful Olivia is healthy...that still doesn't mean this doesn't suck.