NEW GLASSES

Today we got new glasses!!!

September 30th, 2008

We have finally graduated into big boy and girl glasses, we've gone "designer" rather than Fisher-Price with the wrap around ear pieces!!

Grace in her JUICY's

Bo's are CONVERSE

We are OH SOOO STYLIN'!

This is Becky our "glasses teacher". In the beginning she was the "gaggies Becky". Bo & Grace love Becky because she always gives them suckers. We get to visit her often for adjustments and repairs. I love Becky for educating me and being so patient and putting up with me! She has never given me bad advice when it comes to glasses. Becky please warn me if you ever plan to quit your job!!

Since I just started this blogging business I suppose I must back track a bit so your up to speed....it all started with Grace. She was quite, shall we say, non-GRACE-ful. She was just over a year old, I think 15 months. One day we were on the deck and she ran right into the table! I asked Derek if he's noticed what a clutz she was and told him I was a little worried about her. He said , "maybe she can't see!" DUH! Why had this thought never crossed my mind?! I made an appointment, the soonest they could get her in wasn't for about 6 weeks. During that time her eye began to turn in and by the time we got to the doctor it was very obvious. Turns out not only did she have a severe case of lazy eye but was far-sighted as well! So when people ask me how did I know she needed glasses......well here ya go!!

This is before surgery and after months of patching!

So obviously I'm told Grace needs glasses. I'm fine with that, she needs to be able to see! I try to get all excited and tell myself it will be ok, we'll get cute little pink ones, cute little oval shaped, maybe some little jewels on them and it will be fine. WRONG!! I quickly realize that the reason most little kids with glasses look like such nerds is not because parents don't love them it's because jewels are a choking hazard as well as lenses, which pop out often when the glasses are being worn by a one year old! I learn that not many companies make tiny glasses so your very limited to styles! I also learn that the cute narrow rectangle or oval shapes don't work because the lense has to cover the whole eye as much as possible or they just look around the lense! Oh yeah and if ya want to order the pink ones, well they are on backorder for who knows how long!!! So the whole cute glasses idea lasted for about 10 minutes in the car from the doctor to the glasses store! I was so bummed and here is the best we could possibly do and believe me I tried! We ended up with brown frames hoping pink frames would come in soon and if Bo needed some we'd use them for him. I hated them! Last but not least, baby glasses cost more because they have to be made good so they hold up and don't fall apart easy...again, the choking thing!

Grace's First (ugly brown) Glasses

I really REALLY tried (unsuccessfully) to get "CUTE"! The only cute part about it was after we picked them up my mom wanted to go buy her a new book (now that she could see it) and when we got out of the car a little gust of wind blew some little leaves and stuff across the pavement right by our feet. Grace looked down as it went by and yelled," WOW!!" We will never forget it.

I made an appointment for Bo. Grace's were so bad I figured it was worth the $25 co-pay to get him checked. I thought his eye turned in but figured I was the only one who noticed. I was shocked to learn that his vision was worse than hers but the lazy eye was just starting. Anyway, glad we checked!

Bo's First Glasses

We ended up with two of the brown frames because Bo's first pair didn't even last 12 hours before they were broken. We picked them up on our way to the ranch. The next morning he got up went outside, crashed his trike, smashed his face, bent the frame and popped out the lens. We figured it would be smart to have a spare.

Finally got the pink ones :) and we've begun patching. :(

Grace's Eye Surgery :(

January 2006

Mom was very nervous!

It went well and we hope we don't need another one!

Eye Drops

May 2007

This is what Grace looked like most of the time after we started using the atropine drops. I called the doctor after just a few days to see if this was normal, in fact, this is the picture we emailed to him. He assurred me it was ok but weeks later we found that not to be true. It was scary but a long story and bottom line she can NEVER use drops again!!! So...back to the dreaded *#-/*! PATCH!!!! I can't decide which is meaner, making her wear that damn patch or not making her wear it. It is tears everyday! We had to call Grandma today for another pep talk and promises of a treat.

Bo before his drops.and after drops.....
His lazy eye seems to be getting worse!

Well it is which is why we got new glasses today!

Grace's second pair (technically third but I don't count the ugly brown ones!) which are exactly the same style as her last pair just bigger. This is because as hard as it is to believe they truly are the cutest ones available in my opinion.

Bo's second pair (technically his third because he broke his first blue ones but they did last almost a year!) which are also same style as before.....and finally they are now our OLD glasses as of today!!! You can now see the whole twins, glasses thing is a huge pain in the a** not to mention the cost!!! Seriously, I know I'm a freak about them but they are so expensive and I truly believe you get what you pay for. Spencer was almost five and had a wide head when he got his glasses. He was big eonough so he didn't need wrap around ear pieces so huge selection, they were cute, it was never this hard! It is also something that I have become obsessed with in the way of trying to still make them cute, NOT NERDS! I think I accomplished "CUTE" finally today!!!!! Scroll back to the top for another look and tell me what you think!