A couple weeks ago, Logan's teacher noticed him squinting and struggling to see the chalkboard in class. So, she mentioned that he might need an eye exam and we are very glad that we did it. Logan ended up having a severe astigmatism and is very nearsighted. The doctor said that he was happy that we didn't wait to bring him in any longer because usually kids who have undiscovered eye problems by the age 6 (Logan will be 6 this July) will often start developing a lazy eye or other vision problems due to all of the straining. Luckily, no lazy eyes for Logi and sadly, he inherited both mommy and daddy's horrible eyes! So, the solution...glasses worn all the time (except for sleep) until he is "responsible" enough for contacts. At first, he was sad that he was going to have to wear glasses, but after he started trying them on, he was stoked! He was especially excited to pick out his sports glasses (which ever one he wanted...yes, he had to pick the skulls!) for soccer as long as I approved of the every day glasses. That deal worked for him and he was one happy boy!
When his glasses were done and he put them on for the first time, he said, "I can see better than I have in my entire life!" It was so cute, but made me sad that he has been struggling to see for who knows how long? I just thought he liked to watch tv standing directly in front of it...that did flag a bit of worry, but that was our only sign. Also, last Christmas, he kept doing this eye twitch/face pulling blink thing for about a week, but it went away. We will most likely get Dane and Beau checked our soon, just to be safe:) After his first full day of wearing his glasses, Logan said, "Everyone loves my glasses!" He is getting used to them more and more every day and has to take less "breaks" from them each day too. They still kinda hurt his ears, but I think that he is realizing the benefits of wearing them...the poor little guy can finally see!:)
So exhausted after a long day of school. He is still my sweet little baby:)
