eye doctor

Today was the end of a great 4 day weekend. But wow, did the time go fast or what? We had appointments for all six kids to see the eye doctor and myself at the end. It turned out to be a pricey day after paying for Mike's glasses and contacts from a week ago, fitting two kids for glasses, me for glasses and our exams. Aye yi yi.

Sigh.

Did you catch that? Two kids need glasses. And several are borderline, which is a crappy place to be because the doctor says there is a slight lens presciption, yet it doesn't necessarily warrant glasses. But we can try glasses if we want, or we can ask the teachers to move the kids. Ugh. I wish it was black and white. Yes, your child needs glasses. Unfortunately it's not that simple.

Joseph is the first one that probably needed the glasses the most. He's been complaining of headaches for months, especially last school year. Joseph also takes Vyvanse for ADHD and it is a slight side effect of the drug to suffer from headaches. However, after watching him read the letters during the exam and seeing the large amount of letters he guessed wrong, we felt it was necessary for him to get glasses. We helped him pick out a nice pair of green glasses. Joseph is so excited, too! Now I just hope he can take care of them.

Shaylee is the other one who is getting glasses. She has never complained of having troubles seeing or headaches, but she had some troubles with the eye exam. Her prescription is not high and she could possibly do without them, but after talking to her, we felt she should get the glasses for reading. And the doctor agreed, that reading is when she would benefit from them. Shaylee said her eyes hurt when she reads. So we found a really cute pair of glasses for her and she is probably more excited to get them than Joseph. Next week, our kids will sport their new look.

Jayden did not cooperate with his exam. She got very little information from him, but she did get enough information to see that his eyes are not crossing or something else (I can't remember what else she said.) But since we don't have any concerns about him, we'll try again in a year. We went into the appointment knowing he would have troubles.

The funniest thing about getting drops in their eyes is who threw the biggest fit. Shaylee. The oldest. Devin, Joseph, Dalton, and Shawndra didn't flinch, cry, whine, pout or anything. They took the drops like champs. But my oldest on the other hand, wasn't so nice to the doctor, pouted in the corner while they dilated, and walked out at the end stomping her feet not looking back or answering the doctor. But, that's Shaylee for you. Believe me, we talked to her about this and how disrespectful it was to treat the doctor the way she did. Hopefully she'll use a little more respect when dealing with professionals (and others).

I'll throw some pictures on here when they get their glasses.