Back In Contacts! Day 1

Elias!
14 Months Old!

Sooo As I Mentioned In One Of My Previous Posts,  After 7 Months In Glasses Elias Is Going Back To Contacts!  And They Came Today!!!!!   I Decided To Put Them In Right After His Nap, While He Was Still Tired.. They Went In GREAT! It Took Me Like 2 Seconds! And In The Aphakic World That's A Record!!! :)  It Took Him A While To Open His Eyes,  And Adjust To Having Them In, But It Wasn't Long Before He Was Off Playing!  We Have Decided To Keep Him In Glasses... Just Plano  Lenses For Now, We Want Him To Stay Accustomed To Having Them On, Seeing As How He Will Be In Bifocals Soon.. Not To Mention The Glasses Will Help Prevent Him From Rubbing The Contacts Out.

The Reason We Stopped Using Contacts Before Was Due To His Astigmatism Causing The Lens To Fit Poorly, And His Right Eye Began To " Fall Behind ".   At Out Last Visit With The Pediatric Opthamologist, The Dr. Mentioned That Eli Had Almost Fully Outgrown His Astigmatism, And It Looks Like He Has! ( Knocking On Wood ) His Contact Fit Perfectly All Day! And I'm Happy To Say That He Didn't Rub It Out Once!
I'm Just Keeping My Fingers Crossed That He Keeps Being The Rock Star He Is!
And Continues To Take To Them Without A Problem!

So The Contacts That We Use ( Silsoft ) Can Supposedly Stay In The Eye For Up To 30 Days Before Needing To Be Cleaned! However, I'm Going To Try And Make Putting Them In, And Taking Them Out, Part Of Our Daily/Nightly Routine... 
Soo Far Day One Has Gone Awesome! Contacts Are Out, And Baby Is Sleeping Soundly!
I Figure We Will Just Take It One Day At A Time! That's Really All One Can Do!

Luck Wishing, And Good Vibe Sending Are Greatly Welcomed!

Our New 4 Eye'd Friend!

Sooo, I'm Totally A Proud Member Of An Online Community Called http://littlefoureyes.com/! It's An Amazing Website! Offering Loads Of Advise, And Resources On Soo Many Different Eye Issues.
You Can Also Find Littlefoureyes On Facebook! It's An Awesome Place To Seek And Offer Advise!
Also A Great Place To Find Other Families In Your Area! 
I Happen To Have Found Another Family In Our Area, Who Also Have A Little Boy Named Scott, Who Not Only Wears Glasses, But Was Also Born With A Cataract!   We Have Already Had Our First Of Many Play Dates! And It Was An Amazing Experience Watching Elias Make Such A Great Friend!
                     This Picture Kills Me! Such A Beautiful Start To A Beautiful Friendship!

Elias, And Scott!

 

 

I Was Recently Interview, ( Via Email ) About The Playdate We Had With Our New Friend!

A Women Named Kristen Ellsworth, The Creator Of Peeps Eye Wear, Asked Me A Few Questions, And Then Posted The Interview On The Great Glasses Play Day Website!

In Hopes That It Will Encourage Other Parents Of Little Ones In Glasses To Do The Same!

It's Important That Your Child Knows They're Not Alone!

If You Wanna Check Out The Interview! Click The Link Below!!!!!!

http://greatglassesplayday.com/2013/03/11/celebrate-little-four-eyes-5th-anniversary-with-a-mini-great-glasses-play-day/ 



 

A Few Months Later!

I Can't Believe How Long It's Been Since I've Sat Down And Blogged!
These Kids Are Keeping Me Busy!  To Be Honest.. I Have NO Idea Where I Left Off.. So I'm Just Going To Start!

Elias Is 14 Months Old Now!!!!  I Can't Believe How Fast The Time Goes!
He Is Doing Fantastic!  A Perfectly Normal Healthy 1 Year Old!  Suuuuure Your Typical
1 Year Old Dosn't Wear Glasses, Let Alone An Rx Of +20! But If You Ask Me, It Makes Him

Wayyyy More Special! I Sometimes Wonder What He'd Be Like If He Had Never Developed Cataracts.... Would He Have Been So Strong, Or As Sweet? Would Be Have Grown So Smart?
I Guess We'll Never Know.....   I Do Know, That He Is The Most Amazing, Strong, Charismatic Little Boy I Have Ever Met! And We Are Soo Blessed To Have Him!

As I Have Mentioned In The Past, We Switched To Glasses Full Time, When Eli Was 8 Months Old, The Astigmatism In His Right Eye Was Causing His Contact To Fit Poorly.. And His Eye Began To " Fall Behind " After Many Months Of Patching, And Glasses Full Time, I'm Glad To Say That Both Of His Eyes Are Being Used Equally, And His Vision Is Great!  ( Well You Know, Considering..... )

We Were At The Eye Dr. Earlier This Week, And We Discussed Going Back To Contacts....
Elias Has Very Poor Depth Perception, And Peripheral Vision... And The Poor Kid Trips Over Everything!!!!! The Dr. And I Both Agree That The Contacts Will Better His Vision, And Better His Mobility!  The Dr. Also Said That Elias Has Grown Out Of His Astigmatism Quite A Bit! And That The Contact Should Fit Much Better This Time!   
Of Course I'm Terrified! It's Been 7 Months Since We've Had To Deal With Them, And He's Much Bigger Now!!!!  I Can't Imaging Re-introducing A 1 Year Old To Contacts Is Going To Go Over Very Well... But My Fingers Are Crossed, In Hopes That He Takes To Them Like A Rockstar!!!!
Luck Wishing, And Good Vibes Welcome! :)
   

 

 

Elias Hayes!
13 Months Old!