With Halloween upon us....

Daddy vs. the Contacts

After reading this on eyepowerkidswear.com, Infant Contacts 101, Joel and I decided to have him learn how to put in and take out the contacts.  It would be great to have another set of hands that's knowledgeable in case I am unavailable.  

Tonight was a great success!  Though he admitted being nervous, he triumphed in the right eye after only 2 tries!!!  (I had already taken out the right CL.)  Way to go, honey!!!!

And not a hint of jealousy from me (who is a contact lens wearer) who struggled for MONTHS to really get it right!  :)

Eye "contact"

Looking back on Em's baby photos, I see so many pictures of her looking directly at the camera, from very early on.  She got used to mommy being in her face, and I became her paparazzo.  :)  I have done the same for Sades, taking many pictures of her daily life, trying to capture every moment.  What I have noticed from my Aphakic baby is that she has a very hard time focusing on something for more than 1 second (the vision teacher calls it "broken tracking"), so I am unable to get many pictures of her looking at the camera, smiling at me with her amazing beautiful face. It breaks my heart, and it's a new learning experience for me: trying desperately not to compare my little gal to other babies her age, or even her older sister.
But today I got the greatest gift - a picture of Sadie smiling at me. I'm not sure if God knew that I needed a "win" or if the contact lenses are helping her vision.  But I know that I will treasure this....forever.  

"Hi, Mommy!"

SUCCESS!!!!

I.....GOT.....THE....CONTACT........LENSES.....IN......BY......MYSELF!!!!!
(Ok, perhaps Em assisted by distracting Sadie, but still.)
Do you know how hard this is?  Seriously?!  It's like trying to put pants on a fish.  Just shows what you can do if you HAVE to.  Success!