Look into my eyes!

The week of appointments has begun! Brooklyn, Blake and Gavin all had eye exams this morning administered by Matt's classmates! :) I stayed with Gavin while Matt hopped back and forth between Brooklyn and Blake.

Brooklyn did really well! She has a bit of an increase in her prescription (farsighted) and I guess her eyes are still working extra hard to focus up close. Matt mentioned something about possibly needing bifocals in the future??!? Wah! :(

Blake's eyes were good, but need to be watched to make sure he doesn't go the same route as Brooklyn. He's a little farsighted, but nothing serious enough to worry about right now.

Gavin- oh Gavin!!! I know that it's not easy to get a 19 month old to cooperate for an eye exam. The girl doing his exam did a wonderful job (in my opinion) of being patient and trying over and over again to accomplish her tasks. When it came time to dilate his eyes, I laid him back, she got one drop in his eye (the anesthetic) and he started saying, "Owie, eye!" The next time she attempted to put drops in his eye, oh boy!!! Screaming and crying and clamping his eyes shut as tight as he could!! We practically had to PRY his eyelids open- THREE more times!!!!! Not fun, I tell ya! He did pretty good after that, although he was a little emotional and kept saying, "Go! Go!" Haha! Good thing he won't remember this! His eyes are just where they should be, but of course he'll have regular eye exams as well to check for any change as he gets older.

We purchased a new pair of glasses for Brooklyn since her other two pairs are two years old. I'm amazed we made it this long without breaking or losing a pair! Brooklyn was upset that we were leaving her purple glasses at Daddy's eye school, but we told her they had to put "glass" in them. Blake quickly corrected me, saying, "Mommy, they are LENSES!" Well excuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me, Mr. Know-it-All!!! ;)

Next up, B&B's teeth cleaning on Friday! Hoping for no cavities three times in a row!