Eyes on the Prize

These pictures show the moments when we were having fun.....
No pictures of the grumpiness, boredom and tears from getting her eyes dilated and waiting for 2 hours!!  

We visited the ophthalmology office today to get Gianna's eyes checked.  I'm anxious to get her a new pair of glasses.  She has loved her purple ones, but they are definitely "well loved" like an old favorite stuffed animal at this point - scratched, scuffed and stretched.  It was a LONG wait today but her doctor did think her eyesight has improved a bit (she is slightly less far-sighted than before).  She does still need to wear her glasses at all times and we need to patch her left eye for a half hour a day.  I was pretty proud of how she could name the pictures on the screen to check her eyesight (hand, cake, bird, etc.).  The only one she was totally mystified on was the phone - it was a picture of a traditional old phone.....which probably no kid her age has ever actually seen!!  But it was neat to see her name the pictures - not only to demonstrate her improved vision, but also due to the fact that she literally wouldn't have been able to say any of the words for these pictures just 6 months ago!  She also sat in the examination chair by herself instead of in my lap for the first time - such a big girl!