Monday, October 19, 2009

Thank you, Salvino D'Armate... Or Whoever


"Mom, I can see so awesome, now."
"Oh, good."

Jacob has been squinting for about a year. At his computer, at his books, at the TV. I finally took him to the eye doctor. His school tests had always come back borderline, with no recommendation for glasses, but the squinting was becoming really noticeable.
Turns out his left eye is 'short'. He's far-sighted. So he was fitted for glasses, and told it would be about ten days. 18 days later (I know because on the tenth day he asked if his glasses were ready, and then again every day after that) we picked up his new pair of OP glasses with blue wire frames.
Smiles. Smiles and smiles, grins all the way home.

"Whoa, I can see everything." He turned around in his chair at the dinner table, looking out the back slider doors. "I can see fingerprints!"

"That's great!" I said, as I pulled out the Windex from under the kitchen sink.

4 comments:

Jessica said...

And he looks so handsome!

Sunny Merritt said...

He looks so great...like he should be wearing them! That's awesome he LIKES them.

Anonymous said...

He is so handsome. Two of my kids got glasses this summer and they both love to look at everything - I'm amazed at how well they adjust to it.

Shelli said...

I remember how much Tanner could see when he got those glasses. It made me feel so bad that we waited so long to get his eyes checked. Jacob looks great!!!