Eye Doc

I had to wake Adia up so we didn't miss her appointment. I wonder how much longer she would have slept. She was a happy girl though. I got her out to the car and strapped into her carseat before I realized I really had no idea where we were going. I was assuming it's where urgent care is also located, but I wasn't positive. Luckily, I was right and we weren't late. I hardly had to fill out any paperwork since Adia's medical records were already in the system. That's one thing I really like about having everything interconnected. The nurse took us back, asked what was the problem with Adia's eyes and if there was a family history. I see double and so does DiDi, plus it seems that everyone she's related to wears glasses. I then had to hold Adia in a cradle hold so she could dilate her eyes. Adia took it like a champ. She didn't even try to bat her hands away. I was amazed. Then it was time to wait for the drops to work. That was the hard part. Adia wanted to walk around like she does at her ped's office, but that was not an option there.

The doctor finally came in and had Adia follow a light, a toy, look at a distance. Adia didn't let out a peep and was a perfect angel. I think they were amazed at how well behaved she was. He let her hold several toys too. She would carefully look them over and when she had studied them enough, she'd gently hand them back and point for another one. She was so gentle and the nurse and doctor even commented on it. Of course, the whole time we were there, her eye never wandered or drifted. He said that she is farsighted, but it's in the perfectly normal range of kids her age. All her eye anatomy is perfect so there's no worry there at all. She responds the way she should, but wants to see her again in 6 months or sooner if her eye appears worse. He thinks it will probably just go away on it's own as her farsightedness disappears, but of course, that doesn't always happens. If it doesn't change or gets worse, she might need glasses or surgery, but right now, they're not necessary. Adia was happy because they gave her some sparkly stickers before she left. She's a big sticker girl.

When we got home, we picked up the mail. It was pretty windy out and Adia wasn't too happy about that. She also seemed hungry so we ate some lunch. She gobbled up some cheese, crackers and grapes.


After lunch we went back outside. Adia's getting braver about running free, especially on the grass. I think it was even windier though. I chased her around a bit before we headed to the playground.








I put her in my lap and sat on the swing. She enjoyed it at first, but soon wanted to slide. She loves the slide. I set her at the top nearly a dozen times before getting worn out.






We were also starting to get cold so we headed inside. Adia can actually make it up the steps with hardly any help. She mostly just needs a hand to hold so she doesn't fall over.


Scott woke up not long after we got inside. She complained while I made dinner, but ate a big dinner herself. She fed herself yogurt, hamburger, kidney beans, toast, cornbread, 1/4 of a sugar cookie and she tried one piece of canned carrots. I'll try the carrots again tomorrow. I've gotta get some veggies into this girl. She really chowed down though. She's practicing using a fork and spoon. She really likes to stab and eat off a fork.


Adia was a total mess, but Scott cleaned her up in the bath. She complained when it was time to get lotioned and dressed, but now she's back to terrorizing the living room. Wish us luck tonight. We're attempting a new night routine. I'll read her a book and try to get her to drink milk out of sippy while we rock in her room. Hopefully it works, otherwise she'll be crying herself to sleep like she did before her nap.

UPDATE:
We've successfully completed "nigh nigh" sans bottle. It was a knock down, drag out fight, but she's now asleep in her crib and it's not even 8:30. Around 7:45 she came up to me and said "nigh nigh" so I grabbed a sippy and headed to her bedroom. She followed me, looking confused. We read "Goodnight Moon" while she sat on my lap in the rocking chair. Everything was fine until she saw the sippy. She started screaming, arching her back, hitting, kicking, pinching, punching. I'll definitely be black and blue tomorrow. She started to wear herself out and we read the book again. She cried a little more, but I wasn't giving up or in. When she started to get a little sleepy, I offered the sippy again and she took it in both hands. She'd drink a little and complain and then drink a little more. She only drank about 3 or 4oz before falling asleep. I moved her to her bed and she opened her eyes and cried a little bit. A back rub and hand hold was all she needed to get back to sleep. Fingers crossed that it lasts.