When Keely went for her well check and immunizations, they tested her vision. This was really the first time in her life, because the previous times they tried she flatly refused to identify letters, shapes, animals, or anything else they put on that wall (you know she is nothing if not stubborn!). She can also now recognize and name all of her letters and that's the best way to do an eye test. So they tried the right first and she did pretty well, but then she seemed to get bored on the left. The results of this imperfect test were that her vision was not perfect in either eye, and slightly worse in one eye. So the doctor recommended that we see a pediatric eye specialist to make sure everything was developing normally. Now, James and I both wear glasses so I feel like we are treading on thin ice here and it's inevitable that one or both of them wear glasses at some point. Quinn so far though is fine, and now he gets tested every year at school.
So today I took Keely to the specialist, who dilated her eyes and tested her vision again. Keely was a model patient, and was super excited to be there (as I told the nurse, who wished that all her patients could be this easy). The good news (to me) is that she doesn't need glasses, but is slightly far sighted. This is common in children her age, and the doctor recommended a recheck in 3 months. The bad news (to Keely) is that she doesn't need glasses. Apparently, glasses are a fashion statement to her and she totally thought it would be fun to have them :) So now I have to try to explain that it's actually a good thing to not need glasses...
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