Hello and good morning!
We've had a couple of really busy weeks! Jack saw his eye doctor last week. Jack's left eye is still turning in quite a bit, so we are to continue patching two hours a day and he also prescribed glasses to help strengthen Jack's eye muscles. If the glasses and patch don’t stop the turning in of his eyes he may need surgery. My heart sank when he said that. I understand it’s a “simple” surgery but I am still not prepared to watch him go through anything like that. I’ve sort of been proud and relieved that he hasn’t had any surgery since the NICU. It’s coming up on three years since his first/last surgery. So I am determined to take the glasses seriously and wear them on him religiously.
Over the weekend we went to pick out a pair of glasses for Jack. He looks so handsome and grown up! They are wire rimmed, and a light blue color. Luckily we liked that pair because it was one of the only pairs that fit his tiny face! They will be ready in a week.
Jack's using a lot of new words! He's been saying help, cookie, car, go, ball, co-co (f0r cheerios), nana (for banana), and still singing like a pro with twinkle, twinkle little star at the top of his request list!
Jack finally discovered the presents under the tree -- he actually opened one last night and is now proudly playing with a new toy. I hid the other ones upstairs in his closet for now!
We finally have an appointment for an evaluation for Botox injections!!!!! We go to CHOP On January 21st and about two weeks later the injections will be scheduled. At CHOP they do the injections under sedation. This is so they can be very, very precise with which muscles they inject the botox. I am a little nervous about the sedation, but trust that this is the best way for Jack at this age.
We are looking forward to Christmas and spending time with family and friends. Only a few weeks until Santa comes!!!! YAY!
Just this morning I have added a mailing list sign up option as well as a guestmap option. Both are pretty cool in my humble opinion! Be sure to check them out!
Hey Handsome! So you finally found the presents, huh? WOW! It's going to be a looonnngg two weeks until Christmas for you! But now that you know what to do, it should be quite an exciting day.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see you in your smart new specs! They make you look intellectual you know, in addition to being extremely handsome! Just think of the ladies you'll attract now!
And, by the way, can I go with you for the Botox treatments? You know, in case they have some left over, I have a few wrinkles that they could use it on. We certainly don't want to waste it!!
Take a good nap and we'll see you tonight.
Love you,
Grammie T
PS: Papa doesn't know you're coming over yet. It will be our surprise!!
Good Morning Jack! I noticed something very different about the Christmas tree this morning. Hmmm. What could it be? Could it be the "one-legged Barbie" with the bad "do" hanging on for dear life, or the magazine "tinsel" that you handcrafted and hung all by yourself, or the leopard purse that you like so much haning on a branch or maybe it's the graham stics that you so precisely laid on the branches. I don't know, but it has the "Jack Touch" this morning. And Papa laughed at me when I bought all of those plastic ornaments a couple of years ago. Who's laughing now!!!
ReplyDeleteYou were such a good boy, as usual and we enjoyed our time with you so much. So did Maxine, she says "Thank you" for the goodies you threw on the floor for her while eating your supper.
Well, time to get cracking and make some Christmas cookies. Papa sort of hinted last night he wanted some, when he looked in the cookie jar and said, "We're out of cookies. Were you planning on baking some?" I guess that is hint enough, even for me!!
Have a great day and thank you so much for the adorable e-card, it looked just like Bridget! How cool!!
Love you, Grammie T
Bkess him for finding his presents! I', sure he has lots more.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see pictures of him in his glasses and hoping you can avoid the surgery.
Hope the botox goes well :)
Angela, Jack is cute!! Welcome to the specs club Jack - Im sure you will look so handsome when you get your new glasses. Be sure to tell your mummy show us how you look!
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