Yesterday we had an appointment with Dylan's eye doctor to try and test his eye pressure in the office. Dylan is not a fan of the eye doctor. This is not because he is a bad guy, but simply because he is a doctor. It seems as though the minute we walk through the door from the waiting room (filled with toys) into the long hallway, Dylan's whole demeanor changes. He is immediately aware of what is going to happen. Why do doctor's offices have to be so scary? We were hopeful after the visit with Dr. Graham that he may give this doctor a chance, but no such luck. As soon as I propped him up on my lap in the exam chair, he is suspicious of everyone that walks into the room. The doc tried to get him to look at his new fancy schmancy tool, but Dylan did not want anything to do with it. With this 2nd failed attempt, the doctor is recommending that we do the eye pressure test under anesthesia. I really, REALLY, do not want to go this route again. Yes, it costs a lot of money to do it this way, but I HATE putting him under anesthesia once more. The poor kid has gone through sooooooooo much anesthesia and I am ready to be done with it. The procedure has not been scheduled yet and the doctor said that if we wait a month or two, that it would not make much of a difference.
Today we went down to the Foundation for Blind Children to get Dylan fitted for his new glasses. Sadly, his prescription has increased 10% and it is time to get some new ones. His face is also outgrowing the current style and size that he has now. This makes me sad. They have become his signature look, and such a cute one at that! It's strange to see him in a different style, especially because they make him look so much older. Can't he stay my baby forever? He is going to be 4 next month! How is that possible?! His new snazzy and stylish glasses should get here in about a month or so. I hope he likes them! The greatest part about this whole appointment was that the glasses were FREE! That's right! God provided a grant through FBC and we are getting his new glasses at no cost to us. I love it when we can see God work in unexpected ways!
The eye doctor who saw him today was a really sweet woman. She seemed to connect with Dylan really well and he let her touch his eyes without a problem. She shared my frustration with having to put him under anesthesia for the eye pressure check and gave me a few suggestions to avoid it. I am going to see if the doc will try one more time in the office and if we can get down on Dylan's level and make it a game. He loves games. In fact, it is hard to get him to be serious about anything because he thinks everything is a game. So hopefully we will get one more shot!
I'll keep you updated as soon as I schedule the next appointment.
Thank you to those of you who have donated to help us with the costs of Dylan's ongoing care and thank you to all of our prayer warriors out there!! You guys are truly appreciated!
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