I took Carter to his appointment and was amazed at how little he could actually see. He is near-sighted so we had never noticed he could not see as it had never affected his reading capabilities. We had wondered why he sat so close to the television, but what eight year old boy doesn't sit close to the TV? I sheepishly handed the school nurse's letter to the eye doctor so he could validate it.
This morning, Carter and I went to get his glasses. He tried the glasses on and looked around. The lady who was helping us took the glasses back into another room to adjust them and Carter said to me, "Mom, when I had my glasses on, I could see that picture of Snow White clearly. Now it is blurry." The picture was advertising some glasses frames and it was less than twelve feet away.
On the way from the appointment, he kept saying, "Mom, that sign says, 'Tony Ryan for Fire District #1'". And, "That sign says Wasabi Bay." It is a whole new world for him.
Olivia summed it up after school when she said, "You look so cute, Carter." I agree!!
2 comments:
It's amazing how grown-up the glasses make him look! So handsome!!
Funny thing how when you don't know you are blind, you never miss being able to see!! It is just the way the world is! Now he can see and I bet he does even better in school!!
And he does look very handsome and grown up in his new glasses!!
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