As I try to figure out how to start this I’m feeling a little like the new kids trying to join a lunch table. Will I be interesting? Can I be funny? Will anyone want to talk to me? I’m new to this blogging thing, but found it very helpful when I was preparing myself forContinue reading “New Mom Joining In”
Category Archives: toddlers with glasses
Hey kid, that’s not a toy!
There is some bit of irony in the fact that I have to let my toddler wear a relatively expensive pair of glasses so that he can see. You can bet your biscuits that I wouldn’t let him run around with anything else that cost that much all day, every day. Lately Sam has beenContinue reading “Hey kid, that’s not a toy!”
repsonses
Bit of of a random train of thought post today. Teagansmom’s comment on my last post (her #11 about wanting to scream the next time someone asks how you know they needed glasses) got me thinking about those responses we always hear from people about our kids’ glasses. Yesterday, Zoe and I were at theContinue reading “repsonses”
you might have a young kid with glasses…
You might have a young kid in glasses if: You can spell “pediatric ophthalmologist” without pausing to looking it up. Your child has a tan line across the bridge of her nose from wearing glasses outside. You have multiple glasses repair kits and cleaning cloths around the house. When your doctor asks if your childContinue reading “you might have a young kid with glasses…”
how did you know?
It’s one of the most common questions we get when people ask us about Zoe’s glasses: how did we have any idea that she needed the glasses? At first, I got tired of answering that question so many times, but then it occurred to me that many of the people asking were parents, worried thatContinue reading “how did you know?”
Eyes crossing?
I know lots of kids wear glasses because of lazy eye and what not that causes their eyes to cross. But Sam is just really near sighted and has never had problems with is eyes crossing. Only, just this week he was sitting in my bed after just waking up that morning and talking toContinue reading “Eyes crossing?”
little crossed eyes
Looking back, I’ve realized that I’ve taken fewer pictures of Zoe, and shared even fewer online. I’m pretty sure that this is largely because of her crossing her eyes, I’ve been more conscious about how she looks. Not that I’m ashamed of her, but I’m feeling self-conscious about whether I should have tried to getContinue reading “little crossed eyes”
6 months of glasses in numbers
too many to count: number of visits to the eye glasses store for adjustments 6 or 7: the number of lens cleaning cloths scattered throughout the house for all of Zoe’s glasses cleansing desires (we also have a box of disposable cleaning cloths to help clean our glasses after her “cleanings”) 5: number of lensesContinue reading “6 months of glasses in numbers”
what size glasses?
A reader, Amber, posted a question yesterday about what size glasses she should get for her son. I said I’d post it here and see what you all think. So I’m counting on everyone to have an opinion (we all know what they say about opinions, right?) and to share it. Here’s the question: MyContinue reading “what size glasses?”
More on Costco
Happy last day of June! I’m back from picking up Franklin’s SpongeBob glasses at Costco and have a report: Costco is gearing up for the school year (as I’m sure many places are), so their selection of children’s glasses is really good right now. I saw many styles to choose from and many more smallerContinue reading “More on Costco”
request for advice
Just got this comment from Melinda, mother of Reid, who is in our photo gallery. He just turned 1 and has been wearing glasses for 3 months. I wasn’t sure if others would see it in the comments, so I wanted to repost it here: I am still new at this and have yet toContinue reading “request for advice”
dancing eyes
When Zoe first got glasses, I expected lots of questions from strangers, I worried that people would just focus on her glasses, and even make rude or unkind comments, I believed that most reactions would in any case, be well-intentioned. What I hadn’t expected was the number of people who have said that they hadContinue reading “dancing eyes”
CNN story on glasses and eye patches for kids
I just found this story on CNN via the Bright Eyes blog. It’s about glasses and eye patches for kids. They talk about the Bjort & Company’s “Eye Patch Kid” video. I love the story about how the video came to be – their 2 year old son was resisting eye patches until he sawContinue reading “CNN story on glasses and eye patches for kids”
Poseur
Well, I’ve been reading everyone’s posts lately and enjoying the new look and picture gallery (nicely done, Ann Z!), and I have to admit, I feel like such a poseur. As in, “What am I doing on this site?”, I can’t even imagine what it must be like to deal with what most of youContinue reading “Poseur”
your wisdom, collected and compiled
There’s been some good advice shared here, in the posts, but also a lot in the comments. Since it can be kind of hard to find all of that, I’ve compiled the more practical hints and tips and helpful advice on this blog and put it on a page on it’s own (I’ve left allContinue reading “your wisdom, collected and compiled”
For Little Eyes 