Eye Exam and Homecoming Pictures

First of all....the kids all had eye exams last week. They looked so funny with their eyes all dialated! You may not be aware, but preemies are prone to eye problems. Their vision was checked in the hospital and at 3 months old, and this was a follow-up after their 1st birthday.


Aaron's vision was great. He should not need to go back unless we notice a problem. Avery was at the high end of the normal range for farsightedness. She has to be checked again in one year. Adam had two slight issues. First, he is unable to move his eyes right/left or up/down without turning his head. It is called Dwayne's Syndrome, and has to do with the eye muscles working against each other instead of together. He may just cope with this, but if we see any crossing of the eyes or laziness, he may require eye muscle surgery. Secondly, the lense in his right eye is not quite "M&M" shaped...it is a little flat. The eye dr. said it may distort his vision as he gets older. There are things we may need to try later: wearing an eye patch on the other eye (forces the lense to strengthen), glasses, or worst case...lense replacement. We think he sees fine now, but he will need to return in 6 months to see if anything has changed. These are all minor things and we are continually so thankful for their overall health!


Now the fun stuff--------


Last Thursday night we took the kids to their first football game. Avery got to have her picture made with the JV cheerleaders.


































Monday night was the Homecoming Parade. The kids had so much fun! They didn't care much about the parade, but loved seeing all the people and getting so much attention. And here is a picture of Taylor!