Ok, I'm gonna go ahead and apologize now for the length of this blog, and probably the next one too. What can I say, I'm a lethal combination of an English and History major, lawyer, and generally wordy person. But here goes, maybe you'll stick around til the end, or at least look at the pictures...
So, Friday, the twinkies, Twin Daddy Law Man, and MIL set off for the big city of Cincinnati. Of course, I get stuck in a stinking wreck on my way home so we start off behind, and that's after I sat in a pediatric opthalmologist's office for two hours that day only to receive not so great news. But more on that later. So we finally get on the road, and after dinner and about an hour and a half of travel, I start to feel sick. Well, you might recall that Emma was sick earlier in the week for just a little 24 hour thing, and so was Michael. Then Ethan threw up twice on Wednesday but that was it. I thought it was my attempt to crochet in the car (more on that in another blog too, but it's going well!). Well, it wasn't the crochet, I figured out as I threw up in a Chevron bathroom in Podunk, Ohio. Fun times. We make it the rest of the way, only for me to have a few more visits to the porcelain god that night, and to generally feel like poo the next day. But, when you're a mom, and on a family trip to boot, there is no recovery time, so off we went to Kings Island on Saturday.
Now, a few things you should know. I'm a planner so I had checked out all the rides that the kids could ride, complete with measuring them for height. Ethan was over 36 inches, and Emma was right at it with her tennis shoes on. Evidently KI's 36 inches is bigger than my yardstick though, so Emma was barred from some rides. Try explaining that to a two year old who just wants to ride the Blues Clues ride. But she sucked it up when we could ride the Lazytown Sportacoptors, all the Dora and Diego rides, and the carousels. Also, just because the park opens the gates doesn't mean they'll let you toward the rides. I don't know what ridiculous idea this is, but we stood in the same crowd for like 30 minutes. My advice? Don't go til AFTER the rides open.
So, after all these snafus, we actually had a good time, and Mommy did not throw up once. Here are the Twinkies on the Nick Jr. cars, Ethan's clear favorite ride choice. Unfortunately my camera malfunctioned on the BEST picture, argh.
Here are the kids and Twin Daddy Law Man in front of Dora and Boots.
Ethan on a matching Go Diego Go jeep, loving every minute because, as he said running towards it, "Mommy, LELLOW EGGO JEEP, LELLOW EGGO JEEP!"
Emma on a Diego jeep. She's very focused.
One of the few pictures with Mommy in it, on Dora's Something-in-Spanish Azul train. Yeah, 2 years of Spanish and that's what you get. Wait, you can't see me in it? Oh, yea, that's because Daddy evidently can't figure out the ZOOM. Nice. A doctorate degree and the Kodak trips him up.
So, the day was really nice but I have to say the best part was the Nick Jr. Meet the Nick Toons dance routine and the kids meeting Dora and Diego. I'm gonna save that for another blog, but first Gramps has to scan in the $30 purchased pictures because Daddy left the camera at the hotel after the naps.
Now, back to the pediatric opthalmologist. So, the pediatrician noticed, and we had noticed, that when Emma looks at something really close up, sometimes her right eye crosses in. The pedi thought it wasn't a big deal but wanted her checked anyway. So we go, Emma was excellent for teh doctor and was actually complimented on her behavior (I think it was fear) by the doctor and his nurse. She didn't even cry for the eye dilation drops, three full sets! But anyway, the bad news is her right eye is 25% weak. This means glasses and if that doesn't work possibly surgery. Now, she has NO vision issues, just the eye muscle. I think I need to find out more about this because it seems drastic for her to have to wear glasses until her preteens, as per the doc, even though she can see perfectly. Am I overreacting or do ya'll think I need a second opinion for treatment for this? I know glasses are no big deal, but I can't imagine having to deal with them for sports, dance, etc. in teh future. I'm thinking we'll do this for a while and then seek other options, unless the doc says the dreaded S-word, in which I will be seeking out every pediatric opthalmologist in the state to get opinions.
5 comments:
Kings Island looks like a lot of fun. Unfortunately, I think Jonathan will be 4 before he reaches 36 inches, so we will not be going, as a family at least, for a while...
As for the glasses and S-word, thing, I personally would get a second opinion. Maybe glasses are the way to go, but she's only just two and I would want someone else to tell me that first. Definitely keep us posted on this!!
So happy that you are feeling better and could do a post! The stories of the Twinkies are always interesting!
Glad you survived it. As for Emma, it sort of sounds like the same thing one of my cousins had. She also had vision issues (wore glasses for as long as I can remember), but did the surgery last year and everything seems fine now (she is like 30, so I guess you can wait).
There is a top notch pedopto at UVA - one of the country's best (I know this because Krissy had to take her son to see him) It might be worth the trip.
Take care. Carrie
Hola! There's my Spanish. Glad you had a good trip! I would definitely get a second opinion (always seems like a good idea), but the glasses thing apparently does work. I have a friend who had to wear glasses to correct that same problem, but he started at age 8, I think. He wore them faithfully every day until he was like 16 (because they'd caught it so late), but it worked perfectly. He played football and wrestled all the time he was in school, but the glasses thing didn't really hamper him. Side note, apparently, his glasses were really dorky (it was the '70s), so he called them his "birth control glasses." :)
Glad you had a great trip to KI, I am sure the kids loved it.
As far as the issue with Emma...I would go for the glasses. A second opinion never hurts butI wouldn't wait too long. My niece has the same problem (as well has vision issues) and they found out when she was around 2. They immediately put her on eye drops, a patch and glasses (the first two for her vision issues though). She is now almost 10 and her eye has improved dramatically. She is basically wearing the glasses now for the vision issues. She is very active, swims and plays softball and never seems to have a problem with the glasses. Well, there was my two cents if it is worth anything.
Andy
I say definitely seek a second opinion. It doesn't hurt to see what the another doctor would say. Let us know how it goes.
Glad you guys had a good time at KI despite a little sickness. I think Ethan and Emma look like they're ready for their driver's licence the way they were driving those cars!
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