Colby (at age 6 months) & Mom
Abby (at age 18 months) & Mom
This week a piece of sand scratched my eye. I had to go see the eye doctor and everything. So I had to take out my contacts and use my glasses for a couple of days. I haven't worn my glasses for about 3 years because the contacts I wear are "Night & Day" contacts, which means I wear them for one entire month (even when I am sleeping) and then I switch into a new pair as soon as I take out the old pair. I am blind as a bat so the night/day thing is extremely convenient especially with a nursing baby. I could actually see where I was going etc. when going to feed the baby in the middle of the night.So because my contacts have to be so strong to help me see so far away they always make anything 3 inches or closer a little bit blurry. Not much, but a little bit. So I can't read a book
held really close to my nose. It is something I've gotten used to and totally forgot about ages ago. No big deal...until Monday night- the first evening having to wear my glasses due to the "injury".
Colby is my 11 month old. He is adorable: pudgy cheeks, button nose, dark eyelashes, 8 little white teeth taking up the front portion of his contagious smile, ears that poke out slightly more than normal, smiley eyes. You get the picture (or if you don't, see my previous entry). He was (of course) grabbing at my glasses, as all babies would. So I took my glasses off and was giving him raspberries on his neck. I could see his face. What? Without the contacts, the blurring that I had become accustomed to was gone. I'd never realized that I was missing seeing my little guy's unique details that were 50% Cuyler and 50% me. His fine strands of golden brown hair. The minute red capilarries under the skin on his cheeks. Those teeneytiny vertical lip lines. The radial patterns of black beaming out from his pupils through his beautiful big brown eyes. This was my baby.
Like a vain idiot, I went back to wearing my contacts after the 48 hours of lens-free eyeballs recommended by my eye doctor. But every once-in-a-while I will remember to take them out so I can truly "see" who my kids are.
3 comments:
Ouch! I'm glad your eye is on the mend. I think your uncle can relate. I guess that's the reason why he takes off his glasses to read (also blind without them - must be a Maynard thing). Me on the other hand have to put ON the glasses to read! LOL That's life! I'm just glad that you didn't cause too much damage. ~Auntie Kim
This is a very sweet story. It reminds me of our neighbor, Kathi who took 3-4 year old Ricky to the eye doctor because he seemed to be having trouble seeing. When he got the glasses, they took a night time walk and he asked her what all those sparkly things in the sky were? They were his first stars. Some things are amazing close up and others are far away. We get used to just seeing things in the middle. I like your idea about taking the contacts out every once in a while!
I found you! Morgan gave me your blog address. Your baby boy is adorable! And I loved seeing the pictures of McKenna.
We just started a blog but it's private. I would need your email address to send you an invitation. Maybe you could pass it along through Morgan?
Any way, good to see your cute family!
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