new look

at brody's five yr. doctor visit we had a little complication- he failed his vision test.  surprising? yes, we've never really noticed a problem, nor had his preschool teachers.  his doctor gave a us a list of pediatric eye specialists in the area and we set up and appointment.  after some quick tests they dilated his eyes and we went in to see the ophthalmologist.  he did some more tests and diagnosed brody with astigmatism.  with that he recommended full time glasses, we were so surprised, but suddenly things started making sense.  he gets close to stuff so he can see things clearer.  astigmatism makes you see the world as like a fish-eye lens, so his new glasses will definitely help!  after a morning of visiting various glasses shops (it's really hard to find glasses for a guy this small) here he is rocking his new look:

 working hard on homework:

 showing his studious new look:

i really wasn't sure how this whole full-time glasses thing would go over, so we really had to talk up the glasses before they came in.  we talked about all the cool people who wear glasses: grandparents, cousin tyler, his friend mason, carl fredrickson from the movie up, and his new music teacher at school.  that helped him get more excited!  we also played the "wear your glasses" game during the day, we'd list an activity and say wether or not he has to wear his glasses. it's a pretty easy game since the only no's were: sleeping, bathing, trampoline, wrestling and soccer.  but he loves getting the right answer so he really liked the game.  so far he's transitioned really well into glasses, i'm so blessed to have a kid who can "roll with the punches" so easily- that was definitely not passed down from me!  i hope you love his new look- cause it's here to stay!