i took this picture a year ago- may 2008. now it looks like all townsend's pictures will look this way. we went for his 3 year old well check on monday. he is still a little guy. 30% for weight and 15% for height. not surprising. what was surprising was that he did not pass his eye exam! i kept thinking, "maybe he just doesn't really understand what he's supposed to do/say as he looks at these pictures." the ped gave us the name of a pediatric opthamalogist and we had an appt. the next day. they took pictures of his eyes, gave him the same picture tests, dilated his eyes and then did everything over again. the doctor finally came in and said, " your pediatrician did a good job. townsend has astigmatism and will need to wear glasses." i asked how often and for what he would need to wear them. "all the time," was my answer. apparently his eyes are shaped like footballs instead of basketballs. it is just something he was born with. and the doc said it wouldn't get better or worse. i asked about lasik. :)so we went to the optical place next door and just tried some glasses on for fun. he looks adorable in them of course. but i'm still a bit sad that he has to have glasses at such a young age. the doc gave me a lense to look through and said, "this is what townsend sees right now." i can't believe he does as well as he does-everything was so blurry. so now we are looking around to try to find the best, strongest glasses for not so much money. and i look forward to watching townsend live a life in sharpness and clarity.
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