Arrrrr

John has decided he wants to be a pirate for Halloween instead of Superman. In fact, he started wearing part of his costume today.

When does this roller coaster ride end????? We want off!

So, we went to see the ophthalmologist today because John looked a little cross-eyed. We didn't really think much of it but to our surprise, John will probably be going in for ANOTHER surgery right before Christmas. He has what is called Amblyopia. Amblyopia is a medical term that describes poor visual development. A child with amblyopia has poor visual acuity (clarity or sharpness of vision in one or both eyes). The word comes from the Greek word ambly (dull) and opia (vision). Amblyopia is often referred to as "lazy eye". Of course I called my dad, who is an optometrist, the minute I left the office. He said that this is very common. He expected that John would have to have surgery to correct it. The surgery is out patient and should only take about 10 minutes per eye. He'll have to be put under which always has it's risks. We are going to patch his right eye for an hour a day to see if it will correct itself. However, the Dr. said he is about 90% certain that he will need the surgery and maybe even a couple more after that.

This is just another obstacle John has to overcome. We have no doubt that he'll bounce right back. Life is what you make of it, right????? And, I'd say we have a great life.