Walker's Eye Sight

So on this day at the beginning of June

(the first day of summer to be exact)

when I took Walker to see Dr. G

for his 7th grade physical,

the first thing the nurse did was an

eye test.  I was hardly paying attention

b/c I was visiting with the nurses.  

Then Walker and the nurse caught

my attention in a BiG way because

Walker couldn't read the letters

on the eye chart.  I literally thought

he was joking and got onto him.

I quickly realized it was no joke.

My boy couldn't see the letters

on the eye chart!!!!!!!!!

We went in the room with Dr. G

and the first thing he said was

what was up with Walker's eye test?!?

He took Walker back out to 

confirm the finding of the failed eye test...

and sure enough...my poor 

Walker D. couldn't read the letters

on the eye chart.  I could not believe it!

How had he never mentioned this 

and how had we not known?!?

My baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dr. G asked if he had hit the ball

at all during baseball and I said, yes...

and Dr. G said that with these results

that was quite astounding!  

Troy and I were just shocked and felt

terrible over this!!!  

Apparently kids - especially

over achievers/pleasers like Walker - just 

over compensate and make due 

with their eyes even when they start

not being able to see well.  

We immediately got him into

an awesome eye doctor that Dr. G suggested

who wasn't even on our insurance, 

but we wanted a good one;)

Come to find out this doctor is the

husband to a really sweet friend 

at the kids' school.  

I had never even known her 

last name until I put it together

at the doctor that day.  

Always liked her so much 

and when I told her we had 

been to see her husband, he took away

the charge of our visit!

I hadn't even mentioned he wasn't

on our insurance!

People are so kind!!!

Sure enough Walker's eye sight was

terrible.  We just still couldn't 

believe it!  The doctor said it

probably had not affected his 

sight at school since things are done

on the iPads and such, but definitely

in baseball.  Walker wasn't seeing

the very fast balls coming at him

until the ball was almost to the bat. 

God bless him!

Taking the eye doctor's office by storm!;)

Walker was so cool with it all

and opted to get contacts as soon as possible.

Honestly I thought the whole 

contacts thing would be a disaster.

I was so wrong though.  He took

right to them and hasn't looked back;)

He maybe struggled with the first

day of getting them in and out, but

that was it!  He was SO PUMPED 

to be able to see.  He commented on 

so many things...like seeing the 

leaves on trees for the first time.

Poor kid had really been struggling

and I felt terrible that we had 

not realized this!  

When we went back a couple 

of weeks later for a contacts check, 

I made him look at

glasses even though he didn't want to.  

Cade was with us and we had fun...

Of course!  ;)

I love these kids so much!

It's always fun with them.  Always.  

Troy and I both really struggled feeling

like this was a #parentfail moment not knowing 

Walker couldn't see.  I loved Dr. G's

response to our worries......

Obviously in the great scheme of things

Walker not being able to see well 

and having to get contacts is NOTHING.

Compared to what many parents face

and what any day we could have to face

(you just never, ever know!),

I'll take this ALL DAY LONG!

It just caught us off guard...

I'm still laughing that I accused

Walker of joking on his very first

eye test and also accusing him 

of not knowing his letters!  LOL!