So yeah, anyone who knows and loves us knows that Miss Shelby Grace, beautiful princess that she is, wears the coolest glasses ever and when she isn't wearing her glasses one of her eyes crosses.
She is extremely far sighted and her muscle control is effected by it. It is hereditary and she has an aunt and cousin with the same eye issue. She had surgery at 2 and again at 4 to snip the muscle and fix the issue, but whether the surgery works or not depends greatly on how quickly your body repairs muscle. Since she also inherited her mother's quickly repairing muscles the surgeries did not work completely. They improved her muscle control enough that as long as she is wearing glasses, her eyes are straight, but they didn't fix the crossing.
{I also had surgery on my bladder that didn't work b/c it repaired itself so quickly & I can lift weights for a week and look like a body builder. Annoying, but healthy. I want to look feminine.}
She is such a confident girl that it doesn't seem to bother her. We have had numerous conversations about how to respond to the constant questioning that usually only happens while swimming, because she can't wear her glasses. She handles it with grace and humor and so far, at 9 years old, it hasn't been an issue. I think it also helps that they make cute glasses for kids now-a-days. The glasses we got today aren't her absolute favorites, but what our insurance would pay for. We will look for a back up pair too. She is opting for the "geeky" look as the sales lady called it, which I {of course} L.O.V.E. I am wanting new glasses myself. We will post pics when she gets them.
I had her take these photos today because we were looking on Zennie optical's website where you can upload a pic and try frames on yourself. We have learned a trick for pics without glasses. If she closes her eyes and I snap the pic right when she opens them, they are straight. She is so beautiful with and without glasses. I mean, I am biased, of course, but come on...she is the best mix of innocent, hip, trendy, beautiful, pure and non-self consumed right now. I hope she stays this way, even if it will be hard to be humble with her new cool glasses. ; )
