So we have always known that all three of our kids would have bad vision and we have been waiting for the squinting to begin. Recently we noticed that Alyssa holds her book very close to her face and a few weeks ago she told me that she couldn't see the board at school. It was time.
The doc confirmed that Alyssa is near-sighted and she got to pick out her very first glasses. I asked her if she wanted contact lenses but her best friend just got glasses so she was happy to join her. For now the doctor said she only needs to wear them during class and while reading, so many of you may never even see her in them.
I tried to pick the least obvious looking glasses but apparently I am behind the times and big dark colored plastic specs are all the rage? All of the cutesy ones with designs on the arms were way too big for her face so the only pair left was a dark pink pair, which are still a little big on her tiny face. She loves them and was so excited to finally go pick them up today.
Now all we need to do is get her braces on and she will look like a full fledged card carrying tween.
11 comments:
She looks older, smart and stylish.
Oh my gosh, I want glasses just like Alyssa's!! She looks so beautiful and cool...such a little hipster.
Also, I like that line..."you don't really know you're blind until you learn what it is like to see." Well put!
She looks so cute. I wish I could rock glasses like her. And we have the same problem in our home. Both Brian and I are as blind as bats. Our poor kiddos.
SHe looks adorable.
Those glasses are perfect for her face. Good pic, Alyssa. I was around the same age when it was discovered that I needed glasses. However, they didn't have remotely hip glasses from which to choose. What was worse was that the day we got them we happened to go to a festival that had one of those "i.d." booths where they took my picture. I soon discovered that they tinted in sunlight. Oops, I lost them that very same day. I just went on squinting until I was old enough to wear contacts. So vain of me, I know.
I love those on her! My little Ryder found out in Kindergarten, and I always wonder who will be next :)
Somehow when you told me they were pink, I pictured HOT PINK!! Those look great on her and fit her face fine! I'm afraid that the near-sightedness does come in the gene pool!!
Those darn Loveridge/Johnson genes! I too am wondering when that day will come. Looks like she loves it! Or she wouldn't be smiling for a picture. Cute!
They look great on her! And do you know how many are opting for the glasses now, instead of contacts? Our eye doctor always recommended waiting a while on the contacts - something about allowing the eyes to develop more - but with the new breathable I think it's more of an option at earlier ages than it used to be. But look at her. She looks terrific with the new eye wear!
Looks like she's ready for Harvard.
She looks great!
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