Hayden & Hudson's Mom here to give you a quick update. On Wed., July 16th after Hudson's swim lessons Richard & I took Hudson to the Twin Cities to stay the night before his eye appointment on Thurs., July 17th. This past spring Hudson got referred to the Minnesota Lions Children's Eye Clinic in Minneapolis, MN with Dr. Ray Areaux as we hope this will be better and more accurate care for him, especially since they are known & one of the best in the country for pediatric eye care.
Dr.
Areaux and the entire staff, even the facility, were wonderful & definitely
catered to our little man. They had toys & a TV with favorite cartoon
clips in every room, a fish tank which Hudson loved, the most friendly and patient staff, and the best part Hudson was completely
comfortable and didn't cry once! This is
amazing as we were there for over 4 hours & even did a full exam with eye dilation. Their progressive approach for meeting
briefly with different members of the staff allowed them to slowly tweak and get
Hudson’s perspiration without making him sit still all at once. This approach also allowed an in-depth visit allowing them to check all aspects of his vision and needs. We believe this has been his most accurate and
positive eye experience so far & we actually look forward to our next
visit in September!
After the visit we got lunch which I think Hudson thought he was pretty special since he's had Mom & Dad to himself and got to sit at a big boy table. We also went to The Glasses Menagerie, a specialty shop for children's eye wear in Minneapolis, where Hudson graduated to big boy frames (*no more strap!). We knew his old frames were too small however took a bit to get into children's to update so just had to wait. On Wed., July 30th his new frames arrived and after some bribing he finally put them on. Here's our before & after pics:
Hudson got to wear them to daycare for the first time on Thurs., July 31st and boy was he proud. He enjoyed showing off his glasses to all his friends and teachers and it was so nice as they made a big deal out of it for him. Our little guy is growing up!
Now don't worry Hayden got to have some serious fun while we were gone as he got to go to the FestAg parade with Grandma & Grandpa Prestegard, sleep over and all! He loved the equipment in the parade, getting to ride rides, and of course being the center of attention! Special thank you to Grandma & Grandpa for taking care of him. Here's our ham Hayden with big boy glasses wearing Hudson:
