Intermittant Exotropia

Background for those who don't know, we've been noticing Mya's eyes drifting outward for a couple of months. A trip to the doctor got us a referral to a pediatric opthamologist for further testing. We were lucky enough to get in yesterday (our appointment was originally scheduled for May 26) because of a cancellation. The doctor and the technician were both great and they were able to tell us that she does in fact have intermittant exotropia which is a form of strabismus (misaligned eyes). The good news is that her vision is fine and the problem is with the muscles behind her eyes. We have our next assessment on June 14th to see if there is any difference. 25% of kids will out grow it, the other 75% have an outpatient surgery to tighten the eye muscles. We're so relieved to have the initial appointment out of the way!

the tulip festival from a local's perspective...

easter egg hunt

Here are some shots from the easter egg hunt at Mya's daycare.

saturday: fun in the sun

We had a GREAT time enjoying the sunshine and warm temps on Saturday! We hunted easter eggs and chased bubbles, I haven't uploaded those pictures yet though. In the meantime here are some randoms of Mya...

caterpillar wrestling

Thanks Grandma Virg, we're still having loads of fun with the giant caterpillar!

catching up on some reading

Mya is really into her Kate Toms books that she got from Aunt Leslie for Christmas!

mama's lil helper

Mya is really into being a helper! She loves throwing things away for me, helping with the laundry, and wiping up spills. On Tuesday night she helped me with dinner for the first time. We snapped off the woody ends of the asparagus together and she got the mushrooms out of the container for me. Who knew vegetable prep could be so much fun?!

pony ride

Over the weekend Mya had her first pony ride, she enjoyed it but it's a safe bet that I was way more excited about it than she was...

what happens when papa is in charge of the markers...

this is why they make washable markers!!!

it's been a year...

So it has been almost exactly a year since my last post... Well I'm going to try this blogger thing again and see if I can keep up with it a bit better.

Mya's first year

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