:: Contacts, Oh Contacts. ::

Contacts, Oh Contacts.

It has taken me some time to write this, sorry. I like to be a positive writer, I try my best to be positive, but lets face it...contacts are awful for a toddler. Good news is, Connor CAN see! Therefore, I am super thankful!

Update: Connor got a horrible eye infection a few weeks back. His eyes were all watery and had major puss. By the time I tried to take his contacts out, I could not even get my fingers on them. It was quite tramatic for Connor getting them out. We ended up in the ER to see what was going on and to make sure I did not scratch his eye when removing the contacts. Things were okay, he just had a conjunctivitis. We were asked to throw away the contacts and get new ones. My response, Really? Seriously? Are you kidding me? We just got it. I can't clean it somehow? What? Ohkay...Order it, you have my card on file. It is a bummer to lose them, but this was so much different being asked to throw $250 away! So his eye got better. He was happier, but he did not want anything to do with contacts again. After his eye healed we saw his contact specialist. It had been the happiest three month (much needed) break from UCLA. He was not happy to be back though. He screamed, cried, did not listen or cooperate in any way. When I left the room, he decided to cooperate for a couple tests. One of which the doctor informed us that his right eye is getting worse. She has prescribed him a new power -2 from it's current prescription. UGH...So hard to hear! Not what I wanted to hear. For three months, we just felt that Connor was doing so much better and things were looking up. She is worried Connor is not wearing his contacts enough. Since Mike got his new job and began traveling, Connor was only wearing his contacts a few times a week, not everyday. His doctor was not happy with that, saying that his contacts need to be in all day! I had no clue how this was going to be possible as it takes two of us to hold him down. They suggested getting a friend or nurse coming into the home to help...ya right! (is what was going through my mind). Do they understand how awful our mornings are everyday with contacts? At least Connor knows we love him...I did not like the idea of some random nurse participating in this. It has been two weeks and we did not hire anyone to come in our home. Mike has worked his schedule so he would be home for this new transition and we have been putting them in in the morning and after nap. Something has finally clicked with Connor...FINALLY! He still puts up a fight, but I can get them in by myself. There has been a few times he decides he wants them in and he sits up or stands ("just like Daddy"). He is becoming very proud of getting his contacts in, being "brave". Mike and I are SO very thankful and truely hope he will stay positive about them. Changes in lens, eye infections, contacts going to the back of his eyes, all make for him to have negative thoughts on them, so I pray for a while we can have a good run of healthier eyes! We are also so thankful for our friends Cherise and Davey. A couple months back they created a prize box for Connor to choose a wrapped prize if he did a good job getting his contacts in. I really believe that this may be the reason he is accepting his contacts. They filled this box with the coolest prizes and he looked forward to what new toy he would get. So THANK YOU Cherise and Davey for coming up with such a wonderful reward system and helping our hard mornings end with some fun and a little laughter!
We are back to going to UCLA every 3 weeks, so we will keep you posted more on how his appointments are going. 

THANK YOU. Thank you for reading. listening. supporting. reaching out. giving hugs. Keep praying for Connor.
Love,
Connor's Mom