Summer days seem to just slip away.
Our very first weekend of summer was spent in Phoenix. We drove up on Saturday afternoon and spent the weekend swimming in the pool, eating at Oregano's with Uncle Mike and Isabelle, and hanging out with Moma, Opa, Aunnie, Kyle, and Tinsley. On Labor Day we spent the morning at the Children's Museum. It was a super fun day. It was surprisingly not very busy at all. On Tuesday Ben and I were able to spend some time at the Temple in the morning while the kids explored Mesa with Moma. In the afternoon we dropped the littles off with Leslie and went to Phoenix Children's for My Little Reader's eye surgery. The surgery went well and didn't last long (about 50 min). However, waking up was HARD to do. After a few hours we were released and went back to the hotel. Thankfully she fell asleep quick and slept hard all night. The next morning we packed up and hurried down to Tucson for her follow-up. The doctor removed her patch and took a peek at her eye, declaring all good and scheduling a 1 week follow-up.
Recovery took quite a few days. The first few days she didn't want to open her eye and struggled with light sensitivity. It was also very hard and frustrating for her that she couldn't read for many days. She listened to several movies and a story that her friend bought for her. At her 1 week appt. we asked if she would be ok to go camping and for a yes! She was so excited. It was really important to me that we were able to get a pressure reading at this appointment. Having been through the stress and worry that came with having surgery on her only working eye, I really just needed to know that it was worth it. Getting an eye pressure is hard for her. Because she already has sensitivity to light it is really hard to get her sit still with a light right on her eye long enough to get an accurate number. So. I bribed her. Yep. Pure monetary bribe. $10 to be the world's best patient. In the grand scheme of what this "adventure" is going to cost, $10 was nothing if it meant we got a number. And--it worked! During her appt. her eye pressure was at 16 and her visions was 20/50.
Lucky for the kids they were able to spend an extra long time with Leslie. They went camping up at their property for about a week and then stayed at Leslie's house for the rest of the week while I was up at Girl's Camp.
At her 6 week follow-up there was no bribing (we did go out to dinner after) but she still did a great job. Her vision was actually 20/20 and her eye pressure was 14. She went from 10 drops a day to just 2 (1 in each eye). And the most surprising news--she doesn't have another appointment until October! It has been a wild 5 months since that first appointment in February.
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