Little Miss Makenna is known for her very outgoing personality, and her glasses.  For those of you who don’t know, Makenna has had glasses since she was 6 months old.  I took her to her 6 month checkup and the pediatrician noticed a speck on Makenna’s pupil and thought it could be a cataract so I took her straight to the ophthalmologist later that day.  Thankfully we found out she did not have a cataract, but a small piece of her iris is stuck to her pupil.  It is nothing to worry about and it doesn’t affect her vision, but because of that appointment we found out that she was very farsighted in her right eye.  Makenna needed glasses and at first it was very hard for Ryan and I to see our little baby wearing glasses, but we were happy that she had no serious problems and we quickly got used to seeing her with her new accessory.  Because she got them so young, they really have become a part of who Makenna is and it is odd for us to see her without them!

In France, babies are recommended to have their vision checked between 6 and 9 months.  Our pediatrician recommended a different ophthalmologist than the one we have been taking Makenna to, so we scheduled an appointment for both Makenna and Reese with the new doctor.  The interesting, and sometimes difficult, thing about these appointments in France is that patients need to buy medication at the pharmacy to dilate their eyes on their own before they go to the doctor.  This is not an easy task with a baby/toddler, but somehow after some wrestling and screaming I get the job done.  The appointment went great and we had good news for both kids: Reese’s vision is fine and Makenna needed to switch to a lower prescription!  We still don’t know how long she will need glasses for but it could be the rest of her childhood.

We went to the optician to order new lenses, and I was told that Makenna’s frames were getting too small for her and she needed new frames.  Big girl glasses.  I wasn’t quite ready for my little girl to move on from her “baby” frames….but Makenna was so excited to pick out new glasses.  She tried on all kinds of frames and had fun looking in the mirror and making faces, and she finally chose a pair that are clear with pink flowers.

Makenna loves her new glasses and she looks so grown up wearing them!