Suzy Q Homemaker

As can be expected, the novelty of Aiden’s patch wore off after a few days and there was increasing frustration with the amount of time he had to wear it vs. the time that Aiden wanted to play video games.  I mentioned before that we are able to break up his treatment time, so we do three hours in the morning and three hours in the late afternoon.  It’s good that Aiden has a sense of time and can read a clock, otherwise, I would be going insane.  If this was Simon, I would have stabbed my eyes out.  On our recent beach trip, Simon must have asked, “Are we at the beach?” at least 500 times before we were even an hour into the four-and-a-half-hour drive.

Yesterday, Aiden’s package of Krafty Eye Patches came in the mail and we had a great time picking out stickers at Hobby Lobby.  We also picked out a journal for him to put his patches in when he’s done wearing them.  Last night, though, he forgot that we were going to put his patches in the journal and he threw away his first one!  I’m glad I got a picture of it.  The googley eye in the middle is hysterical.

The only trouble that these patches are causing now are with Simon.  He is incredibly jealous of Aiden’s patches and throws a fit every time we get out the stickers to decorate a new patch.  I may have to find the pirate patch from one of the old Halloween costumes and see if it will do.

Coloring is getting easier for Aiden while he’s wearing the patch, and he is even cool with wearing it at VBS this week.  I was afraid he would be self-conscious or nervous about participating in some of the activities.  Having a decorated patch is helping so, so much.

Next thing on our list is getting a Croakies strap since it’s hard to keep the glasses from slipping down.  We ordered one this morning after having no luck finding one at any stores in town while shopping yesterday.

Week two is off to a great start!

Tags: aiden, amblyopia, lazy eye, patching

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