The kids and I have been up in Denver since Wednesday. Since Mark is on his Quest I thought this would be the perfect time to come up and get LASIK done. I've been wanting this for several years but was even more motivated recently when my eye dr said I was a candidate and then my brother had it done.
My sister, Meghan, drove me in Thursday morning. I was 95% excited and 5% nervous. They, of course, make you sign all these waivers like in the event your vision does not improve....or you still have to wear glasses....or you lose your eyes to infection....oye! I kept thinking to myself 'are you sure you want this?!' But in the end it went super easy and smooth and I can see!!
The procedure itself took like 5 minutes. I couldn't believe it was done! And having my eyelids propped open and them touching my eyes didn't bug me at all. They are quick, efficient, and talk you through every step. They also make you hold a sock monkey in case you wanted to "help" them at any point ;)
Afterwards things were blurry but I could already tell that I was going to see better. For a couple hours my eyes felt scratchy and tired and honestly that was the worst of it. Once I started putting in the medicated eye drops things felt better and better. Today, 2 days out, my left eye is totally clear and my right eye is still slightly blurry. My right eye has an astigmatism so they said it would take longer to completely clear up. But it's already so much better that I am confident it will continue to improve. I can read street signs, see leaves on trees, identify faces from across the way and wake up without having to find my glasses or contacts! It's still quite surreal.
Here's a picture of what I have to wear at night. They don't want you accidentally poking or rubbing your eyes until the flaps completely heal. It's comical so I figured I could share :)
You actually tape them to your face! Jack loves them! So here I am recovering from surgery, dying to talk to Mark (tomorrow afternoon!) and hanging with family till my vision clears.
In the meantime we are loving hanging with the cousins! Here are a few pictures from our excursions lately.
Jack holding Ashlyn.
Jack photobombing Kate holding our newest peanut, Emma.
Me teaching Emma how to use her cousin's mustache pacifier.
My kids and the neighbors kids (twins Jack's age who live across the street from my parents) having a light saber battle in the dark. Coolest sword fight ever!
Stroller brigade. All the aunties and all the cousins and Nana went for a walk down by the river in Golden. Along the way we stopped to look at chickens.
And play in the river.
And snap a photo of all the cousins in birth order. This was truly the adventure ;)
We've also had a family dinner with everyone except my sister Katie who lives in NYC and will be here in 2 weeks. I'll be missing that family dinner :(
This is what my parent's cul de sac looks like when we come over. Still missing 2 cars though....4 Toyotas in this picture.
My brother-in-law (red shirt) and my niece Ashlyn. And my brother and his brand new peanut Emma. Both being good dads.
Round one of dinner.
And after dinner a little run around in your undies shenanigans...
Tonight all three of my children will be heading to the neighbors house for a sleep over of epic proportions. I asked Sam (the mom of the twins) if she was crazy and she said yes and it was gonna be a blast. She can sit and talk with Kale about all things Star Wars. Seriously impressive! My kids are so excited they can hardly stand it. It will be Jacks first sleep over. Sadly, or maybe to our benefit, his brother and sister are going with him. If anything doesn't work out we're just across the street I suppose.
I'll let you know how it goes!
