Jan 25 2009
Day Trip and Excessive Eye Blinking
Because we couldn’t possibly keep the kids cooped up for another weekend, we spent a couple of hours at the children’s museum today. Gus loves it and MM seems to be gaining an appreciation as well. Two of the favorite attractions today were a Revolutionary period exhibit and a DJ booth where Gus could play music while I pressed some buttons to turn on some funky disco lights. He looks good in a sound booth and he loves mics, so maybe…
I’ve been noticing for over a week now that he’s blinking excessively. He says his eyes don’t hurt, no headache, and he can see. It may be that he’s tired or that his eyes are straining. Or he could be developing a tic. He made a comment the other night just before bed that he was trying to open his eyes. That freaked me out quite a bit until I was convinced that he could in fact see me. The problem is that if his vision is getting wonky, he doesn’t have the expressive skills to articulate what’s going on. So he resorts to language that only makes sense to him. Still, I think I’ve watched and waited long enough. I’m taking him to the doctor and hopefully can get the name of a good opthamologist to take him to.
So that’s the update for this Sunday. Anything interesting with your weekend?
My husband was going to take my son on the train to L.A. and back this afternoon, but we forgot, until the last moment, that it was all Chinese New Year celebrations this weekend. That means a packed train, standing room only. Too many people. So we took a three hour drive up a mountain road and ate cookies at the top from the only business up there, a chocolate shop.
We drove back home and went to the park until sunset. My son is all of a sudden rediscovering sand between his toes and digging in it.