Swim

Pope continues to do well. He loves his little pool, more than just about anything. Fun summer evenings.

A new life

Once again, Pope has a new life. Today he finally got his aphakic glasses. I can not even begin to imagine what it must be like for Pope, to see, really see for the very first time. The optomitrist put the new glasses on Pope and he left them on, left them alone, for the rest of the day. I can not wait to see what life will be like for Pope tomorrow and all his new bright tomorrows...

Baptism

Pope's big day! More photos to follow!

Father Joe sprinkles water on Pope's head as Father Brian holds him over the font.

Pope with his Godfather, Father Brian!

Costs

Took Pope to the optician at Wills today for glasses. The optician said "Do you have insurance? These are going to be really expensive..." I gulped... "No." "Well," he replied, "The lenses are going to be $200... plus $80 for the frames..." I let out a big sigh of relief! I guess when your other kid wears $5500 hearing aids, it all becomes relative! :)

Aphakic

I learned a new word today... Aphakic. It's the word used to describe having no lens in your eye. Pope is aphakic. He'll need special glasses to correct the problem. Our optician, the one who lent us the frames to try, said he can't make them. So we're back to square one... We'll be heading to Wills Eye again tomorrow, to the optical shoppe, to see about glasses for Pope.

Glasses

Pope is going under anesthesia, once again, to have measurements taken of his eye for new glasses. The glasses will provide a lens, so Pope will be better able to focus on objects. While the opthamologist said Pope's vision will never be "normal" he should be able to see a lot more now.

As we've experienced with Pope's other glasses, that didn't have a prescription but were used for protection, Pope is very good at breaking glasses. We found a frame call Miraflex that are designed for kids. The frames are nylon and polymer, so they are flexible. The temples don't have hinges and there is a built in band on the back. Since the glasses can't be adjusted, the optometrist sent the frames home so we could make sure they were a good fit. They are dark blue frames and we think Pope looks handsome in them! We can't wait for his new glasses to be made! It will be wonderful for him to be able to see!

Baptism Preview

I couldn't help but post a couple of photos of Pope in his baptimal suit! He looks so swanky! He's being baptized on July 3... appropriate as a new US citizen to be baptized on the birthday of America weekend!