visit to the eye doctor

so yesterday collin went to the eye doctor for a vision exam.  i recently learned that preemie's should have their eyes checked regularly b/c of the oxygen that they use in the nicu.  i have also had some concerns (jared thought i was overreacting) b/c collin would often squint and hold books and things very close to his face.  fortunately, the doctor said that he didn't have any of the problems you often find w/preemies.  she also said that he is a little farsighted but that it wasn't bad and that we didn't need to worry about correcting it at this time.  this is good news b/c i wasn't looking forward to incurring the cost for glasses if he needed them but, at the same time, i think how cute he'd be if he wore glasses.  

he did beautifully throughout his exam.  they were impressed that he knew his letters and numbers at 2 and said that he sat still and did what they asked w/o too much of a fight.  he had a little meltdown when it came time to dilate his eyes but when the doctor told him if he kept crying she'd have to put in more drops amazingly the tears disappeared immediately.  :-)

thankfully, we don't have to do this again for 2 more years!!