19.75 months

G's VT (vision therapist) brought some chocolate pudding this week as a sensory exercise for G.  She had a blast mushing the pudding through her fingers and playing with the spoon.  I even think a little made it in her mouth.

G had a fun time with her first twinkie, another great sensory experience.  She mashed it between her fingers and then tried to make it into her mouth.

G has some very affectionate cousins that love to hug and kiss her.  She hasn't made up her mind if she likes it yet, but she tolerates it well with a look of, "Hey, what the heck are you doing to me?"

The girls getting ready for the day.

G loves to go for rides in the stroller, lean forward in her seat and look at everything around her.  This was during a walk downtown to the new Harmon's.  She is showing off her butterfly sticker that she got from the lady at checkout.

We went to see the neurologist and the eye doctor this week.  The neuro was quite uneventful (a major plus for us.)  "Meds are working, keep it up and call me if anything changes!"  The neuro said we don't need to make a visit for refills or to change anything, just give her a ring on the phone.

At the eye doctor, G got a little antsy, so we played on the carpet.  She had fun scooting around and chasing my cell phone.  When it was our turn, the dr told us (as we already knew) that G is still using both eyes, just not together and not switching consistently (she uses the left far more.)  Because of this, patching would have no benefit for her (we patched her left eye last summer to force her to strengthen her right) and her vision is not bad enough that glasses would help straighten her eyes.  (We also tried that last fall.)  At this point, the only thing left is eye surgery.  We scheduled for May 9, 2012.  They will operate on the small muscles around her right eye, tightening one and loosening another to help it be "straighter," more in line with her left eye.  The dr said they do not need to cut any skin on her eyelid and recover time should be a few days.  She will, of course, need to be under anesthesia.  I'm a little nervous because its a surgery.  However, I'm trying to be hopeful and positive that this will help G developmentally and socially in the long run. Hopefully her smart little brain can figure out how to use her eyes together after this surgery. I've met a few people in the last 6 months that had this surgery as children with wonderful outcomes.  If the surgery isn't a complete success, the most likely thing to happen would be a repeat surgery.  Fingers crossed!!!