Backtrack: November

At the beginning of the month of November, I took Gavin to the eye doctor. Ever since he was a few months old, Gavin's right has been lazy and occasionally both would go crossed. For a while, I just thought it was something he would grow out of. Now a two year old, Gavin's eyes hadn't changed, so in to the doctor we went. The doctor was really good with Gavin, who doesn't like doctors whatsoever, and he explained things really well to me. I give Dr. Affleck two thumbs up! Come to find out, Gavin goes cross-eyed because he is really farsighted. The solution: glasses.

I just love little kids in glasses, especially little boys (and Gavin has been no exception!) I picked out a cute pair of Fisher-Price glasses. They're almost circle frames, so he kinda looks like a little Harry Potter now. I was worried about him leaving them on, but after the first week or so, the glasses almost always stay on now. I think he likes being able to really see. He now has his depth perception back. With this change in vision, I've also seen Gavin change. He looks more grown up with glasses, and he acts it, too. Amazing what good eyesight can do for a person!



Then of course November is THANKSGIVING! My sister Sarah came up from Provo to spend the holiday break with us, which was so much fun! Sarah came on Wednesday night. Thursday we spent the day at Ben's family's house in Rexburg. Dinner (and all other snacking) was delicious. The only hard part... diet restrictions. Xander started becoming really fussy at a couple of weeks old and had a ouchy, gassy tummy, so I took all dairy, chocolate, onions, and spicy foods to try to help him. It did. Fortunately for me recently I've been able to add everything back in to my diet in moderation... with the exception of dairy. It's not easy or a whole lot of fun for me, but it's been worth. And finding Rice Dream to drink has helped tons, so I have some form of milk to drink!

So enough of the tangent on my diet... back to Thanksgiving. Friday morning Ben and Sarah went to Wal-Mart hoping to get a portable DVD player for 50 bucks. No success, but Sarah did come away with really apple cider, which she'd been craving for some time. Later that day, Ann, Ben's mom, found another DVD player for $50 after mail in rebate, so it worked out in the end. When we fly to Kentucky next week to spend Christmas with my family, we're going to put that thing to good use! Friday afternoon we spent back in Rexburg playing games, reading, napping, and just hanging out. Sarah and Gavin spent the night that night with Ben's family, so Ben and I only had to take care of one little boy for a night. It was a nice treat! Saturday after picking up Sarah and Gavin, we came home, put the boys to bed, and pulled out the Christmas decorations to put up the tree. We were sad to see Sarah go after church on Sunday, but we had a great week. I loved having her around to help hold Xander and play with Gavin, so I could get something done!

Yea! I'm now caught up to December... finally!