I SEE

You might remember this post from a few months ago. Well, the verdict is in and YES, Kayla does need glasses.

Doesn't she look just BEAUTIFUL!!

We had to wait until January for her eye exam because we didn't have vision insurance back in October. We enrolled in November and it went into effect in January. We went to see the nice eye doctor who confirmed what the school thought. I had a HUGE headache because I really didn't think she was going to need them, then they tell you the cost of the frames and lenses. Headache increases. We find out that our new insurance is about the worst insurance in the world, it doesn't cover anything and no one accepts it. Migraine. She tries on a few different frames and I just don't like ANY of them. None of them look right on her cute little face. She falls in love with this HUGE electric purple pair that she thinks she just has to have. I convince her that we need to go home and discuss it with daddy and shop around.

I talk to a few friends and get some advice. We shop around and our last stop is at good old dependable Wal-Mart. We go in and are immediately greeted by the nicest man who helps us and walks me through this whole process. She finds this pair of adorable Hannah Montana purple glasses with pink stars all on her own, tries them on, and we both smile immediately from ear to ear. These were the ones. They were perfect!! Then I thought okay well, lets check out the price. Mr. nice manager dude tell us the price, and can you believe it that they are CHEAPER at Wal-Mart without my insurance, because again, nobody accepts our insurance that doesn't cover anything anyway, than it would be to go to our doctor's office, or any where else using our insurance. I was blown away. We go ahead and order and pay for them, that's how inexpensive they were, and Mr. manager dude says they'll be in in 7 days. We thank him and go home.

Kayla asks everyday, when her glasses are coming in and I keep telling her a few more days, a few more days. Well, can you believe, that only 4 days after we ordered them, Mr. Manager calls us at home and tells us that they are in!! WOW!! This is a better experience than I ever could have imagined. I was a dork, and Kayla is cute and adorable and says that now that she has glasses she wants to be a teacher at Maya Angelou when she grows up.

The funny thing to me though, is she never had that moment that I have heard of kids having where they are like WOW, I can see so much better. She says there is no difference when we read with her glasses on or off. I don't know, I am not a doctor, I am just saying, I really thought she would have that moment. Maybe she still needs time to get used to them. Anyway, so that is our experience with getting new glasses for Kayla:)