Let’s catch up, shall we?
Ok, I’m guessing from the lack of responses to the book review (Thank you, Swistle), that you’re not digging them. No prob. I do plan to keep writing them, though, so just skip that day’s post if you hate them like poison, k? I love reading and want to share the gems that I find. Who knows? There may be one person out there who reads the review and tries the book. I call that a success any day.
Now, let’s talk about yesterday. Or, as Gerald and I are calling it, “The Day That Will Live in Infamy.” Gerald came into some money recently and we decided to make some purchases. Based on said purchases, can you guess my new hobby?
17″ Macbook Pro
Canon photo printer
30G video iPod (black, because it’s way cooler than white.)
Nikon D40 professional digital SLR camera
Ream of 150 sheets photo paper
(Technically, the macbook isn’t mine. But, it was the most expensive thing we bought yesterday, so it had to go on the list.)
Finally, I’d like your opinions. Maddie has a wonky eye. Her right eye is squinty-er than her left. It has been since she was born. The minute they handed her to me, I immediately touched that eye because it looked swollen. No lie. Anyhow, the wonky eye drives me CRAZY. At first, I chalked it up to her having two different eyes. You know, being asymmetrical. But lately, I’m noticing that the eye isn’t always wonky. It’s bad when she’s tired. Other times, there is no wonkiness to be found. This leads me to believe it’s a muscular issue and I want a doctor to take a look at it. Is this crazy? Gerald makes fun of me and says I’m going to take her to a plastic surgeon for a little nip tuck. Really, it just glares at me from my daughter’s otherwise perfect face. Am I overreacting? No, really. You can tell me. Believe it, or not, I’ve been known to overreact once or twice.
**UPDATE** I just looked through seven months of pictures to see when the wonky eye started. Interestingly enough, it doesn’t appear in any photographs until May. So, it’s really gotten much more noticeable/worse(?) in the last three months. Weird, huh? I was also looking more closely at the wonky photo posted below. You can see it seems like her eyebrow on the right side is lower, too. It doesn’t look like the eyeball, or even the lid is drooping. It kind of looks to me like the Corrugator muscle or the Frontalis muscle. (Yes, I know the names of these muscles. I watch a lot of DHC and plastic surgery shows. It looks like Maddie needs a brow lift on the right side. Yes, I also realize this does, in fact, support Gerald’s nip tuck theory.)
Here’s photographic evidence of the wonky eye:
And here is proof of non-wonkiness:
Filed under: daily on August 24th, 2007
Wait! Wait! I love book reviews but I sort of skimmed because I haven’t read that book yet (and I want to).
I don’t see the harm in checking out the eye. I had a friend who had/has a “wonky” eye and it was because she favored the one eye when she was tired for some reason (like, one was stronger than the other). I think she is supposed to use an eye patch for it. The muscular thing makes sense to me, though, too.
Moms have worry instincts for a reason; it couldn’t hurt to ask about the wonky eye. Even if there’s no explanation, at least you’ll feel better for asking.
And my husband will be so happy to hear you got an iPod and Macbook since he is obsessed with all things Apple. He’s currently in NYC on business and just HAD to go to the fancy Apple store (he saw Adrian Grenier in there!).
Erica, it looks like what they used to call lazy eye…I was going to speak to you about when we met. I don’t think it is anything serious. I seem to remember that there was someone I remember they put a patch on the good eye for a while another it seems there was a little surgery. It would be good to ask the Dr. about it…Maddie is still the most beautiful baby ever and getting cuter all the time…remember my guesses are a little bit of history so it’s most likely even easier to fix now. love you
2 things:
1, the book review rocked. I only didn’t comment because I just read that book less than a month ago, and I’m now reading Lamb, so I feel like we’re just trading places for a minute. I look forward to future reviews & getting some good recommendations.
2, to me, the wonky eye just rocks. I never noticed it as a “wonky” thing, I just thought that Maddie had an awesome face with awesome expressions. I love her wonky eye, whether it’s a muscular problem or she’s just that sardonic at such an early age. But now that I think about it, I can see why you’d get the opinion of a professional and not just leave it to drunk old Aunt Becky.
I would laugh at Gerald’s funny nip-tuck joke, and then I would go to the pediatrician and produce the photos. Lazy eye and accompanying eye patches are for the eyeBALL, I think, but it doesn’t look like the eyeball, it looks like the lid–is that right? It’s like the muscles of the eyeLID get tired and droopy? While I would think it was probably fine, it would be in my category of definitely talk to the doctor, not my category of feeling stupid about talking to the doctor. I can’t remember the first year appointment schedule, but if she has another routine appointment within a few months I’d wait and bring it up then, unless it seemed to be getting worse. If the next appointment wasn’t for another, say, FOUR months, I’d probably call to make a special appointment about it, unless my co-pay was excruciating.
Erica, it sounds like lazy eye all the children in Mel’s family got it, it’s a genetic thing, very easily fixed, a couple of months with an eye patch over the good eye when she’s a little older, but definitely speak to your pediatrician fairly soon.
Sorry about the book review, not really my thing, now if you happen to read some good F & SF my preferred escapism, that would be a different matter. *G*
BTW great pictures.
Warm hugs,
Paul.
I haven’t noticed until you pointed it out but have the doctor look at it, by all means! Have the doctor look at *anything* you might be concerned about.
If it is anything out of place, it looks to be mild and easily fixable OR she’ll outgrow it. Or both.
I actually have one upper eyelid that droops down very slightly that’s always bugged me because in pictures it looks a little wonky (to me) although no one ever seems to notice this when I’m in Live Action Mode right in front of their faces, but it’s very mild and I’ve never had anything done about it. Still got lots of male attention despite it, lol!
So far the books you’ve reviewed aren’t something I’ve read, therefore I haven’t commented. But I LOVE that you do reviews. I’ll be watching for something that spark my interest.
Cool shopping spree! Sounds like fun stuff.
If you worried about Maddie’s eye, have it checked out. If it doesn’t seem too bad just bring it up at her next well-baby check-up. Or call and talk to one of the nurses or doctor on the phone and see if they think it warrants an appointment. I agree with what another commenter said…I thought she was making faces. Cute no matter what!
I like the term “wonkiness”! And I would ask your doctor about it, but not with the same panic that, say, a noticeable limp or a chronic wheezing cough might merit. It sounds like if it IS something, it’s probably simple and fixable, so let that comfort you until your next well baby check up. Or until you can get a special appointment, if you can’t wait that long.
And regardless, she is lovely!
Knowing you and your personality E, it only makes sense that Maddie has some of that in her too. Really it is cute, and maybe babies get more personality as they get older-I know mine do so I think that’s mostly where it comes from. Dougie has a little half smile, like “How YOU doin’?”
But I know your worried, so ask the dr. over the phone or-if you’re really concerned-take her in and have them look at it. It could be the lazy eye, or it could be she’s mimicking your expressions and this is her best way to do it.
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