Horse Races & Moms Birthday

Today we drove to Del Mar to watch the horse races. I have never been to a track and seen the races and I have been wanting to go. Our friends Burt and Amparo went with us and we had a great time. We got a table, had some appetizers, walked around the track to see all the events and even did a little betting!

The guys were all ready. They had their print offs all out on the table and were comparing the horses, reading info about which was picked to win. They were so into it, every race they knew they had it all picked out and we were going to become millionaires. The first race they did great and we won. Talk about exciting! It was so fun watching and waiting for the horse to come around to where we were sitting to cheer them on. The other 7 or so races we didn't do so well, but all in all we broke even. Reagan had a great time and lasted the whole day out there. She was so tired she fell asleep on the way home. We had a great time & I am looking forward to going back. Next time I will do a little research and learn "betting" terms so maybe I can come out a winner!

Happy Birthday Mom! I wish I could have been there to celebrate your special day with you. I am so jealous you and Sister are out and about without me! I hope you had a fun day and enjoyed yourself, you deserve it! I love you so much and hope you have a great birthday.

One Year Olds Wear Glasses?

Holy Moly today was a stressful day. Reagan had her first eye exam today and checking a one year olds eyes is a task itself, not to mention the amount of time it takes to do it. Her pediatrician wanted her eyes looked at because she was concerned with the alignment of her eyes. She referred me to a specialist who we saw today.

We got there, all is fine, typical waiting at the doctor's office. They called her back there, he looked at her eyes, after several different exams, said her left eye looks like it's an acquired esotropia. Basically, its where after 6mths of age and often at 2 years of age, their eyes cross for a short period of time. It is associated with excessive farsightedness, which blurs their vision. To see they have to strain to focus which causes the eyes to cross.

They put drops in each of her eyes (to dilate them), made us wait 15 minutes in the waiting room, called us back only to do it again, then we waited 20 minutes. (which was really 30 minutes, the waiting room was now full and we had been there for 2 hours, during nap time)

After looking at her eyes again he confirmed she has a slight cross eye (the left one) and she is farsighted. He said that since both are only slight she needs to wear glasses all day everyday for 2 months to help her focus without staining and hopefully it will fix it. After she is used to her glasses (which I then laughed, used to her glasses?) she is to wear a patch for 2-3hours a day. How in the WORLD am I going to get her to wear glasses? Seems almost impossible to me. How frustrated is she going to get when I force her to wear glasses and then bandage a patch, that she can't get off, on one of her eyes?

I know it's something I have to do. I mean what's 2 months if that will help her eye and her to see better? It's just the thought of having to make her do something that I know she isn't going to want to do. She doesn't understand why she is having to wear them, or that I am doing it because I love her, she just thinks it's aggravating and that I am being mean.

We are going next week to look at glasses for her. They are the ones that look like Mr. Potato Head with a string on the back. (haha, I just laughed after writing that) I have always thought little kids in glasses were adorable (and lets face it Reagan will be too) but it's definitely going to be a BIG pain and I am not guaranteeing it will be a success. All I can do is try. Wish us luck, the next few months I'll probably be blogging about the frustration of a child who refuses to wear her glasses.

Wonder what color I should pick out for her, hmmm.... decisions, decisions!

(on our way!)

(3 hours later)

Photo Shoot At The Pool!

Today Reagan and I went out the the pool for a little while to catch up on our tans. The water was actually kinda warm in the pool so we got in. Since all the kids have gone back to school it was just us two out there, it was so nice and quiet. Reagan had a photo shoot, she looked so darn cute in her swimsuit! I can't believe how big she is. She's like a little girl!

Cardinal Baseball Weekend

Wa-hoo!! Finally the weekend we have been waiting for since Father's Day! The San Diego Padres played the Cardinals this past weekend and we went to cheer on the Cards. Darrin & Reagan got to wear their matching Cardinal jerseys to the game and they were a hit! Everyone was commenting on how much Reagan looked like her Daddy and they thought she looked adorable in her little jersey.

Since it was a night game, it started at 7pm, I was nervous about how she would last for 9 innings but she did great! She was having so much fun looking and talking with everyone, she even found another little girl to play with for a little while. I was bragging about how good she was doing for it being past her bedtime and a guy behind us said, "that jersey can do magical things." I thought that was so cute!

We have the cutest little Cardinal fan ever!

Day 2: Thank you Honey & Pops for my pink Cardinals cheerleading uniform! I think I brought the team good luck! I love you - Reagan

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