A Little More Info

First of all...WOW! We have been so overwhelmed with the amount of love and prayers that have been poured out on behalf of our family, and most importantly for our sweet baby boy! We could never, ever thank you all enough for caring. I wish to goodness that I could take the time to respond to every facebook comment, message, email, voice mail, etc, but please know it is so appreciated. It has helped us cope over the last couple of days in ways we might not would be able to explain. To be honest, writing can be therapy for me, so you will probably see several posts about this over the next coming weeks. Plus, I can keep all family and friends updated without having to repeat everything 100 times. Honestly, our parents have been the only ones we have called too much. This just seems to be easier now.

The last 48 hours have been tough. And let's be honest. Anytime someone faces something medical, what's the first thing you do when you get home? Google. :) We were in such shock at the doctor's office that I feel like we left with a million questions. I found this one website that has answered a lot: Little Four Eyes. To be honest, at first I couldn't even look at it. I hated the name. I understood that it was a place for parents who have infants and toddlers with vision disorders, but the name made me sick. After a few hours passed, I braved the site. I am so glad I did. It answered lots of questions. If you have any, you could probably find answers there too. I've had a lot of people comment with "if" Grant has to wear glasses. There is no "if" involved. It will happen immediately after his second surgery in two weeks. And these aren't your typical glasses. They are extremely thick because they are replacing the eyes lenses that are being removed from surgery. I know I'm babbling a lot, but honestly we didn't know babies could be born with cataracts nor did we know babies wore glasses like these until yesterday (much less did we ever imagine our son would be facing this). Here is a blog I found through the above sight. It has helped me so much. They are just a few months ahead of us, and it will explain the road we will be going down. And believe me we have felt all the emotions they have over the last 2 days. The hardest part for me is hearing the words "disability" and "handicap". In the words of our pediatrician, Grant will have a learning ABILITY. He will just have to learn a few things differently. As far as we know, his mind is sharp! He just can't see. Please continue to pray for our precious son.

I'm going to leave you today with a video of Jack from the above blog. He is such a cutie, and it can show you a quick overview of the process. And yes, that is what Grant's glasses will look like.