Smarty Pants

We have two boys at our house who look like they are headed to the Ivy League.
Wally and Walker got glasses this week! Yes, my one year old is in glasses.  They both look so smart in them. Especially Wally.

It sounds crazy, and trust me that is what I said to the doctor. But both boys have issues with depth perception, and just plain old incorrect input coming from their eyes. We are hoping this helps both of them with their head tilting tendencies. Talking to the eye doctor was fascinating! I never realized how some children see, and how that can change your entire way of moving your body when you don't see correctly. I felt like I had been in another world after I left her office. A world that literally sees things differently than I do!
Walker's glasses have  plastic frames so that they can't be broken as easily. They do look a bit swim goggle-ish. I really have been amazed at how well he keeps them on so far.  How well it continues to go remains to be seen.
He is even walking around much more now! He took his first tentative little steps about three weeks ago, then this past weekend little Jack Tyson came for a visit. Watching him zip around inspired Walker to get more serious about walking on Sunday. After we put the glasses on, we couldn't stop him from trying if we wanted to! It is SO sweet to watch our baby toddle uncertainly around the house!
Wally told me that he was embarrassed and he was going to hide the glasses at school. Oh no! I wrote a quick note to the teacher to give her a heads up! So it has taken a bit of convincing that he looks good in them.
He was watching "Alvin and the Chipmunks" and he said,
"Mom, Simon is the smart one."
I told him, "Yeah, and he wears glasses."

Wally could not even think of anything to come back with.
We are just checking things off our list to try to find what best helps these little guys. We have now got glasses covered. And it is just a bonus that Wally looks like a little deep thinking scholar.