Erin's New Glasses

A few months ago Erin got glasses. We tried our best to make a big deal about how lucky she was to have glasses, just like Daddy.  Ha!  Let's just say we wasn't buying it....at all.  Goal number one was to get her to wear them for five minutes.  Then 15 minutes.  Then an hour.  Then, an hour, without her little brother pointing out, over and over again, that she did in fact have her glasses on.  Sigh. Finally, after a good long while, she now wear them most of the day.  Now, most of the time, she doesn't even seem to notice she has them on, which of course was our long-term goal!

I think she's pretty adorable in them, if I do say so myself.

Now, here's my plug for Specs 4 Us.
 
Specs 4 Us was started by a mom who had a little four year old girl with Down syndrome.  Often, because kids with Ds have very shallow nasal bridges, and small noses in general, glasses slip down.  We purchased another pair of glasses from a different manufacturer and they were always slipping down.  Specs 4 Us makes a huge difference!  So, my girl with designer genes now has glasses designed just for her.  Amazing, isn't it?  I love how this mom saw a need and did something about it to make life easier for kids with Down syndrome.  It's the small things that can become the big things, and this mom is grateful.