On the mend

 

Barrett has been doing very well in the days following surgery.  He's not a big fan of the eye drops...but we don't have to use a straight jacket to get them in.  He'll lie still for us...he just makes us pry his eyes open!  The whites of his eyes are still very bloody looking, but they're getting better each day.  The tears of blood have stopped (back to normal tears) and he hasn't had any pain!  When I ask him if his eyes hurt his response is, "No.  Not at all!"  I'm so thankful that he hasn't had much pain!  Just the threat of the "special sleeves" have kept him from getting anywhere near touching his eyes.  We go back to Dr. P on the 4th and I'll be excited to see what he can tell about Barrett's vision.  The double vision has ended and as far as we can tell it appears that he's tracking well and seeing well with both eyes! 

As I think it should be, he's been spoiled a little bit this week.  Tyler brought by a stuffed puppy, Daddy Steve and Namaw got him some new chapstick (for the importance of chapstick look back at our New Mexico posts), Grammy sent a dump truck in the mail, and Sharon & Sheila sent him a fun book and stickers.  He's also enjoyed the luxury of sleeping on the camo couch (the kid size couch that flips out to a bed) on our bedroom floor (so that we could keep an eye on him during the night).  He thought it was cool to be able to see me in bed while he was sleeping. 

Barrett didn't go back to school this week and I didn't take him to the gym with me...but I think we'll be able to get back into our normal routine next week.  He has lots of energy and wants to run and play just like normal.  Praise the Lord!