Near-sighted

This morning we took Emma to Children's for an Optometrist appointment to discover she is very near sighted and needs glasses asap, so she will be fitted for her first pair of specs this week.  Eyewear on a 12 month old...this should go over smoothly!  The optometrist said to not force the glasses, just place them on and if she pulls them off, try again in another hour or so.  I will admit, this diagnosis made me a little sad, all the worries of your child being made fun of because they wear glasses popped into my head.  However, we feel exceptionally lucky that so far Emma is doing so well in all the other areas of concern from being in an orphanage environment, eyeglasses aren't that big of a deal; more than likely both of her birthparents wore glasses per the Optometrist.  He said he sees these early diagnoses of near-sighted in Asian children in general, so it really has nothing to do with the first 10 months of her life without us and her previous environment.
 
On a lighter note, Emma is a bundle of activity, making us laugh and smile everyday.  In the last few days, she is babbling a lot more like she is on the verge of gaining more words.  She is doing a lot of copy cat sounds, i.e. I say lap top and she makes the sound, without necessarily saying the word, but you know what she is saying.  If we tell her to bring us her baby or dog, she goes and finds them, sometimes giving us a "woof" when we say dog.  Too cute!
 
We've been a houseful of illness since last Thursday.  Emma developed a nasty cold which has lasted for days and still going on then I got the genius idea of having a flu shot since Emma had one last week, only to come down with the flu about 6 hours post shot.  I was MISERABLE and couldn't be anywhere near Emma, but thankfully Doug was home to care for Emma.  If this flu is what is going to be going around this year, beware...it was the most painful bone pain and high fever I have ever had with a flu, one I wish to never experience again.  I slept so much once the Theraflu kicked in, which was the only way to get past the pain and fever. 
 
It's hard to believe, but tomorrow, we have been home from China for 2 months!