I’m currently sitting in the eye exam office waiting to have Sofia checked for the Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) she developed and was diagnosed about a week before discharge. You can here a little kid down the hall crying during his exam and a set of people trying their best to calm and distract the little one. They are explaining how well he or she is doing and that it’s almost done.
Sofia is fast asleep in her carrier completely unaware of what’s about to happen and my stomach is in knots over the fact that she will most likely be upset and in pain. No words will calm her, no explanation will soothe her. Honestly, I’m not even sure what will happen. Her eyes will be dilated and that never fun but I’m not sure how the actual exam is administered. I guess this is what being a Mom is all about…nervous for things they have no awareness of. Guess we’ll wait and see how it goes and wait and keep our fingers crossed that her ROP is improving.