The obsession continues! It is perhaps the most intense and longest running fascination Wesley has had to date: Star Wars, especially as it relates to Legos! I have endured countless hours of playing the Wii (there is a Lego Star Wars game!) and being quizzed on every detail of movies that I watched 20 or so years ago. However, his mechanical mind has combined with his creative juices to produce some pretty amazing things!
Most of these ships are of his own imagining, and I must say I have been impressed. He also enjoys following the directions to produce masterpieces such as Darth Vader's ship pictured below...
Live long and prosper....er, I mean, may the force be with you!
After a few visits at his office, he told us that Wesley would need corrective eye muscle surgery. So in January or February of 2007, while I was very pregnant with Catelynn, we went to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital for the outpatient surgery. Wesley did splendidly (he rode a cozy car right into the OR with no tears or trepidation), and the surgery was considered a success. We have been following up for the last two years. For the last several months, I have noticed Wesley turning his head ever so slightly when he was reading or looking at something close to him. The ophthalmologists exam found that his strabismus (ding!) had returned, but for now is limited to his near sight. The glasses were prescribed to correct the problem before it can progress to his far sight and require additional surgery. Hopefully, they will accomplish their purpose and he will no longer need them. But for now, he is the cutest boy in glasses I have ever seen...glasses with guitars on the sides, no less!
