Clear for tears...

Since birth, Drew's left tear duct has been blocked. We've been praying and hoping that it would open on its own, but alas, this is not the case. Several doctors have told us that if it hasn't opened on its own by 6-9 months, the chances of it opening without intervention drop drastically. So, we made the appointment with the eye doctor (Dr. Norman) to see what he said. We heard it's not a very nice procedure to do, so we went in thinking we would try and wait it out until we knew if Drew was going to get ear tubes placed and if so, then to do the tear duct at the same time. Well, Dr. Norman said yes, Drew certainly needed something done, and then offered to get it done today! Matthew & I both looked at each other in shock - now this changes things! Immediate relief sounded pretty good to us, so after talking more with Dr. Norman, and a prayer with him and his nurse, we agreed to get it done right then and there in the office.
We took Drew to the procedure room where a mat lay with industrial velcro to strap his arms and legs down and we assume the nurse held his head. We waited in the waiting room while the procedure was performed (we were told there wasn't anything we could do to help or comfort him, so it was best to not watch). We could hear Drew crying pretty loudly, but from the time he left my arms, to the time he was back in my arms was only about 2-3 minutes, and he was immediately fine the minute I was holding him again - leading us to believe it was more out of fear than pain that he was crying.
It was a long morning - about 2 hours in the office - and once we got Drew in the carseat, he took one look at me, reached out his hand to touch my face, started sucking his thumb and fell right asleep!

There's only been the slightest amount of blood, which is normal, and we can already see an incredible difference. All that's left is an eye drop medication twice a day for 5 days and hopefully that'll do the trick. We are praying that it heals well and stays open!