Happy New Her...

So finally a Happy New Year post...and only 19 days late.

Pics of Fender and Aunt LaLa having lunch at Olive Garden one day before the New Year. Fender likes lemons...he will still pucker his lips and face, then smile and go back for more until the lemon is all gone. Wow...none for me thanks.
 
 

Baby New Year: New Year's Eve was a lot of fun. However, Fender didn't nap at all that day so we were fairly certain he wouldn't make it to midnight. He fell asleep a little early, but we still got some celebrating in with hats, party horns, and poppers.
 

Ah...if he only knew the kitty will sit right by him when he is quiet and still.
 

Videos:
In his unceasing quest to bond with the kitty cat...Fender tries to make a Great Escape.


I was surprised since Fender didn't like all the silly string at the Christmas Eve party, but he actually enjoyed pulling the loud party poppers on New Year's Eve. This isn't a great video, but you can see him grab hold and not flinch at all. Not like me. I love them but tense up every time I pull the string.


Despite the fact that Fender can say "Year"...when he combined the word to say "Happy New Year" it came out "Happy New Her" every time. For some reason this really cracks me up...not sure why, but it is really funny to me.


.....an update on my eye...which I really should wait to do after tomorrow since I have an appointment, but seeing how often I keep this updated lately I think I better do it while I'm here...

At my last appointment I thought everything was looking great (despite not being able to see yet), apparently I was wrong. Doc saw inflammation on the back of my lens, which apparently isn't where one typically sees this type of inflammation...well leave it to me, huh? He said to consider this kind of like a rheumatoid arthritis of the eye...for some reason my immune system continues to attack my eye so he said I will need to be on long-term care (steroids, immunosuppressants and whatnots for a few years I guess). I said, "Fine. Would you mind if we worked on helping me see again before we talk long-term?" And he said sure.

Next thing I knew, I was agreeing to a steroid shot in my eye the very next day so that the inflammation would go away long enough to have cataract surgery done. FYI...that shot was less than fun. He told me to look up and left, then next thing I knew a needle was poking in my eye and stinging quite a bit for what seemed like at least 10 seconds or more...THAT WAS JUST THE NUMBING STUFF...but thankfully was the worst offender. He but some betadine on my lids and said "now this may sting a bit" and I said "really?" and inside I'm thinking..."you didn't think it necessary to warn me that you are sticking a shot in my eye that burns for a while too?" Next came some metal clamps on my lids to hold them in place I guess (again...would have thought I would need that earlier for the painful shot) anyhoo...the next shot I just felt a "pinch" as he called it and then that was all. And I did see the steroid medicine when it was injected. It looked like a black ink spill in the corner of my eye.

The shot is supposed to last up to 3 months, at which point I guess I'll have to have another as part of the "long-term" care. Tomorrow I see the cataract surgeon for evaluation and then will hope to have the surgery next Wednesday. It is so hard to believe I've been without sight in one eye for the past five months. Crazy.