Though I was thrown for a loop when my son once asked for his gourmet lemon water without the “gore.” “I only want the may, mom. Just give me the may.”

Kirsty — Thanks for the link. M is sure cute! So, do you expect that she’ll need surgery again? (I’m sure it was hard to have her go under general anesthesia so young!). Spot would have surgery at some point if it go so bad that she was needing to turn her head to see straight-on. We hope not.

mama bird diaries — I was quite surprised that this product is even being developed, now that plastic water bottles are being shamed for environmental reasons. And as far as childhood obesity goes, it seems that an easier and cheaper solution is for parents to just not buy sodas. I mean, RIGHT? I don’t get the whole concept. Un-promising on many levels.

I try not to use plastic water bottles so it’s not really my thing.

M’s eye condition is treatable, but not “curable”. She’s got esotropia – both eyes move independently and both turned in. After patching her eyes from about 2-3 months, she had surgery (1.5 hours long!!) at 13 months, and she’s responded really well so far. Just a bit of turn when she’s tired, and when she’s looking at something close to her face. We’ll be seeing her opthamologist until she’s about 8. I think, like Spot, she’s not going to be able to be a pilot (or an opthamologist – her doctor told us these two professions require binocular vision!). M may not develop binocular vision. It may now look like her eyes are working together, but even though they were operated on at 13 months, binocular vision develops really early. A couple of the pics on this post show how her eyes used to be, before her surgery:
http://bunrabbit.blogspot.com/2007/10/photos-finally.html

And seriously, did you read that month of posts about Eggs? Wow, I hope she was paid more than a few flats for her “honest” opinions.

As far as houses being poorly designed, I couldn’t agree more and that’s why I redesigned MUCH of my house. Our homebuilder, as much as I hate them and as much as they are unethical once the house is done enough to move into, allow people to make as many changes as they want to the plan, without cost. So, I turned two teeny bathrooms into one nice big one. I added a window in my laundry room as well as a chute and open shelving in lieu of a teeny closet. I turned an ugly island with TWELVE angles on the counter into a nice big rectangle with storage and only four angles. And don’t even get me started on my vast improvements to the basement. I wish I would have made the living and dining rooms a bit bigger. Darn.

Azucar — Yes, I realize that “architects” don’t design most houses. I just don’t know what to call the other people (“mass-tract-house-maximizers”?). I think if I were involved in product design, I wouldn’t hardly be able to get through the day, being even more aware of crappy design. I heard Cameron Moll (a designer for the church) talk about design at a wordcamp, and it was fascinating!

We bought our current house based on the great room, with its south-facing windows and open feel. A well-designed kitchen covers a multitude of house-design sins.

Kirsty — Spot’s eye condition (Duane Syndrome Type I) is the same. Since there’s no treatment, we just hope it remains the same. It always appears worse when she’s tired (and has less energy to compensate by turning her entire head). Is M’s condition treatable? (I’m sorry, I don’t remember what hers is.)

Sylwia — I had a hard time with it too. I enjoy reading satire (like Seriously, So Blessed), but I think perhaps I am a bit too ambivalent about motherhood to write satire easily.

How’re Spot’s eyes? Just noticed her eye condition a bit in the video. And I only noticed because of M’s eye condition, I promise!