Vision

Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) visited Josh today, after a recommendation from his opthamologist, to see if he'd qualify for services they provide. There were two ladies, and we're chatting away, with Josh in his pram, when Josh "talked" and gave a smile! It was only the one noise, but it was definate; it was just like the other 2 times he made noises (at the GP's, and while out for coffee with my friends). "See?" said John. "We're boring!" :) Its definitely as if Josh responds to new faces, or knows when we're talking about him!

The ladies used a couple of different toys and things, to see what grabbed - if any - his attention. At the moment, Josh tends to look up a lot, and doesn't necessarily track or follow something with his eyes. We could see though that he seemed to move his eyes more for a red tinted picture held on an illuminated light box, and he was more interested in looking at one of the ladies faces rather than the toys.

It was good to see, and also means he qualifies for their services. Someone from the RIDBC will come and see Joey every 2 weeks and check his progress, and suggest different activities etc to stimulate his vision. We can also borrow things from their "library" so we don't have to spend loads of money, although I'm still very keen to get a light box anyway.

Gorgeous Kayla danced in the Sydney West Dance Festival tonight; Melie, Paris and I went along to watch. I love shows like this, and Kayla looked so cute. This pic is from this morning with her makeup and hair slicked back (they had to wear a helmet as part of the costume) before she went to rehearsals. Kane gets to see the performance as part of an excursion through school, and John is taking Josh along to the matinee performance on Thursday.