Just as we expected -- surgery for our little man

We took Joe Sung Min back to the eye doctor and it was determined that he DOES need to have surgery on his eyes.  The doctor diagnosed him as having strabismus and alternating esotropia.  Basically, his eye muscles aren't working correctly and his eyes cross when he is focusing on different things - and that he isn't seeing out of both eyes properly.

Brian and I weren't surprised by the diagnosis.  Yes, the doctor had said that he wanted to take some additional measurements before making a decision on whether or not surgery was necessary.  Although he  didn't receive a diagnosis while in Korea, we knew before we accepted his referral that he would likely need some sort of medical intervention to correct his eyes.  Were we deterred?  Not at all.  We fell in love with him the moment we saw his pictures - and would do whatever was needed for our child, much like we have done with Olivia these past 5.5 years.

The surgery is a routine outpatient procedure where the doctor will go in and adjust his eye muscles so they will work correctly.  It will probably be first thing in the morning (at this time, he is the youngest patient) and we'll be home in the afternoon.  It scheduled for January 6, 2012 - we will keep everyone posted on his progress and appreciate your prayers.

Here are some pictures of our happy boy with some of his favorite things: the green drumstick, a box and his exersaucer.  Love this kid. :-)