This afternoon was a big day for me, CJ grew up a little bit.

His glasses arrived in.

I’ve had that horrible realisation that he’s no longer our little baby which I can protect from the world. Today he turned into a little man, with his own unique challenges and having to learn his own solutions.

He took to his glasses amazingly well. He was on top form at the optometrists as he was for the original tests. Happily letting them put them on, take them off, adjust them, try again.

He ran around more than happy with them on, diving into their toy cupboard.

We decided he should take to them pretty well.

So we thanked them and headed home.

19 minutes after we left the store and he was still sitting in the back seat very excited by his new glasses.

So excited in fact that he tore one leg off accidentally.

So home it was to tape them back together with electrical tape. S1 will go back tomorrow and order a new leg.

I might not be able to protect him from the world, but I can help teach him to fix it, electrical tape and all.

He was excited to have them back and wore them happily for the rest of the night.

19 minutes! Good work little man!