Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Sick Babe

There are so many things to tell you all (whoever you are :) about...
Amazing trips to Seattle and Oklahoma this past summer.  The fact that Henri is now saying "Dadda" and "Mama" and has discovered the art of clapping his hands and STANDING! (while holding furniture).  His graduation to be free in the bathtub without a smaller tub keeping him captive.  His new daycare, which we love, and his Wednesday family, who we love even more!  SOOOO many wonderful and beautiful things...which may come in a backdated post sometime down the road....

But today, the only thing on my mind is my poor sick baby.  I'm confident this is ear infection number 6.  I'm watching the clock until I can call his pediatrician to get him in today.  I'm grateful for a boss who is so supportive and never makes me feel bad about being home when I need to be.  The hardest part about this round is that he has so many more miserable symptoms.  Ear infections 1-5 nearly sneaked right past us since Henri just smiles his way through life regardless of what's happening.  It's turned me into a paranoid mommy, but I haven't made a trip to the Dr. with him yet that didn't end in another round of antibiotics.  We saw an ENT about a week and a half ago and he recommended tubes.  I wanted a second opinion to be sure and that's scheduled for next Tuesday.  But after seeing the pain he was in last night and today, Tim and I are ready to go ahead with the surgery.  It's horrible feeling so helpless.  I just want to do something to take away his pain and make it all go away....

(sigh).