BROKE EAR

Last Sunday night Nolan came in the den and told us that his ear was broke. We just kind of blew it off because he was not acting any different than he normally does. Kyle finally got him to sleep around 10:30 or so, but around 12:00 or so he came in our room just crying saying his ear broke. Well, we found some ear drops and put one or two drops in his ear. He ended up falling asleep after singing (i can't sing) his favorite song "A B C D" sleeping off and on during the night. He would get up crying and saying "Mommy my ear broke, fix it." I felt so bad because I didn't know how to fix a broken ear. I talked to him and read him a book and then he would fall asleep again, just to wake up in about another 30 mins saying "that his ear was broke fix it." I would ask him what he wanted me to sing (remember I can't sing) and he would say "A B C song please" and read the same book over and over again. Once again, he would fall asleep. Well, Monday morning rolled around and he told Mamie that he was going to Dr. Pan (doctor's name is really Payne) so that he could fix his broke ear. I called the doctor's office and got an appointment at 9:00 with Dr. Delaney. Nolan couldn't understand why we were not going to see Dr. Pan for his broke ear. I tried very hard to explain to him that Dr. Payne couldn't see us today and that Dr. Delaney would fix his broke ear. Well, I am sorry, how can you explain to a 2 1/2 year old that he wasn't going to see his doctor. He just kept on and on about why we couldn't see Dr. Pan. We got to the doctor's office and they call him back, he went straight for the scales and stood on it until the nurse told him to get off. I can't believe it he is 34 lbs. The way he has been eating I was thinking it should be more. Well, Dr. Delaney came in and she asked him what was wrong and he said "I have broke ear." Dr. Delaney just smiled. She ask him if she could look in his ear and he said "no Dr. Pan can." She just laughed. Anyway, sure enough he has an ear infection. She gave us some meds and off we went. When we were going to the car he said "where Dr. Pan?" This went on for about 30 mins. It was kind of funny, I know this is just one of things that you just had to be there, but I had to share the story about Nolan's broke ear. I just felt so helpless Sunday night that I couldn't fix his broke ear, I did all that I could, I held him, read to him and sang "A B C D." You know looking back on Sunday night I wouldn't change one thing. I didn't get much sleep, well we both didn't get much sleep, but that is o.k.