Ruptured!

That is exactly what I said when our pediatrician told me that Walt's eardrum had ruptured. No wonder he has been so pitiful this week. It never occurred to me (the pediatric nurse mom) that he had an ear infection. His fever wasn't that high, he never pulled on it, who would have thought! Eric and I got up to go to work this morning and as I was getting Walt dressed and washed up for daycare I noticed the ooze from his ear. I called in sick again to work and waited for the doctor's office to open. Walt is a good little patient. He didn't mind Dr. S. looking into his ears but that silly tongue depressor...it gets him every time. So, now we have 10 days of oral antibiotics and 7 days of ear drops. Say a little prayer for us that it heal by itself and we won't be taking a trip to the ENT! Here's a picture of Walt administering his own meds! Maybe he will grow up to be a doctor!