No More Ear Infections!

So my little man has had a problem with his ears.... we will refer to it as Homer ears.  I say this because I, my brothers and nearly every cousin I know of fought ear infections as a kid.  Now Erin?  Never had an ear infection in her life.  Allie?  Tubes at two.  Jack?  Had his fair share, but never got tubes in.  When he turned three and could barely talk, I was actually starting to regret that I hadn't pushed for tubes.  Anyway, Will had an ear infection at his 9 month check in October and it didn't go away until the end of December when he got his tubes.  Poor guy!

Here he is, pouring himself a spot of something before the big event.

Curiously looking at all the other kids waiting for their turn.  He wasn't quite sure what was going on.

In the end, it was a quick, and fairly painless procedure that at least, for the time, has put an end to his ear infection woes.  As I waited for his surgery and started overhearing some of the circumstances around us, I have to say that I was so grateful that my kids are as healthy as they are.  We have our fair share of bumps, bruises and sniffles, but no more than that.  More than anything this experience really reinforced in my mind how lucky we are to live when and where we do.