Another Ear Infection :(

We had a very long night last night. Parker was up the first time at 10pm and stayed up till about 11. He wasn't really fussy, just didn't want to sleep. After a bottle of chamomile tea he went back down by 11, only to be up again from 3am on. He was not so happy this time around. He screamed, and screamed, and pulled on his ear, and screamed some more. He didn't want to rock, walk, sleep, play, or eat. He wanted to scream. By 5 we knew we were going to spend the morning at Urgent Care, but they didn't open till 9. To kill some time, and to try to get PJ to sleep, my Mom came over and we all walked to the coffee shop. He wasn't thrilled but didn't fuss to much until we got home, then he had enough. We ended up parking in the Urgent Care parking lot at 8am and waited for them to open. Sure enough, ear infection. Parker ended up falling asleep as we waited to be discharged and stayed asleep when we put him in the carseat, so we spent 1 1/2 hrs driving around running errands and letting him sleep in the truck. He was much happier when he woke up, and after some Tylenal and antibiotics, he is back down for a nap (snoring away). On a happier note, we had PJ's first swimming lesson this week. He did really well and enjoyed most of it. He is not a fan of floating on his back, not even in the tub. He did well jumping (falling) into the pool, kicking his legs, grabbing rings on the stairs, and he is working on blowing bubbles under water. We have 9 lessons left to use in the next 6 months. I am planning on taking him every 2 to 3 weeks through out the winter so that he stays comfortable in the water, and so we have some fun Mommy and Parker time.