It's always something

So after more than a week of someone or other feeling sick in this household, everything seemed to be moving in the right direction. For whatever reason, I - as usual - am the last one feeling somewhat sick, but Nathaniel seemed mended and Amanda - as usual - was sick for a day or two at most.

But now it seems like Nathaniel might have another ear infection. He was really upset last night, we thought. But we also figured he was just being an (almost) two year old - crying when he didn't get his way. But then he woke up about 90 minutes after going to bed and cried solidly for a good ten minutes, fussing with his one ear the whole time. Very unusual. We gave him some Infant Motrin, and he fell asleep pretty quickly and slept through the night.

We're so used to the ear infections, I guess we shouldn't be surprised. But I can't wait until everyone here is well for a few days straight.

Otherwise, Nathaniel is doing fantastic. He's inquisitive, strong, fast, curious, bold and smart. He still isn't necessarily using as many words as some other kids, but singing the basic concept of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" (even if he doesn't get the words down pat) is pretty good, as far as I'm concerned.