http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI

This song got stuck in head as soon as I got the news from Stevie. I'm glad I looked up the video b/c the comic relief was a little needed. Something funny always helps take your mood up a notch!

I wish Stevie was writing this because he was the one who stayed up with Bright last night and was the one to take him to the doctor this morning. I'll do my best to recount Stevie's story.

Last night, Chaz came in and woke Stevie up telling him that Bright was crying. (I didn't hear what Chaz was saying but I could hear Bright crying. I thought it was a little odd, but when you're asleep odd doesn't fully register.) Stevie went in and asked Bright what was wrong. Bright said, "I'm too little to tell you." Stevie just laid down with him until he fell back asleep and then came back to bed. About 30 minutes later Chaz comes in again to get Stevie because Bright was crying again. Stevie went in and tried talking to Bright again about what was wrong. Stevie said that Bright just looked horrible, so he took him to the bathroom where Bright puked.

FYI - puking was always the first sign, and frequently the only sign, of an ear infection. So, Stevie asked Bright if his ears were hurting. Bright said that his ears were "singing". Besides that being absolutely adorable and incredibly sad, it was also confirmation of an ear infection. Stevie let Bright bring his pillow and blanket into our room to sleep on the floor next to Stevie. I guess Bright wanted to hold Stevie's hand all night, so Stevie didn't get too much sleep.

When I woke up I noticed that both the boys were sleeping on the floor in our room. Stevie let me know that he thought Bright had an ear infection. He went and called the pediatrician to get in for an emergency appointment and the boys and I got dressed. The plan was for me to take Chaz to church with me while Stevie took Bright to the doctor. But, as soon as Chaz learned that Bright and Dad were getting out of church he did everything he could to go with them. (Apparently, class is too long!) So, I ended up going to church on my own while Stevie took both boys to the doctor.

I was bad and took my phone (on silent) into church with me and waited to hear from Stevie. He finally sent me a message near the end of Sunday School letting me know that Bright has a full blown ear infection in the left ear, one beginning in the right ear, and dun-da-dun... bronchitis. Again.

If you were looking at Brighton right now you wouldn't have a clue that any of this is going on with him. He has a runny nose again, which just started a couple days ago. He has been stuffed up, but so have I with sinuses, so I thought his sinuses were just bothering him, too. Otherwise, he's still running around and being his typical self. This morning he has been touching his ears - but that was a first today.

Part of me is just disappointed. The whole adenoid surgery was supposed to make all of this go away. Soo many moms said that after the surgery their kids never had a problem again. Does Bright really have it THIS bad or are we just not taking good enough care of him? I can't help but be a little frustrated. Now, I'm just wondering if ear infections are going to keep coming. I'm guessing he's going to need another set of tubes put in, in the least. (I just re-read my post about Bright's surgery & confirmed that it was his left tube that was taken out.) I wonder how much is still ahead.

At least he isn't acting like he's miserable. At least he never seems bothered by all of this and is great at taking his medicine. He's a good kid in that way.