3 year "well" check

This morning we had Brett's 3 year old well check scheduled at the pediatrician's office. Originally, Todd was going to try to work at home, but their same time system has been all screwed up this week, so he ended up having to go in, which meant that I got to take both kids to the pediatrician, for an 11am appointment - Kate's ultimate meltdown time. Fabulous.

Well, as it turns out, Kate's whole double ear infection battle hasn't really resolved itself after last week's Omnicef, so I decided that I'd get her ears checked too while we were there anyway, for another copay, of course.

So, we get there, and the waiting room is full (I've NEVER seen more than 1 other family in the waiting room, so I knew this was not a great sign.) The kids really did play pretty well together, and we finally got called back. They checked Brett's blood pressure and then checked his hearing with some little machine, but he had to hold to real still and we all had to be real still and quiet. The right ear went fine, but the left one kept failing, partially because the more times she tried it, the more squirmy he got, but whatever. Then, the nurse said that she needed a urine specimen. I was like, seriously? You expect a 3 year old to pee in a cup. You are flippin' crazy. Brett sat on the big potty for about 5 seconds and demanded, with tears, that he was all done. I saw the NP in the hallway and explained that he peed right before we left the house and that we just started potty training, etc., so she said not to worry about it. She finally came in and checked him out - come to find out, his left ear is infected, which probably contributed to the failed hearing test in that ear. So, now he's on amoxicillin for 10 days and will have his ears re-checked in 2 weeks. Then they'll re-check his hearing in about 6 months.

Like I said, I had her re-check Kate's ears too, even though she's only been on the new antibiotic for 8 days, I at least wanted to make sure that her ears were starting to look clear again. She's still having trouble sleeping through the night and waking up during naps, etc, which is usually her "sign" of an ear infection. One is pretty much clear, but the other still had cloudy fluid behind it. Of course, she still has 2 days of antibiotic left, so it's really a wait-and-see game at this point. If she's still cranky next week, then I'll take her back and we'll move to antibiotic #3, assuming they have her chart figured out. Don't ask...

So anyway, that was pretty much our morning.

In other news, Brett's potty training is still going really well. He hasn't had an accident in almost 48 hours and he's stayed dry during nap time and overnight the last 2 days as well. He even stayed dry while we were out at the doctor and Target this morning. He certainly knows how to rack up the stickers on his little chart! Workin' the system already!

We actually don't have a super-busy weekend planned for a change, so that's nice! We're having our friends over for a cook out tomorrow night, so that should be a good time! Hope you all have a nice weekend :)