Mr. High Tolerance of Pain

Last Tuesday was our big day. We found out that we were expecting Harper Faith, and everyone was on cloud 9. Matt's mom and sister were in town visiting us, so we decided to go to the zoo. (I know I write about the zoo almost weekly...but it's our FAVORITE). Hudson was Mr. Personality that day. He was being so cute and so funny. He could not have been in a better mood. (I think it was because he knew he was going to have a baby sister). :) We had a great time at the zoo and afterwards we went across the street to the Shops on University. Again, Hud was a trooper going from store to store. He was having a great ol' time. We were killing time for Matt to get off of work and meet us at Mi Cocina...our FAVORITE! So after we were done shopping we headed to dinner. In the car ride over Hudson was being super goofy making everyone laugh. OK...so we drive up to dinner, and I am not kidding, we walk in the restaurant and it was like a light switch went off and we had a different child. He started fussing and pulling on his ear. He had a fever. He wanted mommy or daddy. He did not want to be in a high chair, he wanted to be held. He did not even want a sucker...big deal for him. So it was very obvious that he was sick. I was just in shock that it came on so quick and out of nowhere. So Matt and I decided to get our meals to-go and get out of there fast. Hud was on the verge of a melt-down. On our drive home I called the doctor and they called us in those numbing drops for the ear. Once we left Mi Cocina until he went to bed, Hudson did not utter one word. That has NEVER happened before. He just wanted to sit in our laps and watch The Wiggles. I made an apt. for the following day to get him in to the doctor. He was acting WAY better the next day, but it was just because of the drops I found out later. I took him in that afternoon and she looked in his ears and cringed. She said his ear drums were bulging and that she thought one would bust. She also said that he should be experiencing the worst pain EVER. I started crying in the doctors office because I felt so horrible for him. I had NO clue it was so bad. This was his second time ever to go to the doctor for an illness. Also he gave us no signs (prior to Tues. night) that it was so horrible. She said he has a high tolerance of pain and that when he lets on that he is feeling bad that he must be feeling BAD.

So Hud has been on a mega antibiotic and those life saving ear drops. Luckily his ear drum did not burst, and he is on the road to recovery. Here it is Sunday and he is JUST NOW today starting to be himself. I felt like I was nursing again because he was up at 11, 3, and 5 for about 3 nights. Whenever the drops wore off he was miserable.

I have to give a BIG "SHOUT OUT" to the BEST DADDY in the WHOLE WORLD. Matt has been so wonderful this week while Hudson has been sick. He got up most nights with him. (We made this deal a while ago that while I am pregnant, Matt gets to be the one on night duty). That is just because I'll be getting my fair share in come July....I mean seriously how many daddys would do that??? Hudson never wakes up at night, so this past week was pretty tough. I truly feel that Matt and I are equals when it comes to parenting. He provides just as much comfort to our sick boy as I do. There is no "I want my mommy, or I want my daddy" with Hudson. Whoever is there is all he wants. I am so thankful that Hud and I lucked out in the Daddy department. He is one of a kind and the WORLDS BEST in our book! When Matt went to pick up the medicine, it was the really high non generic type. So with our insurance it was in the higher bracket. He also had to buy a few more things for Hudson. When Matt got home he was like, "I would have spent 500 dollars at Walgreens if I knew it would make him better." Pretty sweet guy in my opinion! We love you soooooooooo much!