Dr. Bergman is our friend

Both Nicholas and I have been kinda sick the past few days.  Nicholas woke up Tuesday morning "acting sick" and running a low fever that has stayed with him for the last few days.  He really hasn't had many other symptoms except for the fever and not napping well.  I also came down with a cold on Wednesday and have been trying to rest that away since I cannot take meds due to the pregnancy.  

I am so blessed to have such wonderful Moms (Mimi and Kaki) to support us and help take care of us.  Yesterday, Kaki came for a visit and we all went and met Graham for lunch and then took Nick to Barnes & Noble to play at the train table, which he loves.  It was so much fun to have even that short time with her during the day.  Nicholas loved it of course and when he woke from his nap to discover that she had gone home, he was very sad :(  

Then my sweet Mommy came over today and made us lunch and let me take a nap while she played with Nicholas and put him down for his nap.  He loves his cuddle time with Mimi as she loves to rock him before going down for his nap.  He wasn't asleep for long though when he woke up obviously in a lot of pain and not feeling well.  I decided to take him to the doctor to have his ears checked as I was concerned that he had an ear infection.  Well, Nicholas has developed a strong fear of the doctor's office and he became very upset when we pulled into the parking lot (we haven't been there since January but he has a great memory).  So yes, I was that mom with the hysterical screaming kid in the doctor's office.  It is so heartbreaking though to watch him and see how scared he is.  My mom was very sweet too and met us at the doctor to help to ease his fears.  He held onto me or Mimi for dear life and just wailed.  When we asked him where it hurt he would say "I sorry Mommy!"  Oh it just broke my heart!  We had to bribe him with treats and lollipops if he's a good boy and we talked over and over about how Dr. Bergman was our friend and we wanted to come say hi to him and that he was going to make him all better.  When he finally came in, Nicholas actually did fairly well and let the doc check out his ears and only cried minimally.  Of course in the end (like always it seems), his ears were fine which I was glad for but I leave feeling like the stupid mom for putting us all through that and wasting another $20 copay.  At least I know he's fine and just have to wait out this mystery fever.  Sure hope we're feeling better soon as I can't wait to get to the pool this summer!