Reid is 6 months old!

Who is officially the momma of a 2 year old and a 6 month old? This girl!

I can't believe Reid is already halfway to a year. It really does go faster the second time.

On his six month birthday, I took my baby to the pediatrician to have his ears checked out. The poor guy has rarely, if ever, not had an ear infection. As I suspected, his ears were still infected. I don't think the last infection ever totally cleared up. We had just finished his last round of antibiotics the day before we left for Michigan.

Despite the never-ending ear troubles, and as a result, lots of night waking, Reid remained his happy, adorable self. We are seriously blessed to have such a sweet little guy.

A week after the sick visit, I took him back to the pediatrician for his scheduled well visit. According to Dr. C, his ears were still full of fluid, but they weren't as red anymore. Still, he wasn't very confident that they would clear up entirely, or that they wouldn't become infected again as soon as we stopped the antibiotic.

The fun part about the visit, of course, was finding out our (not so) little boy's height and weight. His official 6 month stats?

Weight: 18 lbs 4 oz   |   Height: 27 1/4 inches

At first, I thought that sounded huge, until I looked up Colin's stats at the same age. Reid is a full THREE pounds less than Colin weighed, and one inch shorter. Holy cow!

Fast forward to the next day... Reid had an ENT consultation. I tell ya, this kid's been through it this week. We thought it would just be a consultation, but at the visit, Dr. B said she could put his tubes in at 2:30 the very same day. Say what?! I was under the impression he would have to undergo the whole surgery deal, with anesthesia and everything. Apparently, there is a certain window when they can put tubes in a baby's ears right in the office by using an ear drop that numbs the area locally. We agreed, and amazingly enough, that afternoon my baby had a five minute procedure, and bam - he suddenly had tubes. He was fussy that night, but overall he has done amazingly well. The doctor said she drained quite a bit of fluid, and we can already tell that his hearing has improved as a result. I am so glad it's all over and done with.

So, there you have it. I have a six month old. With tubes in his ears. And also, an almost two-and-a-half year old, who has a post of his very own coming soon. Stay tuned!