Zoo and tubes

We went to the zoo the Saturday before Mothers day with my sister and her family. It was really fun but a lot of walking. I checked it out an the NC Zoo has 5 miles of walking trails! Matthews favorite thing was the water sprinklers. Good thing he was free. The kids loved seeing the seal swimming. We didn't make it to the giraffes and zebras. It was nap time and melt down city. They have a package you can get for a family of 4 that will let you get into the NC zoo and aquariums for free all year long. It will be awhile before we need that though.

Ever since Matthew started daycare in February he has been hit with frequent ear infections. As soon as he gets off the antibiotic it comes right back. Or maybe it never goes away but he has had 5 double ear infections in the past 3 months! After number 3 the doctor said we should try and wait because it usually gets better in the summer and sometimes the tubes fall out after only a couple of months. She didn't want us to get them now and then they fall out and we need to get them again in the fall when ear infections get worse. But then he got 2 more. The doctor then said the sooner the better. So we have schedule the surgery (guess they call it surgery because they have to put him to sleep) for May 25th. The only sucky thing is that my insurance renews in July so I will have to pay my deductible on this and then in July it will renew so if I have anything else happen after that I will have to pay again. Oh well I guess that is life. Just gotta pray that the tubes don't fall out soon and that they help with the ear infections. Poor baby needs a break.

Kids watching the seal