Dear Shep,

That’s right, another first……and not the good kind. Despite my loaning my body over to you by breastfeeding every 2.5 hours (yup, that’s simply not normal, Sir Snacks a lot) you managed to get your first ear infection, and a double at that. I suppose this is my punishment for thinking I’ve earned a few hours a week to have someone watch you so that I can you know, work and such. Daycares have germs, germs make colds, and colds cause drainage. You get the picture. I still wonder how 8 hours a week equals such a doozy of an infection, but you are half me so now is a good time to learn that if the germs are near, they WILL find us.

I can tell you most certainly that you no longer sleep through the night, you officially broke up with the nose frida, and your dad has a secret fear of all things booger. I miss my sleep, but I find myself enjoying (for the most part) the extra hours I spend in your nursery at night watching you sleep peacefully simply because you’re in my arms. Let’s keep these little dates until your prescription is out, then let’s go back to how things were before. Absence makes the heart grow fonder…….especially at 2am.

Mommy Xx

ps: It must be mentioned that at Mother’s Day Out you had another first. Your daily report did not have “We had a VERY GOOD day” circled, but instead said “We had an OKAY day today”. That’s the moment that I knew we needed to visit the Doctor. Something must be wrong if you did anything but make those ladies ooooooo and ahhhhhhh over you the entire time you were with them.