A Thud and A Cry

Last night, Ryder rolled out of his swing...it was terrible. I heard a loud THUD as he hit the carpet and then he started wailing. O, how my heart hurt and how horrified I was. When I ran to him, he just raised his arms and clung to me. I think he was more scared than hurt, but it did knock the breath out of him for a few seconds.
Ryder has also been sick since Saturday. Poor baby bear. He was sniffling and tugging at his right ear and rubbing his right eye. We took him to the After Hours Clinic. They said his right ear was clear and he had a cold AND PINK EYE. We got a prescription for eye drops and went and got it filled right away.
Well...two days later, things weren't getting any better. I called my old pediatrician's office and made an appoinment (we met with his daughter who now practices with him). Ryder had been SCREAMING and pulling at his ears the night before. WELL, he had a DOUBLE EAR INFECTION. His nose had also gotten stuffier and he absolutely hates saline being sprayed in it and is terrified when I put the little bulb in his nose to suck all the boogies out. My doctor told me to use Children's Benadryl (1/2 teaspoon)  every 4 hours....It's been less than 24 hours and he can breathe again! And he's not pulling on his ears anymore.
My grandmother (Ryder's great-grandmother) is here from Nebraska and leaves tomorrow to go back. So, I'm letting her change his poopy diaper (a sacrifice I was more than willing to make) while I write and drink coffee and then go shower. There is a surprise coming today for my Aunt Jane. SOOOO excited for that and I hope to be able to get hands on some pictures to post of her when she sees this "surprise".
I'm off to shower and back to reality. Lots of fun coming up this week and can't wait to share them with you!

Here are a few pics as hints (GranJan took them when we were in Birmingham)