Not ANOTHER ear infection!

Well, Thomas has an ear infection - AGAIN. UGH! same ear -4 th one this year- can't seem to get rid of it- each time they're getting stronger and stronger w/ the medicine- first-the reg stuff,Arithromyacin,{sp?} then Augmentin, now Omnicef- Poor kids gonna wind up with a tube in his ear this keeps up! - not per the dr. but you know what I mean!And the kicker was, we went to the Doctor's because he couldn't shake this hacking cough he would go to bed with and wake up with so I went to get some medicine for him,from a cold he was kicking and we left there with a scrip for an ear infection ! OY! - I was gonna go to Walmart and get some Robitussin for him, but this morning he woke me up at 6 am saying "mom, mom, wake up- my ear hurts really bad" I said Ohh no! which one - and he pointed to his left one-the trouble one- the one that keeps getting infected so that settled it - we were going to the pediatrician instead- she was right down the street from my OB that I had my appt with today anyway so figured we'd pop in after my appt -she's good like that -being able to squeeze us in and did -45 min after we went in . So we went to mcdonalds for lunch and bought him a Happy MeaL for being so good at my dr.s appt treated myself a lil then, went back and she saw us. and he was soo great. . let her do whatever she had to do and was out of there. with MORE goodies!{see post about14 wk checkup} NOW wit MORE stickers and lollipops and lizards from the front desk- I gotta make a drawer just from doctor's office visits for this kid! I think he's startin to know the deal! we go back in 3 weeks to see how his ear cleared up. never did get the cough medicine scrip, but hopefully this will take care of it?-{the fluid from his ear was dripping down his throat leading to his lungs collecting and making him cough? i donno just a theory since ears nose and throat are all connected...}Just a thought ahh well I've rambled enough So that was our day in a nut- shell.This kid deserves 4 stars for being so good at two doctors offices today.