Off to the pediatrician tomorrow

Jakob is going in for an ear recheck tomorrow. I am really hoping that the infection has cleared up and that he doesn’t need any more meds or referral to an ENT. The idea of Jakob having to have surgery to put tubes in his ears terrifies me. Especially since he is so close to the age that he should be outgrowing these continuous ear infections. I understand that it is a standard and basic operation, but I can’t imagine my little man going under the knife! I have another question for Jakob’s pediatrician tomorrow. Jakob has gotten into the habit of hitting himself in the head. And I mean hard. He is smacking himself in the head and face, and today I watched him hit himself with a toy. I have tried to tell him not to do that, and tried to get him to talk about it or tell me why he was doing it. Sometimes he laughs as if it is funny, sometimes he gets quiet and sullen and pouts, but never really tells me why he is doing it. It is one of those strange behaviours that drives me nuts. When he was younger it was the rocking in his highchair. I don’t know why but it made me crazy, totally and utterly crazy! If anyone has any idea why he might be doing this I would greatly appreciate it. It is probably just a phase and he will outgrow it or it will lose its “excitement” eventually. And the more attention I draw to it the more he will continue to do it. Ahh…the dilemmas of parenting.