We saw 1996 out with a bang. Our hope was that 1997 would roll along gently, but that wasn't in the cards.
The double ear infections that Rob had over Christmas marked numbers 9 & 10 for the year. The doctors decided that he needed ear tubes put in. I knew mentally they were right but emotionally I wasn't ready. I felt like he been through so much already that he deserved a break. The doctors however wanted the tubes in before he got another infection. So the surgery was set up for the first week in February. My Mom flew in to visit/help and she was both. By the time surgery was over John and I were ready to drop and Mom stepped in when we did. The tubes did the job and Rob ears finally started to heal.
Winter rolled on into spring and everything seemed fine. That was until the middle of May. Rob was set up to have his 18 month check up the 3rd Monday of May. It really was suppose to be a check up and one shot, the chicken pox vaccine. The Saturday before the check up Rob woke up with a fever and was rubbing all over. You can see where this is heading. By Saturday night the spots started showing up and by Sunday he was covered with them. The next two weeks were long day spent in oatmeal baths and lots of Calamine lotion. Luckily that helped enough and Rob doesn't have any scars.
Finally we were all healthy and ready to settle into summer. The Army however had other plans for us.
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