Strep Throat Season!

Ugh! Yes, poor Benjamin has strep throat again, and I'm not in the running for mom of the year. Yesterday he complained about a sore throat, but I told him it was probably the dry air in our house as my throat was scratchy too (I have a sinus infection). He woke up this morning saying his throat was really sore. I used the whole--" if you don't go to school today you can't play soccer or go to Wed night clubs." A couple of hours later we were at the pediatrician's office begging for 20 minutes to let them do a throat culture. After almost hyperventilating, sweating so much he had sweat stains at his armpits, and talking to his Daddy on the phone, the nurse was finally able to get a culture (and just enough considering he bit down on the stick and took it out of his mouth!). Sure enough he tested positive. Well, I felt like a terrible mom...just a scratchy dry throat. You think I'd know by now. He has now had strep throat 4 times in less then 6 months. We now have an appointment next Wednesday to see an ENT--throat specialist. His tonsils may need to be removed. When hearing that, Benjamin was quite distraught again. Needless to say I'm making up for my bad misjudgement with milkshakes, homemade chicken corn soup, and lots of TLC!