Jordan- 2
Early one morning Hank awoke to crying, he quickly shot up out of bed. Jordan was crying and holding her ear, the toddler was crying in pain. The older father went in his little girl's room and saw her holding her ear and crying. The toddler seen her father and began reaching out for him.
"Daddy". Jordan cried, reaching for her father.
"What's the matter sweetheart, huh". Hank says softly bouncing her.
"Hurts".
"You're ear hurts baby".
"Yes".
"Let's go to the doctor and see why it hurts".
Jordan whined and cried in pain as she clung to her father, Hank then quickly changed her into a pink Minnie Mouse shirt with black pants and pink shoes. He managed to get her hair up in a small ponytail he put a jacket and hat on her due to the chilly air.
He then quickly got dressed, he grabbed his keys and wallet, Jordan once again reached out for her father and he picked her up. The toddler kept whining in pain.
"My ear hurts daddy". Jordan whined.
"It's alright sweetheart, were gonna go to the doctor to get it looked at". Hank said gently.
Once Jordan was strapped in her car seat he gave her, her beloved stuffed rabbit and she cuddled it close. Hank then ran around to the driver seat and hopped in and headed off to the doctor. Luckily he was able to get a last minute appointment with the doctor.
During the drive Jordan whined and whimpered in pain, Hank's heartbroken to hear his little girl in pain. The father and daughter finally arrived to the doctor's office. The older father got out and went to get his baby, Jordan clung to her father tightly. Her head rested on his shoulder with her arms wrapped securely around his neck. Hank kissed her head as he held her.
"It's alright baby".
They were in the doctor's office, it was a decent sized office with toddlers playing and running around, parents were with their children. As Hank was signing Jordan in, the two year old clung to her father's leg, he then picked her up and held her as they waited.
Jordan laid her head on her father's shoulder as she clung to him, Hank just rubbed soothing circles on her back. About five minutes later the nurse came out with a chart.
"Jordan Voight". She said.
Hank got up with his baby still in his arms and headed to the room, he sat Jordan down on the bed and stood near her. The nurse quickly checked the toddler then looked to the father.
"The doctor will be right in". She tells Hank.
"Thank you". Hank replies, shaking her hand.
The nurse left the room, the pain was getting worse for the toddler when she started crying again.
"Daddy. It hurts". Jordan cried.
"It's ok sweetheart the doctor will be here in a minute". Hank replies softly.
A couple of moments later there was a soft knock on the door and the doctor entered, it was a young woman in her early 30s. She wore a purple knee high dress with her medical jacket, her stethoscope hanging around her neck, her long blonde hair was pulled back into a high ponytail and she wore simple black heels.
"Hi, I'm Dr. Rebecca Jones. I'm here to see Jordan". Rebecca spoke with a smile.
"How you doing, I'm Hank Voight and this little one is Jordan". Hank said introducing him and his daughter.
"Hi Jordan, what brings you here today". She says to the toddler with a gentle voice.
"My ear hurts". Jordan whimpered.
"Oh no, may I take a look?"
The two year old nodded and she pulled out a ear scope which scared Jordan and immediately she retreated back to her father trying to hide behind him.
"Sweetheart she only wants to see you're ear, she'll figure out why it hurts". Hank says to his little girl gently.
"Would you feel better if you're daddy stayed with you?" Rebecca asked.
Jordan nodded and let her father hold onto her while the doctor checked her ear, she looked into the toddler's right ear and saw fluids in the ear and knew what was wrong.
"Looks like someone has a ear infection".
"What can we do for it?"
"You can try some ear drops that'll help clean the ear. Give her some children's Tylenol for the pain. Other things you many try is putting a warm moist compress on her ear for 10-15 minutes that's a way to reduce the pain".
"Thank you".
"Not a problem".
He shook her hand and picked his little girl up leaving the office, Hank strapped Jordan back in to her car seat. They headed to the nearest pharmacy so Hank could pick up some stuff for Jordan. They arrived to CVS, the older father got out then getting his daughter. Going inside Hank headed for the medication aisle, he made sure to keep Jordan by his side he made sure to keep his guard up the entire time.
Grabbing what he needed, he headed for check out with his little girl by his side. The father and daughter headed home for the day. Jordan was slowly going to sleep, between her crying and the car ride she was losing the battle to stay awake.
By the time they got back home Jordan was fast asleep, Hank carried the plastic bag full of medicine on his wrist while he carried his sleeping little girl inside. Quietly as he could he took Jordan up to her room and laid her down.
"Sleep tight sweetheart". Hank whispered.
He tucked the blanket around her and put the stuffed rabbit in her arm then kissed her head, he left the room quietly. As he was coming down the stairs he saw the front door being opened by his son then he saw the door swung close hard.
"Hey Pop". Justin greeted.
"Justin don't-" Hank started but was cut off by the door slamming hard and loud.
When the door slammed hard it was enough to wake Jordan up and began crying.
"Slam the door".
"Sorry Pop, I'll get her. I woke her up so I'll get her".
"Thank you, when you bring her down I gotta give her some medicine".
"Is she ok?"
Justin got very worried and concerned for his sister, what did she need medicine for? Was she sick?
"She has a ear infection, it's nothing too serious".
"I'll get her".
"Thank you son".
"No problem".
Hank then headed to the kitchen and got the stuff out of the bag and began reading the directions on the boxes. Justin went to his sister's room and when he was close by he heard her crying, he hated it when his sister cried.
Getting to her room Jordan was sitting up in her bed crying and held on to her aching ear, when Justin had seen it the sight broke his heart he wished he could take his sister's pain and suffering away. He'd rather deal with it so she wouldn't. When the two year old seen her brother she began reaching out for him.
"Justie". Jordan cried, reaching out for her brother.
"Hey Jo Jo, what's wrong kiddo". Justin says to his sister.
"My ear hurts".
"It'll feel better in a couple of days".
"Where's daddy?"
"He's downstairs, let's go".
The toddler clung to her brother tightly, she whimpered in pain. Justin heard his sister as she whimpered in pain it was enough to break him. Once downstairs he headed to the kitchen he was near the kitchen when he seen his father.
"Hey Pop, someone wants you". Justin says to his father.
Hank turned to see his two children there, Jordan began reaching out for her father.
"Daddy". Jordan says reaching for her father.
The older father gently took the toddler from his son and gently bounced her.
"It's alright sweetheart I'll make everything better".
Hank grabbed the box of ear drops he opened it he took the small bottle of drops, Jordan tilted her head to the side so her father can put the drops in. Hank then carefully dropped the ear drops in Jordan's aching ear, once he put enough in he closed the bottle.
"Alright baby I want you to keep your head like this for a few minutes".
"Ok".
Hank then turned to his son. "Watch her while I start lunch".
"Of course".
Jordan laid her head on the table and Justin did the same, the elder Voight made funny faces to distract his sister and when he did she was laughing and giggling. Hank glanced over to see his children, a smile appeared on his face when he seen the sight in front of him. His children were his entire world and nothing would ever change that.
After a few minutes Hank got a bowl of warm water and took the ear syringe, he squeezed it and got some water in it, gently he tilted Jordan's head over the bowl to drain the stuff in her ear. The stuff came out of her ear and he squirted the water in her ear to clean it. He did it a couple of times till it was all the way out he then put her head back to normal and wiped the side and her ear, then carefully he wiped out her inner ear to clear out the water and other fluids.
He then pulled out the Tylenol and poured the right amount in the dosage cup and gave it to her, the toddler pushed it away and curled into her brother.
"Sweetheart you have to take it in order to feel better". Hank says.
"No".
Shaking his head who knew at two years old, Jordan would start to be as stubborn as himself and Justin. She was a true Voight with that trait.
"Come on Jo Jo, it'll help you feel better". Justin tried.
"No, yucky".
"It taste like strawberries, you like strawberries". Hank spoke.
Shrugging Jordan took the medicine and Hank got up getting her some juice in her purple sippy cup.
"Jo go with Justin while I finish up lunch alright".
"Ok".
"Let's go watch cartoons kiddo". Justin spoke.
Justin hoisted his sister up and brought her over to the couch and put on cartoons for her to watch, the toddler was curled into her brother's side. He flipped through the channels till a disney movie came on which got Jordan's attention. It may have been a kid's movie but to put a smile on his sister's face he would watch it.
The rest of the afternoon Jordan was snuggled up with her father and brother as the small family was gathered around the tv. Most of the day Jordan whined and whimpered in pain, she sat on her father's lap and rested her head on his shoulder.
It was now past 8 in the evening and Hank sent Jordan to get ready for bed, he was about to do the dishes when Justin had stopped him.
"I got this Pop go help Jo". Justin tells his father.
"I got it". Hank replied.
"Pop, Jo needs you right now".
Hank couldn't disagree with his son, ever since the day she was born she has always been a daddy's girl. She loved everyone else but she only wanted her father. He patted his son on the shoulder and went to tend to his baby girl.
Jordan was dressed in pink pajamas and in her bed with a story book in her lap, Hank playfully peeked his head in the door with a smile on his face. Jordan smiled and giggled. The older father went over and tucked the blanket around her then picked up the book and started reading it. Halfway through Hank looked over to see his little girl fast asleep he kissed her head and put the book down, cutting off the lamp and was about to get up.
He was about to move when Jordan's small hand shot out pulling on his finger, the older father looked back.
"What's wrong baby?"
"Stay wif me daddy".
"I'm not going anywhere sweetheart".
Hank then laid on the small bed and Jordan curled into her father's side as she went to sleep. The older father laid awake for over an hour and a half he glanced down to see his little princess fast asleep he kissed her head and after a while he slowly fell asleep.