I was talking with my Grandma on Tuesday and made a comment about how surprised I was that Amelia has never had an ear infection ... dumb move! That very same night Amelia said the words, "Mom my ear hurts. It's ouchy." She made it a couple more hours and seemed "normal" but then it came time to lay down and the tears started. The pressure was just building. I took the first shift of sleeping (and I use that word VERY loosely) in our bed with her as she tossed, turned, kicked, fussed, cried, wimpered, tugged and yelled....and Tyler slept on the couch...it was awful. By 2:30am I begged Tyler to switch with me. I had that nervous feeling running through my body and had a fitful sleep on the couch while Tyler endured what I had been going through earlier. I think by 5am they had fallen asleep.
Thank goodness Oliver had a good night's sleep and made it straight through till 6:15!
Amelia woke up and said, "I have boogers in my ear. I can't hear out of it." Something must have ruptured because her hair was all goopy. Tyler took her to the doctor and found out that she has an inner and outer ear infection. Sounds just like my childhood. Amoxicillin, ear drops and children's motrin was the prescription.
I spent the day at home with both kids and thankfully, with the help of my wonderful mother-in-law, I made it through the day. Amelia even took a 3 hour nap and Oliver took 3 naps — a one hour, 25 minute and then an hour and a half nap!!!! It was a breakthrough day. Yippy!
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