The Sick Family
Apr. 11th, 2009 07:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thebearfamilySo ... I mentioned that Buggie and I were battling with sick this past week. I'm finally feeling a good bit better, left with just a terribly stuffy nose, now. Of course, now that I'm recovering, O has it instead. He's been pretty mopey and miserable (but has still been trying to get things done around here today - I'm not sure if that makes him extra-wonderful, or extra-dumb) since last night. As such, it turned out to be a good thing that we ended up canceling our trip to Ithaca for family Easter.
In fact, it was even /more/ of a good thing than we realized it would be, as Buggie ended up at the doctor's office today. (As did I, but they didn't tell me anything I didn't already know - I'm congested.) See, even as his cold symptoms have improved, his disposition has not. Yesterday while I was on the phone with my mom, he had a total meltdown because I took his pacifier away from him (he only gets them at bedtime and naptime). This is totally uncharacteristic of him, and I realized he's been increasingly prone to crankies over the last several days. He's also been trying to shove fingers into one of his ears, and crying a lot when we put him on the changing table.
I ended up Googling ear infections to determine whether they can happen without a fever. Yep, they can. And hey, all those symptoms I just described above? Spot on. His regular office was all booked up this morning, but the nurse urged me to call After Hours and get him in there. She was quite certain it sounded like an ear infection too, and didn't want it to get worse before we got him seen.
She was right. Buggie's first ear infection. I desperately hope this isn't a sign of him following in Mommy's footsteps - I had constant ear infections as a child, resulting in yearly ear tube operations starting when I was 4.
At least he seems to like the taste of his Amoxicillin.
In fact, it was even /more/ of a good thing than we realized it would be, as Buggie ended up at the doctor's office today. (As did I, but they didn't tell me anything I didn't already know - I'm congested.) See, even as his cold symptoms have improved, his disposition has not. Yesterday while I was on the phone with my mom, he had a total meltdown because I took his pacifier away from him (he only gets them at bedtime and naptime). This is totally uncharacteristic of him, and I realized he's been increasingly prone to crankies over the last several days. He's also been trying to shove fingers into one of his ears, and crying a lot when we put him on the changing table.
I ended up Googling ear infections to determine whether they can happen without a fever. Yep, they can. And hey, all those symptoms I just described above? Spot on. His regular office was all booked up this morning, but the nurse urged me to call After Hours and get him in there. She was quite certain it sounded like an ear infection too, and didn't want it to get worse before we got him seen.
She was right. Buggie's first ear infection. I desperately hope this isn't a sign of him following in Mommy's footsteps - I had constant ear infections as a child, resulting in yearly ear tube operations starting when I was 4.
At least he seems to like the taste of his Amoxicillin.
