Our 13-month milestone: The princess has her first ear infection. And in true Emma style, it’s a double infection. Nothing in moderation with this girl.
It started on Monday morning with a fever. She woke up with one, which is never a good sign, but I was optimistic that it was another tooth. By 10am it was 102.6 degrees, a clear indication this was no tooth issue. Tylenol attempted to save the day, but managed to only get the temp down to 100.5. Still, no major boogies or otherwise obvious problems. Just one crabby, crabby baby who wanted to be held ALL.DAY.LONG. My first instinct was ear infection, but she wasn’t pulling on her ears and was eating and drinking just fine. Naps went okay. So I was hopeful.
Then came nighttime. She went down an hour early, but I had to wake her up around 7pm to give her Motrin. I’m not a big meds person, but when temps go above 102, I get a little nervous. Little did I know that I was about to hear from Miss Emma every hour, on the hour ALL.NIGHT.LONG.
The saddest part of it all was that she started to have minor “convulsions” around 9pm that didn’t go away for around 3 hours. So while she’s crying on my shoulder, trying desperately to find a way to sleep comfortably, her body was jerking for no reason. My poor, poor baby — it totally broke my heart and scared me to death. After some late-night (early-morning?) reading, I concluded the jerking was from the fever and decided to skip work and bring her in to the doctor first thing in the morning. I’m glad I did.
The doc confirmed the ear infections and said they were “just starting,” so it was good that we caught them now. He also said the convulsions were from the fever and not to worry about them. Fine with me. I’m all about putting those completely out of my mind.
So Emma is officially on her first dose of antibiotics. I’m not crazy about this, but she’s exhausted and in pain, so that’s a no-brainer for me — I’m not messing with her ears. I just can’t wait for the meds to kick in. Today was another crabby, clingy day, but with lots more crying. So far tonight, she’s been awake about 3 times. I have a feeling it’s going to be a long, long night… say a prayer for us?!
*UPDATE: Funny how I am constantly saying, “I’m not a meds person,” yet I mention three in this post AND the girl is on Prevacid. Maybe I’m more of a meds person than I thought. Although, I guess that’s another post all together…*
**UPDATE #2: Emma did okay last night, but still struggled with pain. She still woke up every hour, but did sleep a 3-hour stretch, which gave me and Dada some sleep. The good news is she was MUCH happier this morning and is napping now, so we’ll see how the day goes. Thanks for your concern. Blogging friends rock!**