It is easier....but harder

So a few things have happened this week. Trevor got a cold...poor guy. He was brought in on Monday to check his eye for bacterial pink eye and when the doctor looked in his ear, he said that it already looked red. This meant he already had the start of an ear infection. However since he wasn't complaining, he wouldn't prescribe anything for it. Now, the last time he had an ear infection, he went through two types of antibiotics before having to get shots to relieve his infection. It was NOT fun. Anyway, later that night, the tree was decorated. We have pretty new LED lights that twinkle all day and night and doesn't jack up the energy bill. Deck the Halls!!!

Move to Tuesday....Gwen had her 2 month appt. She is a healthy 12lbs 3oz and 22" long. She was not a happy camper to be poked and prodded, but fell asleep after we got home and slept for 45 minutes or so. Trevor did not go to preschool that day as I was not comfortable sending him if he had a contagious form of Pink Eye. While we were sitting watching The Grinch at 1:45, Trevor looked at me and said his ear hurt. Dang it. I quickly called the doctor's office to try to talk to the pediatric nurses. I was waiting for a phone call back when at 2:00, Trevor looked at the clock and said it was time for his nap. Poor guy. He desperately wanted to sleep and to not be in pain anymore. I gave him some Tylenol cold (as anything that dries him up helps the ear drainage as well) when the doctor called back and quickly sent a prescription to a nearby pharmacy. Trevor woke up at 3:00 and said he felt better. I knew that it just meant hopefully the Tylenol wouldn't wear off soon. He was able to get a dose of the prescription in him before dinner but you really can't tell if it is working for at least another 24 hours. He didn't have a fever yet, but either he would get one, or he would get better.

By the end of the day yesterday, I was sure the prescription was working. Thank goodness! He still isn't sleeping very well, but the fever isn't there, and he seems better. No ear pain at least that he says. So today he was back at school. And tomorrow we are going to try to get to Music Class which he was in before Gwen was born. It's another chance for us to get out of the house, and while Gwen doesn't do very well in the car, it isn't a long car ride.

So wish us luck on our upcoming car rides. Now that Gwendolyn is vaccinated, I'm a bit more comfortable taking her out and about.