The after party

The after party has not been so much fun. Monday morning I decided to call Ava's pediatrician since I felt like she had gotten worse since starting her new antibiotic last Monday. They said to bring her in so they could check her ears again. We got in that morning and the Dr. said that her left ear had some fluid on it and that it didn't look good, but also didn't look horrible. The right ear he said was "indescribable" and said that it didn't even look like an ear drum but rather "looks like a piece of meat". No wonder she had been digging in her ears! The poor thing!!! So, I asked for some numbing drops so that she would be able to get some sleep. He said that he normally wouldn't prescribe them, but that her ear looked so bad that he did. So we left there and headed to the pharmacy to pick up her two prescriptions. After lunch we then went back to the pediatrician's office so that Ava could get her antibiotic. The pediatrician wanted her to have her first dose there since she had an amoxicillin rash earlier this month. The augmentin went down just fine and there was no reaction. It was then back to the pharmacy to pick up the generic ear drops (the brand name ones were $223, no thanks!). We put the drops in last night and she went down for the night without problems.

The augmentin must have kicked in this morning because that's when the full liquid diarrhea started. So another bath this morning, no daycare for Ava, and an "ill child" call to my work. I went and got some pedialyte for her this morning. Luckily for us Ava will drink and eat just about anything. It's so nice that we don't have to fight with her to take her antibiotics. I've been pushing yogurt and probiotics down her throughout the day in hopes that it will help with the diarrhea. She can't go back to day care until that is gone. Unfortunately the augmentin is a 10 day regimen. Hopefully the augmentin is working on her ear and not just her gut.

Grandma V came over for a couple of hours this afternoon to play with Ava. This gave me time to take a bath and do some laundry. With little or no naps, her waking up early today, and a little girl that never sits still I wasn't able to shower this morning So thank you Grandma for giving me a little time to myself!

We decided to go with the leg warmers today so that I didn't have to constantly take her pants on and off with all the diarrhea. Hoping that tomorrow can be a "pants day". :)