Earache

Abbie whined for several hours last night about her ear hurting, so I booked a doctor's appointment. Of course, she woke up this morning and promptly said "Ear don't hurt anymore!" I was willing to pat myself on the back for an escaped visit, but a little voice in my head said that Abbie doesn't normally complain about "nothing" and has a high threshold for pain. I brought her to the doctor, and she has an inner ear infection and swimmer's ear (middle ear) infection in the same ear. The doctor was pretty shocked that it didn't hurt anymore. Just to prove what an experienced mother I am, I managed to put the ear drops in the wrong ear the first time. Duh!

To round out my fun-filled morning, Brendan threw up for the first couple of hours. He appears to be doing better, but I'm adding food back slowly. Of course, he is now asking why he never got breakfast... yes, I am the mother who starves her children.