Ellie has had a fever for most of the week, requiring her to miss all kinds of fun activities like preschool and dance class. It was gone by yesterday, however, except for a lingering cough, and today she even started eating normally again. I was relieved we were finally over it.
Today I threw a wedding shower for my friend Marlea, and Ellie was incredibly helpful all morning. She dusted, tidied, and cleaned with my for a solid two hours without losing interest. During the shower, she was very well-behaved, eating the lunch, sitting quietly next to me, and then disappearing into her bedroom to emerge in a tutu and dance for us.
One hour after everyone left, she suddenly started crying and complaining her ear hurt. (She is not a complainer, or a crier, so this was unusual). Within half an hour, she couldn't stop herself from crying, so I took her right to the doctor. Sure enough, she had a nasty ear infection.
What amazes Isaac and me is that she was absolutely fine until she suddenly couldn't handle the pain any more. We knew she had a ridiculously high pain tolerance, but still! Can any of you who were at the shower imagine her being diagnosed with a really bad infection just two hours after you left?
2 comments:
Garlic is a natural antibiotic, so if you are reluctant to give her medicine, put a few drops of garlic oil in her ear a couple times a day. Too bad that new baby isn't here yet. Breast milk in the ear is absolutely the best cure for an ear infection!
I would have had no clue.
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