Sick Baby Girl and Hero Moms

The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, I took Lauren to the doctor to find out she had a nasty ear infection. It was so bad, that the doctor was shocked that Lauren had not been screaming all night. Of course I felt really bad that I didn't recognize that she had an ear infection earlier. Lauren was given an antibiotic.

Giving medicine to Lauren is NOT fun. The child screams bloody murder when you give her medicine. She also is really talented at spitting it back at you when you are giving it to her. Thomas finally figured out the best way to give it to her, and it is not pretty. You have to hold her down, squeeze her cheeks and hold the medicine dropper inside her mouth so that she can't either push the medicine out with her tongue, or spit it back at you.

After taking the medicine for seven days, I went to get Lauren dressed for daycare, and this is what I found:



Yes, hives. Off to the doctor we went. Poor baby had them all over her body. (These pictures didn't do it justice and were taken before it reached its peak.) She had them all over her hands, feet, ears, EVERYWHERE! They even started turning purple with the red splotches on top of them. She looked terrible.

We found out that she is allergic to penicillin just like Jackson (in fact, I have pictures of Jackson looking the same way). The doctor took her off the antibiotic and gave her and EPI shot. We also gave her Benedryl every 6 hours. The next day, she looked worse, so steroid. . . here we come. Poor baby was on steroids and Benedryl. Let's just say, she was not herself. AND she was eating everything in sight!

This Wednesday night, Lauren started running a fever. Thomas took her to the doctor on Thursday and my mom (who is my hero) came up to take care of her (I only have four days left to last me until the middle of June). Lauren's ear infection was still there, and it was there with a vengeance.

My wonderful mom stayed with her Thursday and Friday. On Friday, she brought her to school so that she could head home for a party that was AT HER HOUSE!! She arrived at her house an hour and fifteen minutes before it started. What a superwoman! There are not many women that can pull all of that off so wonderfully and selflessly. She has come to help us out so many times. We are blessed to have her as our mom, mother-in-law and Mama J.

Lauren is doing better today, but this ear infection is a nasty one. She wants to be held a lot and cuddled while she sleeps. Hopefully, she will be better tomorrow.