Maia's first Halloween was a memorable one. She's had a cold for over a month, and Andy and I decided to get her in to see the doctor. We were supposed to meet some other moms and babies at a coffee shop downtown for a little Halloween latte. None of the kids are old enough for trick or treating, so this was organized so we could dress them up and take them somewhere.
Maia was crabby all morning, and her morning nap was late. As a result, we were almost an hour late for the coffee date, and most of the other babies were melting down by the time we got there. I tried to take some pictures, but it wasn't working. So, shortly after we got there, we all packed up and left. Knowing that I didn't have much time before her appointment, I ran to a drive thru for some lunch. After placing my order, I realized I had no money in my wallet, so stressed and seemingly without any other options, I just drove away! I came home, threw together a random assortment of things to eat for lunch, and went back on the road to get to Maia's doctor appointment.
It was our first visit to the new pediatrician group, and I was very impressed. Everyone, including the doctors, were dressed for Halloween. Our new doctor was not in, so we saw a PA, who was great. Turns out, Maia has a ear infection in both ears. We have noticed her tugging a bit on her left ear, which was pretty severely infected, but there hasn't been any other indication of an infection. Her ears were so bad that they brought in medical students to take a look. By the time the third one was done commenting on how bad they were, I was almost in tears, feeling guilty for waiting so long to bring her in.
We leave and fill the prescription for Amoxicillin, and I give her the first dose in the early evening. After dinner, as Andy is putting her to bed, she gets sick, yuck! We were half expecting her head to spin around after it was over. Long story short, it was a rough night with her up several times, and us having to use every towel in the house. She did manage to get a good chunk of sleep in, and woke up this morning in her typical smiley mood. We fed her, and had a repeat of the night before.
After another dose of antibiotic and another round of sickness, we took her back in to see the doctor. They suggested letting her tummy rest for a day, but her ears still needed to be treated, so they gave her a round of antibiotics via 2 shots, which are good for 24 hours. :(
The plan is to try to give her the antibiotic over the weekend, while making sure she doesn't get dehydrated. If she can't tolerate it over the next few days, they'll officially declare her allergic to amoxicillin and figure out something else to give her. Meanwhile, we are heading to Homer, AK about 4 hours south of Anchorage for a weekend get-away. It's going to be an interesting weekend!
So that was Maia's first Halloween.
2 comments:
We were looking forward to hearing about Maia's first Halloween so much. It sounds like no one had any fun, not Maia, not Mom, not Dad. We hope she is not allergic to the amoxicillin; she needs to get well soon. Here's hoping the trip to Homer goes well.
Jeff had a bad ear infection when he was about Maia's age and I had no clue! He got over his other symptoms and still didn't look like he felt good (not that you can really tell at that age). Don't beat yourself up over it.
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