Ear Infection

Update on Hailey:

She is having no more "strider" noises when breathing, but still has a nasty cough and runny nose.

She didn't sleep through the night last night and woke up about 4:20 with a fever of 101.2. Gave her medications and she went back to bed.

When she got up about 7:30 all she did was cry and want to be held. She looked miserable. We took Makena to school and when we got home, Hailey still was crying, was very thirsty and just wanted Mom and to be held. 

We went downstairs about 9:30 and she didn't want to play and finally came over to me and I picked her up and she fell right to sleep. I knew something else was going on because seemed to be getting better. I remember the Dr. telling me on Tuesday that a lot of time croup will make them get an ear infection.

I carried Hailey upstairs and put her on the couch and she woke right up. I tried putting her back to bed, but didn't want anything to do with her crib. So I held her and she went in and out of sleeping. 

At this point Braxton woke up and wanted to eat. So I laid Hailey down by me and I fed Braxton. Finally Hailey fell asleep for a good hour. When she got up, she was hot again...more meds and this time all she wanted was some popsicles. I called Jarel and he happened to be on his way home :) So I had Jarel take her back to instacare because I would touch her left ear and she would pull away and then she would come up to me and point to her ear and say in her own way "that it hurt." So I figured it was an ear infection. Sure enough, her left ear was infected. So antibiotics were ordered and pain drops were given. Poor little one...one little miserable girl. Hoping tonight she can sleep better and that they antibiotics will kick in soon!