The Southern Life: The past two weeks...

Have been extremely crazy! Not crazy like something really exciting has been going on, just crazy busy with normal day to day activities.

Two weeks ago on Sunday Kerriann started to come down with what we thought was a cold. The week prior to that her sleeping schedule was a mess and she just seemed miserable. We noticed that she was batting at her ears so we decided to take her to the doctor to rule out an ear infection (our other thought was that maybe it was just teething). The next day was Veteran's Day so the doctor who we should have seen at the Ft. Rucker clinic was closed and her civilian doctor was booked so we went to Southeastern Pediatrics because they were able to double book us and get her in. After a quick examination the doctor told us that there was a little bit of fluid in one of her ears, so he gave us a prescription for Amoxicillin and some drops for pain. He also said that she had wax in both of her ears so he had to get it out. This was a horrible experience for all of us. Kerriann was a lot more upset than she was when she got her 2 month shots! I had to hold her arms down and Kevin had to hold her head down while the doctor went to work. It was so hard watching her scream but it had to be done :(. After the evil doctor (I didn't even catch his name) was finished there was nothing we could do to calm her. I finally decided to nurse her which helped, but as soon as the doctor walked back in with the prescription and started talking she unlatched and started screaming again! She definitely knew that was the voice of the person who had just caused her so much discomfort.

Since there was no infection, we think it was a combination of congestion and teething that was causing Kerriann's fussiness and keeping her from sleeping well. It's been a little over a week now and she is finally starting to act like herself again. She has been sleeping better and not fussing as much during the day. When she does fuss, we just assume that it's teething since the congestion seems to be gone. She has been drooling like crazy and is now batting at both sides of her face/ears. We can also see what looks to be two little white teeth below the surface of her bottom gums! It seems like it's just a matter of time before one breaks the surface.

So this is why there haven't been any updates the past couple of weeks. Between trying to keep Kerriann comfortable, giving her medicine 3 times a day (which I'll add is NOT easy with her tongue reflex still in full force), and trying to keep the house under control and take care of myself and Kevin at the same time... it's been a busy couple of weeks! There haven't been many pictures taken either as we haven't had many smiles out of Kerriann :(. The ones below were few and far between. I am just so happy that she is finally getting back to her normal happy self!