My bad!

I did end up giving Emma my sinus infection. Last night she couldn't sleep due to her stuffed nose and really bad cough. This morning she had a fever of 100 degrees. So I took her into the doctor. He prescribed an antibiotic and then told us to stop sharing our germs (jokingly of course). That is definiately my plan. So for the next 10 days I will be forcing Emma to take her medicine (oh the fun of it all) and feeling such intense sympathy for her as she comes running to me saying in a whiny voice, "nose, nose." I then wipe it and watch her run away until the next time. I wish she never had to suffer this way but at the same time I know it is part of life and it is better that she knows that early on. Until she is fully over this I anticipate many nights of little sleep. This I know because after being on my own meds for the last 6 days I still wake myself up whenever I cough. Emma will undoubtably be the same for a while.

Runny Nose becomes so much more

So I have been out of it lately (my house sure looks like it too.) For a few weeks I have had a runny nose. I didn't think much of it cause it was just a runny nose. Then Emma got her ear infection. She had a runny nose right before getting it. So I was starting to wonder if I was going to develope something more serious. Oh boy did I ever! On Thursday when I went in to see my OB I told him about it and how over the days previously it had gotten worse. After telling him how long it had been going on he told me that I probably had a virus that my body was having a hard time getting over. As a result a secondary bacterial infection had set in. So he started me on a antibiotic. Instead of getting better it seemed to get worse. So now I am hoping that I am on my way to getting better. Until it does I am trying to cope with a sore throat, a cough, and major congestion.
I just hope things get better so I can get things done before we have Emma's birthday party. When I feel better I will try to post again.

Ear Infection Anyone?

Emma has been dealing with a runny/stuffy nose for the last week. I figured as long that was all that happened we were doing good. At one this morning I woke up to Emma crying. I pulled her into the bed with me and in the process noticed that her skin was hot. Les got the themometer and between the two of us we got it into her ear and got a reading. That right there should have been my first clue. Emma is really good about sitting still while I take her temp, etc. This time she didn't want us anywhere near her ears. I gave her some Tylenol and Orange Juice. Just over a half hour later she fell asleep again. She slept restlessly so Les and I got very little sleep. This morning when she woke up I checked her temp again to find it back up to 101.9. I gave her more Tylenol, got us both ready, and called her doctor for an appointment. He was able to confirm that Emma did in fact have an ear infection. She has some medication that she will be taking twice a day for the next little while. The only problem is that Emma doesn't like how it tastes. She has tried spitting it out. I feel bad that I have to hold her down and force her to take it. I have to remind myself that it is either that or let her infection get worse. I really want her to get better. So that is life for the next little while.