The Peanut Crisis

So Peanut went to the doctor Wednesday. He gave her a prescription. It turned out to be funny pink goo. But when she got home I immediately gave her some.

Thursday was an unhappy day for her. Much like Wednesday she was sad. She cried a lot, had terrible sniffles, and couldn’t sleep much. But by early evening the medicine seemed to be having some effect. She was able to sleep much better last night than the previous two nights.

When we got up today she was in better spirits. She isn’t rubbing her ear. She’s still got awful sniffles. It must of been terrible for her. Even now on the mend she is not her usual happy playful self. We’ve gone almost three days now without mischief.

I know kids get sick and that she was bound to become ill at some point. But this was her first time and she really got knocked around by it. Luckily her daddy was here to hold her. She had trouble sleeping. Her normal two hour naps were about thirty minutes on Wednesday and about an hour on Thursday.

Right now she’s been asleep about an hour and a half. I’m glad she’s finally getting the rest she needs. Her eyes were terribly red and puffy yesterday. The Tylenol didn’t seem to help much with the fever. It was awful and I was worried for a while.

To make things worse she is getting a new tooth. I noticed yesterday after feeding her. Her top right tooth has just cut the gum. So she is sick and her mouth hurts.

But she’s feeling better now and this morning we even played. She has a new annoying game she likes to play with me. Like all babies she has learned how to throw things on the ground. So today she tossed her toys away and looked at me to let me know I needed to get them for her. Then, naturally, she tossed them again.

All that matters is that she is doing better. We’ll all sleep easier tonight (and not just because Peanut isn’t up crying the whole time). Next week she’ll be better and I’ll tell you all about her comic mischief and adventures.