Gardner's on the mend.
We had an 8:00 appointment with Dr. Bry Hobbs yesterday morning. Gardner was a little trooper. They had to clean out his ears, and he hated that! He kept rolling over towards me on the little exam table, clawing at my arms to be picked up. I wiped off his crocodile tears and assured him it'd only be a little while. His weight was 16 lbs., and his blood-oxygen level was 99 (100 is considered perfect....that's my boy.).
He was diagnosed with an ear infection in both ears, which was, in turn, causing his eye infection. We were sent home with prescriptions for eye drops, augmentin, and D-Allergy elixir. I tried to tell myself it was okay....I was upset that he was sick. Yet 8 months with no illnesses is quite a feat, and I should be very thankful that this is his first bout with something like this. The doctor assured us that ear infections are quite common among infants and likely can't be avoided. Thanks, Dr. Hobbs, for reassuring me once again.
Already, Gardner is showing marked signs of improvement this morning. He is almost back to his chipper self. Still a little clingy, but I think a lot of that is the uncertainty of his new independece brought on by his learning to crawl. Becoming mobile must be a scary thing for a baby!
Thanks for all of your prayers for Little G. :)
We had an 8:00 appointment with Dr. Bry Hobbs yesterday morning. Gardner was a little trooper. They had to clean out his ears, and he hated that! He kept rolling over towards me on the little exam table, clawing at my arms to be picked up. I wiped off his crocodile tears and assured him it'd only be a little while. His weight was 16 lbs., and his blood-oxygen level was 99 (100 is considered perfect....that's my boy.).
He was diagnosed with an ear infection in both ears, which was, in turn, causing his eye infection. We were sent home with prescriptions for eye drops, augmentin, and D-Allergy elixir. I tried to tell myself it was okay....I was upset that he was sick. Yet 8 months with no illnesses is quite a feat, and I should be very thankful that this is his first bout with something like this. The doctor assured us that ear infections are quite common among infants and likely can't be avoided. Thanks, Dr. Hobbs, for reassuring me once again.
Already, Gardner is showing marked signs of improvement this morning. He is almost back to his chipper self. Still a little clingy, but I think a lot of that is the uncertainty of his new independece brought on by his learning to crawl. Becoming mobile must be a scary thing for a baby!
Thanks for all of your prayers for Little G. :)
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