ear infection

Just got back from Evalana’s doctor appointment. She seemed to be improving a little through the day yesterday, but today she’s been either crying, sleeping, or nursing, so Joshua made an appointment for her. Our regular doctor wasn’t in today, so we got an appointment with Dr. Young at the College Park Family Care office that’s just a few minutes from our house (much better than the 20-minute drive to Dr. Kaufman’s office with a sad girl). I actually really liked Dr. Young, too. They tested her for strep and influenza, and both came back negative. Dr. Young said her left ear was very bright red, though. He suggested that maybe she did have a virus and now that’s gone, but it has caused an ear infection. While I don’t like giving unnecessary antibiotics, her infection seems bad enough that I think we’ll go ahead and give her the amoxicillin. And hopefully she’ll be feeling much better tomorrow. And for those who are curious, she was 28 ½ pounds.
Joshua was supposed to go golfing for work yesterday, and the weather was perfect, but he was such a helpful daddy and decided to work from home yesterday. Grandma Moser came over yesterday evening, which was also helpful. Today I’ve been able to spend lots of time cuddling with and praying for Cutie while she sleeps on me.
Thank you for the prayers for her health. We continue to be so thankful for her overall health and our access to medical care.
The pictures in her green shirt are from Wednesday evening when she was feeling a little better after her virus. The sleepy wrap pictures are Thursday when her ear hurt.