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That Mommy could have been a doctor!
Seriously, Mommy is a force to be reckoned with. Today I went down to the girls and Miss Eva gave me a half smile, which is a real improvement over where we’ve been the last week. Then I noticed the yellow and brown crusting all over the side of her head. Mommy freaked out for a second. Then Dr. Zibners said, “It’s okay, it’s just earwax. Chill.” Mommy replied, “Oh really? REALLY? Seriously. Because you’ve actually seen cases of wax exploding from the ear and caking all over a kid’s face?”
“Well, okay, no. But in theory…”
“Fine. I truly admire your ability to deny the obvious.”
Rather than argue, Mommy decided to handle this the same way she handles her husband: sit back, say nothing and let him figure out for himself why he’s being dumb. (Really, most of the time he’s quite clever, but sometimes there appears to be a great disconnect up there.) So 2 hours later, I looked at Eva’s ear and the drainage had continued, down onto her sweater. Dr. Zibners pulled out a plastic curette (don’t try this at home!) and scooped out mounds of fluffy, white guck. Then she admitted that this was not, in fact, earwax. It’s pus. From a ruptured eardrum. From the infection that is following the viral illness. Poor baby.
Anyhoo, the Princess is now on antibiotics, both eardrops and by mouth. I’m breaking open probiotic capsules into her formula, hoping to avoid a nasty yeasty diaper rash. I’m also not looking forward to the diarrhea that is sure to follow. I must admit that wishing my children healthy doesn’t make them so. Mommy knew right away what was wrong. Dr. Zibners just took a little while to get there. Mommy 4: Dr. Zibners 1
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