A babies EAR is soooo cute . . .

. . . but this one might just be the death of me.

Addison has been very cranky lately and as a mother of two I should have put it all together sooner. 10 days ago she got a mild cold, 7 days ago she got a fever of 101, and the fever lasted for 3 days. The fever finally broke 3 days ago (Monday) but she was still a little cranky. Then out of the corner of my sleep deprived eye I see Addie swat at her ear. It was then, at 5:30 in the morning with 4 hours of sleep under my belt that I realized that

ADDIE HAS AN EAR INFECTION!!!

I was so mad at myself for being easily distracted. I was a fool, convincing myself that strawberries were giving her a tummy ache or her two front teeth (about to break skin) were creating the fever. I had been down this road before with Bailey, you know the one. A simple cold, followed by a fever, both being accompanied by crankiness. I should have seen the street signs warning me along the way. I was a fool I tell you, . . . a FOOL!

We got into see the doctor yesterday but I prepared myself for the worst while sitting in the waiting room. The doctor came in and gave me the worst news ever (not really but it seemed like it at the time). Yes, Addie has an ear infection but its at the tail end of it's coarse. She had already suffered the worst of it. He could prescribe her antibiotics but I really shouldn't give them to her because her condition was improving.

The long of the short is we just keep pumping her full of Tylenol and are hopeful that someday we will get some real sleep.