Above: Hailey waiting at the Doctor's office for her appointment...
Hailey has a pretty bad ear infection in both of her ears. She's been up most of the night since Wednesday. Which means, I too, have been up most of the time since Wednesday. I'm exhausted! I haven't been this worn out since Hailey was first born. She's crying, hurting, and just plain miserable. I'm happy we made it to the Dr. today. I got her started on medicine and I'm praying that kicks in very quickly! Nici had mentioned "Night Terror's," in her blog recently and after doing some research on them.. we discovered that describes Hailey at night. She doesn't sleep sound and hasn't from birth. The older she's getting its easier to notice. I can't stand hearing and seeing my baby so upset and scared at night. It makes me cry.. I've really struggled the past few days with her being so sick, too. I guess it's harder to keep yourself composed when you're out of energy. Hailey wanted all the attention at the Dr's office today. Every time the doctor would talk to me, Hailey would pat me on the leg and say "Mama, Mama, Mama..." then proceed to ramble a bunch of baby talk. She was in her stroller.. I finally turned her around to look at the pictures on the wall so I could converse with the Dr. Hailey kept asking for her "Wa wo (water)" and I finally handed it to her. I turned back to get it from her (cause she only takes a sip usually then hands it back) and discovered her pouring the very last drop of a very FULL water bottle on her lap. The whole time she was grinning ear to ear. Then she kept saying "Mama, Meh (mess)" and then would say "ooooh COH (cold)." So the Dr. had to page for paper towels and I quickly cleaned it up embarrassed and a bit surprised at what she did. Hailey did get some basic check up stuff done... she's now 27lbs, 33inches, and has a BIG head (lol.. according to her new pediatrician.) They even remeasured her while filling out the chart to make sure the measurement was correct. Her head is 19inches right now. They said it's not a problem as long as it grows correctly with the rest of her :) She's 50-75th% in her height and 50% in her weight. She's doing well physically (in general) and I'm very relieved to get that news.
