about the day

1. Today being the second/third day of Evelyn's raging ear infection, and the day following the night in which there was no sleep for any of us worth speaking of, I got up this morning and made an appointment for her first sick baby doctor visit. Sometime around three this morning, M decided not to go to work today, due to scheduling conflicts with getting her to the doctor and [see point three]. So, we slept for two hours, and then I was up with her for 2.5 hours and then M was with her for 2.5 hours and.. it was not terribly pleasant. She was just crying with her ear for the first part of it, her Tylenol kicking in after a while. She just didn't particularly want to sleep anymore.


2. Doctor thinks she has swine flu, and definitely has ear infections (as a result of said swine flu). He didn't test her to find out for sure since he said that there was a high false positive result on that test, and besides, it wasn't really medically valid information to have. a) She is two/three days into this, and if Tamiflu were to be prescribed, it would have to be done in the first day or two, and b) she is not eligible to have that drug prescribed anyway, since she has no risk factors and is over two and c) many of the complications that the swine flu might cause would also be treated with the antibiotic he prescribed for her ears anyway. I kind of found that interesting. However, he made that diagnosis based on her symptoms and also her general miserableness this morning. She was tired and clinging to both M and me, and crying and nose running and splotchy skin color and she really looked pathetic. HOWEVER, she had also gotten four hours of sleep--two hours at the beginning and two hours at the end, when she is accustomed to getting ten or twelve. She had been less sick yesterday than the day before, but she acted worse this morning than ever. I wonder seriously if he would have dreamed of calling it that if he'd seen her yesterday, or especially if he saw her after she woke up from a 4.5 hour nap this afternoon. She acts all but well right now. Slight runny nose, occasional cough, but her skin color is back to its normal fair, even self, her listlessness is completely gone. I was undecided throughout the afternoon but after she woke up.... I no longer truly believe that she actually does have swine flu. I think she was just sleep-deprived from her ear infection, caused by a regular old cold or virus of some sort. But then, they pay him the big bucks and not me so what do I know?
   
3. After being unable to justify the costs associated with getting DVR in our life ($20! which is just beyond crazy) for years, we finally decided to switch to satellite, pay about the same and then finally I too would know the pleasures of on-demand Caillou and Iron Chef America. The more I thought about it, the more excited I was. And thus, when the guy arrived at 8:15 this morning (for an 8-12 time slot.. not sure I've ever had technicians arriving so promptly) and promptly told us that it wasn't likely to work because of all the freaking trees in our yard and surrounding area... I was very, very disappointed. I mean, ridiculously upset about it. It shouldn't matter. I mean, I still have cable but it is just so not the same.


4. And now it is midnight and she is still not asleep. M and I are barely functioning. There eis a chance that she wants me to put her to sleep and so I am going to give it a try... must run.