I took Caleb to Dr. Koenig's office on Thursday, 1/25, for a follow-up visit on his ears. Dr. Koenig took one look in his ears and said they looked like a trainwreck. He referred us to an ENT. Actually, his words were, "I'm going to send you to see one of my friends who cuts holes in kids' ears." So...we're going to see an ENT on Thursday, February 1st. In the meantime, he's on yet another antibiotic. We're also giving him ear drops and infant Tylenol about every 4 hours to ease the pain.
On Friday, February 2nd, we have his 9 month well-baby visit, so we're going back to see Dr. K again.
On Sunday morning (1/28), Caleb's top two teeth finally broke through. He seems to feel a little better now, but he's still pretty cranky with his ears. He keeps patting the side of his head and it is so sad! I, of course, am a little spazzed out about the fact that his baby teeth are coming in all spaced out. Seriously - we're going to start a fund for braces now. It's inevitable. I thought that maybe the fact that he ended up with straight hair meant that he also wouldn't inherit his parents' teeth, but I was wrong!
My mom came to visit this weekend. She was so excited to see Caleb crawl. He also showed her his new sense of independence. He gets frustrated when toys won't do what he wants them to do and his lack of coordination means that his toys often don't do what he wants them to do. (He gets his impatience with inanimate objects from his father.) While Mom was here, we went to the mall. She made veggie soup for us on Saturday night and it was wonderful! She left on Sunday morning, just in time for us to make it to church. We had a great visit and I'm looking forward to going down there in early March.
The sounds coming out of Caleb's mouth these days crack us up. I don't know if it has anything to do with the ear infections or not - but in addition to the almost constant "DADADADADA" we're also getting lots of squealing and what we are calling "singing." However, I think he may have gotten my musical abilities so don't start thinking American Idol just yet.
Yesterday after church, we went out to lunch and had our first not-so-fun experience in a restaurant with the little man. He was sitting in the high chair and fell forward and bumped his mouth on the table edge. That led to a lot of screaming. He also refused to sit and entertain himself like he usually does - so we passed him back and forth between bites of our food. I'm hoping it was a result of the ear/teeth combo - not a sign of things to come. I have discovered the wonderful world of Gerber Puffs. They are quick-dissolving finger foods that Caleb loves. Those alone will buy us about 20 minutes of happy baby time in a public place.
It's a busy week for us - 2 doctor appointments in addition to the usual buzz of life. I'll try to update after the appointments.
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