I’m just writing this entire week off.
I blogged earlier this week about how Hambet seemed to be soothed by watching “Farmer Joe” over and over again.
Unfortunately, the robot’s calming effect was less and less effective. Hambet developed a low-grade fever and a stuffy nose that made it hard for him to sleep, so by early this afternoon the fatigue and the irritation were driving him wild. I called the pediatrician hoping for a little advice; when the office nurse came on the phone, Hambet was screaming his head off because I wasn’t allowing him to stuff an entire stick of string cheese into my mouth while I was on the phone. (“No sweetheart, Mommy needs to talk, and then she needs to chew before she can swallow.”)
So I was trying to explain that things sounded worse than they were because he was tired and furious, and she said, “I can’t hear a thing you’re saying. Can you get here in twenty minutes?”
Well, as it turns out, Hambet not only had a stuffy nose and scratchy throat, but an ear infection in one ear. I felt like such a Bad Mother for not recognizing it, but he’s only had one other ear infection in his life, one that didn’t require treatment.
So we’re starting the amoxicillin, and I’ll be plying him with apple juice and fruit bars. I would also like to thank Victor for producing another Lamtoon (Hambet calls this one “hippo and baby”) and Pixar for giving us “Toy Story 2”. I don’t know why Hambet likes this movie so much, but he always asks for “Buzz and Goody”, and anything that takes his mind off his nose for 15 minutes at a time is okay with me.