Poor Mireya has been running a fever since Monday evening. We were watching it closely, but it wasn't improving and she has been clearly miserable. We took her in to see the pediatrician yesterday and it turns out she has another ear infection. They gave her an antibiotic, so she should start feeling better in a day or two. She has always had different symptoms with ear infections, so we didn't pick up on this as quickly as usual. Normally she'll tug at her ears, not fever, and usually the infection is preceded by a lot of congestion. This time, she hardly bothered her ears at all, ran a high fever and she hasn't had much congestion at all.
She hasn't wanted to eat or drink anything and that's been the worst part. Just knowing that she is already really skinny and I don't want her to get dehydrated, but you can't make a toddler eat. She's down to 17 pounds 12 ounces. I've been bribing her with big girl cups and straws instead of sippy cups and that seems to work pretty well. Her sense of balance has been off, so I haven't been letting her walk around and that makes her frustrated. Poor baby girl. I just want her to feel better! It's really hard to look at her and see how pale she is and how clearly miserable. I wish I could be sick for her, as I'm sure all Moms do.
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