Ear Infection!

Well........ After exactly 11 months of no ear infections, Nevaeh was back at the doctor's office today and we found out that both ears are infected. Her surgery on St. Patty's Day last year resulted in many months of healthiness in our house, even after one ear tube fell out of place after about six or seven months. But this morning as we drove our usual morning route past the hospital and her ENT's office, she said, "There's my ear doctor -- Mama, I need to get my ears checked. I go to doctor." That wasn't the first time I've heard that from her so I brushed it off, even as she held her hand to her left ear. Besides, I had been talking to her recently about needing to go back to the ENT in another month or so for her 1-year surgery check-up so I assumed she was replaying this conversation in her head. But sure enough, two hours into my morning meetings and the daycare lady texted to say that Nevaeh had been complaining of ear pain in her left ear.

$63.22 later (sadly, that's after insurance, thanks to the higher copays this year!) and she's resting comfortably in bed -- hopefully for the night!