Here we go again...

It was a rough night last night for all of us. Camryn was up most of the night screaming and yelling for "mommy" and was very hard to console. She refused to be in her bed and would only sleep in my arms. We were at our wits end as to what to do and how to help her. We weren't sure if she wasn't feeling well or if she was having terrible dreams. Either way, we didn't get much sleep. Finally, around 3:00 AM or so, we got her to sleep in her bed until this morning. Because she was exhausted, Chris stayed home with her so she could get some sleep today. We could only imagine the day she would have had if we sent her to daycare! When I got to school, I was still trying to figure out what was wrong. So, I had Chris call the doctor to make an appointment because my mind always turns to her ears. She didn't have a fever and she wasn't showing any indication that her ears hurt, but it is always a possibility with her. Sure enough, she has bilateral ear infections again. Sadly, I was hoping all day that she has ear infections just so I had a reason for our terrible night. I am not sure I can do another night like that!! I am in the midst of parent conferences at all of my schools this week, so it is terrible timing (just like my work computer crashing on Monday while doing my paperwork for the week). So, I guess I got my wish. I will admit that it is a terrible thing to wish for, but I needed an explanation and a way to solve the problem. So, she is back on antibiotics and we made a call to the ENT. He called back telling us that he would be more than happy to put the tubes in because these infections are apparently not going away. Our next step will be to make an appointment for her to get the tubes put in. Fun. Thank goodness I only have 10 more days of school left. It can't come soon enough.