last week ellie suffered from diaper rash which normally would not be cause for alarm in infants. sat. morning while she and i played i noticed white spots on her tongue. those of you who know me well, realize i automatically assumed she was dying :) ryan did his best to soothe my anxiety by stating it was 'simply milk on her tastebuds'... that worked for a few hours.
many of you have found that there is one thing that can be your best friend AND your worst enemy... the wonderful world wide web. specifically webmd.com. mind you, the site offers a great service to viewers... but it's too easy to diagnose yourself with a serious ailment with simple symptoms. at least that is how is in my world :) by 2pm i could no longer stand the panic and yes... went to webmd.com. sure enough my fears were confirmed... my baby had thrush!
warren never had thrush and i knew absolutely nothing about it. ended up phoning the local er (see how smart i am becoming?) for advice and the dr. said to give her lotrimin and a&d ointment and then make an appt. mon. for her dr. to look at her tongue.
we now have a lovely medication we must dispense inside her cheeks 4 times a day. she is in great spirits, but wants to eat constantly and nighttime is a constant up and down rollercoaster. thankfully she should heal within 2 weeks and be back to normal. so you can see how exciting things are at our house!
warren is semi-behaving himself at school. he is now learning the letter 'd' and recently had his photo taken for the year (we had ellie pose with him). let us all pray they both have their eyes open and tried to smile. warren has been asking lately to make cookies for his teachers at school. not sure where that came from, but it looks as if this weekend he and i are on kitchen duty.
just wanted to share the latest in our world. in case i don't hear from you before next week... happy thanksgiving!
jlc
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