What a difference a week makes!! Last weekend was a blur of temperatures, Tylenol, cold bottles and worries. This weekend was relaxed and full of hanging out at home, playing on the living room floor while Daddy was at work installing a new server.
Ears: The procedure on Wednesday went GREAT. Other than having a hungry, fussy baby in the pre-op area, there was no troubles at all. In and out in about 25 minutes. Kieran was awake and happy to see us when we got back into the post-op area (which happened to be the same as the pre-op area) and nommed his bottle like a good boy. The doctor described Kieran’s left ear as “a terrible mess” and his right as just completely full of fluid, but not nearly as infected. He said the powerful antibiotics we’d been giving Kieran were just “barely holding things at bay.” So we’re very glad we went ahead with the procedure, even with as young as Kieran is.
He’s doing great now. He obviously hears much better – he spent all day Thursday in wide-eyed fascination of EVERYTHING. There’s been a tiny bit of drainage from his left ear, but that stopped already. He finished out his Cefdinir oral antibiotics, and is still getting ear drops for a few more days. We don’t need to worry about getting water in his ears now – although I’m not 100% clear if we’ll always need to have ear drops on hand in the future or not. I’ll be sure to confirm that with the ENT at our follow up appointment on the 17th.
Nose: Still congested, but not nearly as much as he was. I don’t know if it actually has anything to do with getting his ears drained out, but I’d like to think the general pressure in his head has been reduced. We haven’t had to suck out his nose since Wednesday morning, so I’m calling this a success as well.
Butt: Kieran was still on the Cefdinir, but diligent use of the new, gentle diaper care products has produced amazing results. Plain water with baby washcloths, the California Baby Gentle Diaper Wash spray, and when dry, a spritz of the Boudreaux’s Rash Protector. The damage from the fire poos has been abated, and I think the probiotics that Dr. Meghan recommended have worked their magic, as the fire poos themselves seem to have abated as well. We’ll be back to our regular Up & Up sensitive skin wipes in another few days I’m sure. But it’s nice to have a go-to regimen to clear things up in the future. The Boudreaux’s Rash Protector really was great in place of diaper cream – nothing to rub/wipe onto red, irritated skin.
Again, thanks to everyone for their kind words, prayers, good thoughts and suggestions over the last week or two. Paul and I are so grateful to have such amazing friends and family.