Eli got up at 7:00a.m. When I went in to get him out of his sleep sack he was covered in poop. Great. Into the bath he went. He went down for his nap by 8:15a.m, and then woke up around 9:45a.m. Out the door we went by 10:30a.m, to get change for parking, a coffee for me, and downtown we went.
This morning I spoke to my mother in law before we went off to the dr. We did alot of talking about Eli, and once we got off the phone I just broke down. Out of no where, I'm sitting on the couch and just started crying! So I decided to pull out my bible, and so some reading. Finally after the tears stopped I prayed and got ready to go.
Once we got to the dr's office, the nurse weighed him and talked with us for a minute. I'm pretty sure she loves us because 2.5 weeks ago the last time we were in I sent her a thank you card for being so helpful to us! When she weighed him she said that he's lost just over a pound which is a significant amount at his age. Eli has never had a problem with his weight. At 6 months he was 21lbs! He now sits at 22.1 lbs, and the last time he was in he was 23.7 lbs. Ugh.
Dr. Radisic comes in, and listens to his chest. Not too much wheezing. Good. Looks in his ears. Both are red, the right one is worse than the left. He looks at his rash, and gives us some cortisone cream to try on it. Then looks at his diaper rash that is not on his bum cheeks but else where... I think you can probably guess where. So he said chances are it is a viral infection still, it maybe be that as one infection is ending, another is starting. I had to hold my stuff together to not cry. Finally I just said to him, "I would really like a referral to an ear nose and throat specialist. Dr.Radisic I'm at my wits end as to what we should do, I dont know who my baby is except when he is sick and I dont remember the last time he wasn't sick. Its been so long I just dont know anymore!" He said that itll take at least a year to get into see a specialist, but he already sent a refferal off. I didnt expect that he would've but here's hoping and praying that we can get in sooner rather than later! They also want me to get them a stool sample. So lucky me, I get to line Eli's diaper with plastic wrap (or newspaper, but uhh... ouch!) and then once he goes, scoop it into a little container and send it in! At this point I'm willing to do anything!
I also called the naturopathic dr, and he called me over his lunch break and gave me some great suggestions since they cant get me in today. He said the probiotic tablets I picked up are good, but to give him 6-8 a day instead of just 1 like the lady at the store told me. So thats good! He said not to give him cow's milk, but goats milk because nutrionally its healthier, and less "issues" with it. We're on a cancellation list for them, so we'll see what happens. In the mean time I filled the antibiotics for Eli, which this time around its not ammoxicillian but something different. And I'll attempt some of the natural things that the naturopath suggested!
Let me tell you, it took everything for me to hold my stuff together as I'm at walmart getting his prescription filled. I was on the verge of crying because I'm at my wits end! But as I was getting ready to put Eli down for his nap at 2:00P.M, God just reminded how much I still have to be thankful for. Eli's sleep hasn't been affected. He is such a good sleeper! For his naps, he never cries or plays around when I put him in his crib. I put him down on his back, he rolls onto his tummy, I cover him up and thats that! Same as for bed. For the most part he is still pretty happy too. Im blessed that he is not sseriously ill, and in the hospital, if the worse of our issues is a runny nose, diarrhea, and ear infections in both ears (it sounds bad!) but he doesnt have cancer, and we're not going through chemo! I just have to keep reminding myself of that, and continue to thank God for how he provides for us.
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