The morning was a bit of a disaster with little mishaps here and there - mostly with Max and Lady Grey. So, although I had promised Old McDonalds pancakes, followed by a dropoff at Miss Sara's for Max, a visit to the doctors and then something special to follow (was thinking a movie). The day continued on the path of disaster instead. We didn't get any breakfast and instead barely made it to the doctor's office in time. Upon being examined, the Doctor commented that Ellie had in fact a "raging ear infection." To top that off, becuase she didn't have a fever, she could still get all her shots (Three of them!) Ellie was really worked up about the shots, but trying not to be. Once the doctor left the room, she lost it and started crying. She wanted me to "count them for me Mommy like this, One, Two, Three." (she said this very quickly with hopes that if I counted quick, they would be over quickly.) I did count them for her, but it was about 3 minutes before they were over and the tears were pouring out of her little eyes. She had a really bad cough at this point, so this made for quite a scene - poor thing. It was nearly 11:15 by the time we left the store with her Perscriptions. The 4 year check up went well - she's doing fine - healthy - growing - 75% for weight and height. She passes all the cognitive tests, stability tests and hearing and screening tests. Now we just need to get her over the hump with this ear infection.
Coming out of the store I decided we could go to IHOP for lunch so that she could still get her pancakes. At the time, this was exciting for her. She had her favorite "Chocolate Face Pancake" and I enjoyed a stack as well. Then, when we were about to leave, four waitresses brought her an ice cream sundae and began singing. This was a shock to us both, but especially Ellie. There were no smiles of delight here, they were more cowering into Mommy and hoping these nice ladies would quickly dissappear (I know where those genes come from :-).) After lunch it was home for a nap in her own bed, with hopes she would begin feeling better.
I'm not convinced she got much sleep, but she did lay still up there for about 3 hours - only 1 of which didn't have constant coughing. When she got up, she was very fragile and needed a lot of TLC. I had to leave her to Daddy and take Max tot he doctors. He too has an ear infection. So Mommy enjoyed frequent flier miles at both the doctors and the Pharmacy today.
Back home, Daddy prepared a glamorous meal of frozen pizzas for us all. (Exactly what we had planned) The rest of the evening went pretty smoothly with Ellie feeling a bit better thanks to the medicine coctail she's been enjoying today. We had our pizza, enjoyed some singing and cake, and followed it up with a mound of presents. I honestly think there were 12-15 total. The biggest thing was a box of dresses and dressy shirts from Grannie in Scotland, which was a big hit. Ellie enjoyed pulling one dress of the box after another and sharing her squeals of delight with us all. Grannie wins the prize I think!
At bedtime each night we try to talk about the best part of our day. Today Ellie told me that the best part of her day was that Shot #1 didn't hurt as bad as the other two shots. Poor thing. I tried to remind her of all the fun things today, but I do think the doctors experience was a bit much. Perhaps Mommy shouldn't have scheduled it on her actual birthday.
It's hard to believe that my baby girl is four. It has been a lot of work, but it also feels like nearly yesterday that I was in the hospital with her trying to learn to take care of her and me in this new world order. I wouldn't change it for the world. Ellie is my precious treasure that I've wanted all my life. I love her with my whole heart and look forward to celebrating as many more birthday's as God will give us together!
a few photos from the night show a happier Ellie.
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