Rough Day

Today was the day for Jeremiah's 9-month well baby check-up! Let's just say that our visit to the doctor did not go as planned. :(

We arrived at 9:00 am and Jeremiah was delighted to see sparkley Christmas decorations in the waiting room! He was acting like his normal, happy self. Then the nurse called his name and we went back to a room, and got his height (29 1/2 inches long, 90th percentile), head circumference (18, 75th percentile), and weight (22 lbs 13 oz, 90th percentile). Then the nurse left to get the doctor, and Jeremiah proceeded to vomit all over himself, me, and the floor! What the heck?!?!?! So they tried to help me clean everything up (stiff paper towels are not much help in cleaning up vomit, fyi). Then they decided to move us to a new room so that they could clean up the floor. So we went to a new room and the doctor joined us and warned me that there is a tummy bug going around. Fabulous. I mentioned to her that Jeremiah has been fighting a cold for almost a month now, and that he has been fussier than normal the past week or so. So she checked his ears, and bingo-- ear infection! :( So then the doctor and I were discussing antibiotics and whether or not he would keep down oral antibiotics. Since this is the first time Jeremiah has ever vomited in his whole life, I wasn't sure what to tell her. And then Jeremiah gave us our answer-- he vomited AGAIN all over himself, me, and the floor. So, no oral antibiotics-- he got 2 amoxycilin shots instead! And this visit he was not supposed to get any shots! Poor guy. He did have to have his finger pricked also, to check his blood, and isn't that just a horrible experience! I thought they just needed to get like a drop of blood-- boy was I wrong! She just kept squeezing and squeezing his little finger, and he kept pushing her away and screaming! And then she stopped and said, "Oh, I didn't get enough, I'll have to do it again!" Grrrrrrr. So, finally, after the finger prick and antibiotic shots, and waiting 15 minutes to see if he would have a reaction to the antibiotic, we were able to leave. So, as I was standing at the counter paying my co-pay and making an appointment for tomorrow to get Jeremiah's ear checked again, he started vomiting AGAIN all over himself, me, and the floor. So, then they brought us back to the examining room and gave us a nice little vomit tray for our trip home.

Not that he would know what to do with it, but it was a nice thought. Thankfully he has not thrown up since then, and he has been on a diet of Pedialyte all day long (and he's been playing around and acting like his normal, happy self again). Hopefully the antibiotics will help him to feel better. The doctor did say that he might not have the stomach bug, the vomiting can also come with an ear infection, so that is what we are hoping is the case. I, of course, feel horrible and guilty that my poor baby has been in pain from an ear infection for who knows how long! How many times in his life have I overreacted and insisted we take him to Urgent Care to check his ears???? I think at least 3. And the one time he actually does have an infection, I blame it on teething and don't even bother to think about an ear infection. Way to go, me! Anyway, thankfully, we finally have a reason for the fussiness, and hopefully Jeremiah is now on the mend (he needs to get all sickness out of his system before we leave for California on Christmas Eve!!!!!).