A MILESTONE FOR NAOMI

Remember when I talked about how the Nomes was tough as nails when getting her shots? Well, we've discovered more proof of her toughness.

From Wednesday afternoon through Friday afternoon Naomi mentioned that her left ear hurt a few times. Very matter-of-fact, a little bit whiny on Thursday night (which may have had a little something to do with all the screaming at the Civil War party we were at). No tugging on her ear. No redness. No pain while laying down.

When she woke from her nap on Friday afternoon I discovered that her ear had drained. A lot! So, we popped in to our ped's office this morning (it also drained a lot during the night) so they could take a peek at it. Well, not only is the left ear infected (but getting better now that it's draining), but the right one is too (she hasn't complained about that one at all).

So, there you go. Naomi's very first ear infection. A double infection, no less. We'll be picking up an antibiotic and ear drops later today to celebrate this milestone.

Let me just tell you that this is a completely different experience than Devon's ear infections a few years ago. Those had us up all night with him crying in pain, six weeks of infections and three different drugs, then a trip to Doernbecher for tubes in both ears.

The Nomes is fine though. She's tough as nails. In fact, we asked to have a shot she was scheduled to get next week done today, just for the sake of convenience. She didn't flinch, loved her pink bandaid, and thanked the nurse when we left.

I think my daughter has a high pain tolerance.