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February 28, 2009
Continuing with the bad mommy theme...
Katie's been telling me for a couple of days that her ear hurts. She's also mentioned several times that a couple boys in her class were trying to hit each other, and hit her by accident in the ear. (This is totally my justification for not taking her to the doctor sooner, you know, if anyone asks.) The first day, I just assumed the ear thing was a con. I mean, they say stuff all the time because they heard someone else say it first. And when she didn't bring it up again, I figured it was just one of those things.
Yesterday (or maybe it was the day before?) I noticed her forehead was a bit warm, but since she's my little space heater, I figured she was just having a hot moment. She had mentioned the ear thing once or twice, but never with any real urgency, and usually after someone got a little rough with it brushing her hair or giving her a bath. I really meant to break out the thermometer, but I figured I was probably being paranoid, so I didn't freak out when I realized I had forgotten. Plus, they (who the hell are they, anyway?) say that most ear infections clear on their own, and just give Tylenol for the pain. I went ahead and gave her some before she went to bed, just to be on the safe side.
I should also point out that during this time, she's been acting totally normal. And I can't really tell if the mentions about the the ear pain were really related to the ear, or yet another way for her to drill in that she's concerned about this one boy at school who has some behavior issues. I mean, she brings him up regularly, worried about him hurting her, in spite of the fact that he never actually has. Then he actually does hurt her, (an accident, in her own words,) so I would totally expect her to escalate her concern.
So anyway, tonight, problems with Jamie, yada yada yada, Owen went to bed early, and Katie and I got to spend some time talking uninterrupted. The topic of her ear came up again, and she still felt on the warm side, so I went ahead and took her temp. And yeah, well, the kid has probably had a high end low grade fever for the last two days. I mean, nothing major, and she's still acting totally normal, but how could I not know that?
Mommy of the Year, I tell ya.
Posted by me at February 28, 2009 8:30 PM