One of Those Moms

Today I woke up to my kiddo coughing. He had been coughing throughout the night and it was only getting worse. I got up, showered and got dressed before going in to turn on his light and when I did I saw he was wide awake. This would be no big thing except it was an hour earlier than his usual wake up time, I blame the coughing.

I decided to go ahead and get him up and changed and while I was doing that I wanted to take his temperature. He had a low grade fever, nothing terrible and he was acting fine so I just gave him some Motrin and we headed out.

At daycare I let them know he was coughing and snotty and also to keep an eye on his temperature in case it got any higher. They said alright and as I turned to leave I noticed Parker happily playing with his friends. The kid never acts sick, he did fall asleep while eating lunch though.

By 10:00 I was a mess...I couldn't help but worry that his ear was infected again and that he was going to have to be put on another antibiotic for another 2 weeks. I called the nurse and left a message asking if I needed to come in even though his fever was a low one...Of course they said yes, I think they only see dollar signs. So I made Parker an afternoon appointment and that was that!

Now I know you're wondering "Whats wrong with that Krista?" and I'll tell you what was wrong...nothing. There was nothing wrong with Parker, his ear was fine and everything else looked good too. He is on Benadryl at night and either Claritan or Zyrtec during the day.

I didn't want to be one of those moms who worries all of the time and makes things worse than they are but I can't help it! With all of the times Parker has been to the doctors office in the last 13 months I bet I can count on 1 hand how many times I took him "Just to make sure" and there was nothing wrong.

I guess next time I just need to do Benadryl and Zyrtec first and then if that doesn't work I'll take him in.

So yes, my name is Krista and I am one of THOSE moms. The kind that calls her Mom/Granny/Aunt/MIL and lastly the clinic nurse at the first sign of green snot and a cough.

I know I spend $25 every time I go in and nothing is wrong but I get to go home with the peace of mind knowing that Parker's ear was just fine.