Ear infection

My baby girl has an ear infection again. It was harder to figure out what was going on with her this time. She's been much more tired from her new schedule at daycare and she's had a runny nose for awhile due to allergens in the air. Friday night there was a chili cook-off at MODA, so she was off her schedule a bit. She wasn't her usual bouncy self, but I knew it could have been from a variety of factors. She didn't sleep well Friday night and yesterday morning it was clear she wasn't feeling well. She was fussy and slept all morning. Anytime I tried to put her down she would cry, so she spent the morning sleeping in my arms. Mike and I had plans to head to Lexington for the UK game with Jimi, Jaime, Matt and Allison. We'd been planning it for nearly a month. Since Mia didn't have a fever, Carol and Brent went ahead and picked up Mia so we could go to the game. Our friends arrived and we loaded up the car. As soon as I climbed into the backseat, Mike's phone rang. Carol said Mia's fever was 102. 4. We said good-bye to our friends and went to get our girl. 

We took her to the urgent care center and they confirmed an ear infection. We spent the evening cuddling her and monitoring her fever. At one point it rose to 104 and we were pretty anxious. But the doctor had said her actions were more important than the number on the thermometer and we were still able to rouse her and elicit a smile. We put her in bed with us so we could check her temperature frequently throughout the night. She never got very hot again. By this morning our smiley, babbling girl was back, just in time for her 8 month birthday. We'll continue to give her antibiotics for the next 9 days, but hopefully the worst is over. My poor little baby.