cough cough, sneeze sneeze

akaiya hasn't been to school since tuesday. she started out with some congestion and it just kept getting worse. a little cough started on thursday, but it wasn't a productive cough. by friday her breathing really wasn't sounding good, so i called the doc for an appointment. we went today (saturday) and of course, she started sounding better.... sometimes i think kaiya misses her pediatrician and does what she can to get a visit. well....maybe not ;) so we visit the doc and she's coughing and sounding all horrible but the doc says her lungs sound good. she checks kaiya's ears and sees some yellowish fluid in one of them, but tells me just to watch her for fevers. apparently it's not infected yet - but i guess it could get there. so we're going to use an over the counter wax remover, and go back in 2 weeks for a cleaning. what is different about this lil sickness is that kaiya is still eating, so we're happy about that! she isn't really drinking at all tho, so we'll see how well mama can do with getting alternative sources of hydration into kaiya...the monster has been pretty sleepy, but still happy. she coughs and then laughs about it. crazy kid. as i type this i am watching her lay on the mat. she's starting to rub her ears. uh-oh...