We took Aubrey into the Dr. on Thursday morning for a red toe... totally thought I was being one of those crazy overprotective moms. Turns out that his toe was infected from an ingrown toenail. He also had what I thought was just allergies... turned out to be an upper respiratory thing. So, I left the Doctor's office with these instructions: 4 breathing treatments per day, antibiotics twice a day, 3 epsom salt baths per day and 4 topical anti-bacterial ointment applications per day. We headed to Anne's to pick up the breathing treatment meds because she had a bunch leftover and it is really expensive to fill. Then, off to Target to pick up our prescriptions. As you can see from our faces, it was a long morning. He did ok that day, but doesn't want me to touch his toe, doesn't like the epsom salt baths, and got a pretty bad fever. Today he is doing much better, although if anyone new comes over he immediately lifts up his toe and says, "Yook!" "My toe!" It is so sad. I wonder what people did about infections before antibiotics? We live in a very wonderful time when I can just take him to the Doctor and everything is better in a few days. As much as all of that stuff is a hardship, I am really thankful for it! I am so blessed to have three healthy children and little things like this always remind me of that. I know in an instant that can all change and I hope I would live according to the faith I have, were that to happen. As for today, I hugged them a little tighter and held them a little longer.
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