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I have been sick since last monday or tuesday with a cough/cold/influzenza that has totally kicked my ass.  M has been sick that whole time too, with a fun double ear infection thrown in for kicks.  Mr. A has the cough now too, but he is about 3 or 4 days behind M and me.

Then today, L had a fever.  She doesn’t seem to have the cough and her other symptoms are random and make no sense (crabby, fever, diahrrea, crabby, runny nose, crabby), so I was not sure what her problem is.  If I were a betting woman, I would say that her two damn molars are finally close to the surface and may pop through sometime in March (I should be so lucky!)

I was afraid that L had an ear infection too, because she has been asking for an earstick over the last few days.  (If we ever needed proof that L was a good fit as my daughter, it is her love of ear cleaning…who would think a 22 month old could lay perfectly still while I scrape her ears with a stick?  We are a match made in heaven, I tell you…)

Anyway, I took L to the doctor today, just to rule out an ear infection.  A quick look with an otoscope produced no ear problems, but the doctor did suggest that we run a flu test since the rest of our family was so sick for the past week.    The flu test involves sticking a LOOOOOONG Qtip way, way far into L’s sinuses. 

She was not thrilled.

The funniest part, though, is that L has been processing the appointment all night. 

She still isn’t much of a talker, but every so often she will say “Doctor……  EARS(pointing)……….Doctor……..Nose!(pointing)”  Each time, she shakes her head and looks properly appalled by the entire experience.

God, I hope we are all healthy by the weekend.  This sucks.