Poor, Pitiful, Sick Baby

Dear Vivian:
You have your first ear infection. It's horrible. I've never seen a more pitiful little baby. It started out this past week with goopy eyes and then you weren't eating as much from your bottles and didn't seem to be that into nursing either. Then you started with a gunky/runny nose. Then Thursday daycare text me and said you had a 101 fever. So I called and made an appointment for you.
I already had plans to leave early and pick you guys up from daycare and take Teagan shopping for his friend's birthday party and to get ice cream. So I picked you guys up and took you to the drs. They said ear infection and put you on amoxicillan. Then off to the store we went. You looked horrible. Poufy watery eyes and just so sad. I felt bad carting you around town, but we had to get the present for Teagan's friend and I had promised him he could pick it out.
So while we were at the store, you were in your carseat down in the cart and you got fussy. I looked down and your diaper cover has poop on it! You had had an explosive poop...in your carseat! In the store! Ahhh. So I started freaking out. Finally your brother chose his gift and off we went to the car to get you cleaned up. Well when you drive a car with 2 carseats and 1/2 your life on the front seat, that leaves one spot to change a baby...the driver's seat.
I took your dress off carefully pulling it over your head...but apparently not carefully enough. You had poop on your forehear, up your back, on your legs, arms, stomach. Basically everywhere. I set the dress on top of the car. Then I took your diaper cover off and your diaper and just set them at my feet in the parking lot. Then on to the baby wipes. I tried my best to wipe you all up. We had poop everywhere! And people were watching and I felt like an idiot. But any mom out there would totally understand...I think?
I decided not to put clothes on you since you 1- had a fever, 2- only had another dress in your bag and 3- there was poop in your carseat (I did my best to clean that out with wipes). So by now I am just ready to get home. No ice cream date for Teagan, :-( Off we go. Poor Teagan I had made him get in his carseat while I dealt with you and I forgot to buckle him up. He said "Why did you not buckle me mommy?" Good thing he knows the deal!
We headed to the pharmacy to get your prescription and there was there new liquor store next to it I decided to stop at. Yeah, we probably looked like welfare. Mom taking kids into a liquor store...with one kid in just a diaper. But I didn't care. I got my wine and we headed to the pharmacy.
Once home you weren't too bad, but not your normal happy baby self.
You went to bed earlier than normal (in my bed) and then you were up from like midnight until two. You must had had some type of second wind and were a little crazy and I just wanted to sleep. But we hung out on the couch for a little bit.
Then you slept until 9am!! You were okay yesterday morning. Playing for a little bit with Teagan, but you weren't into eating and you got tried super quick then just wanted to lay on me and sleep.
Thankfully Aunt Erin came over to help out. We pretty much took turns holding you all day while you slept. You looked horrible. Runny nose and eyes, red circles around them, so tired. It was heartbreaking. Your fever was anywhere from 101 all the way up to 104.3. It was scary! Your little heart was just a racing all day. Tylenol wasn't bringing it down at all! We got a dose of Motrin in you and that helped a little, but still couldn't get it below 101.
I tried feeding you a Pedialyte popsicle, well Aunt Erin did. You had about half of it.
I called Stephanie and she said to alternate Tylenol & Motrin every 3 hours to keep you comfortable. That made me feel better that she didn't seem to think your 104 temp was as bad as I thought it was. You went to bed and was only up twice. We didn't even end up giving you anything during the night like she had suggested because both times I was up with you you didn't have a fever and you just wanted to nurse and go back to sleep. Then you slept until about 8:30 this morning.
I had to go to work today and Grandma was taking Teagan to his friend's party so you're home with daddy and he said you were playing and crawling around a little bit. So I think you're feeling a little better slowly but surely. Your temp this morning was 99.5, but that's not bad at all compared to what it was! So hopefully we're on the road to recovery! Poor little boo boo girl!

In other news, I've done quite a bit of shopping for you since the weather is cooling down and you didn't have any long sleeves or pants or pjs even!! You're one styling little girl! I just need to get you some shoes. Your feet are just so tiny though! Well, you're tiny all together! You weighed 16lbs 6oz at your appointment on Thursday.

I love you to the moon and back baby girl!
Love always,
Mommy