Golden Pig Tales

Ezra’s mood swings swung like the pendulum of a grandfather clock. Except the tick-tock of pendulum was cry-shout that started and stopped from minute to minute. One minute he didn’t want the empanada, salsa shouting and crying them to be removed from plate then put back on plate then the next minute he was silent as he ate. One minute he didn’t want books read to him and then he wanted books read to him. Then the next minute he was silent as he listened to -v- read. All the time he was wiping his nose causing one cheek to become more red.

The mood swings were caused by being tired; having a runny nose for weeks; an ear infection; poop that causes rashes because of the antibiotics for the ear infection kill stomach bacteria; and there is a muck sickness the family can’t seem kick. All seems to have pushed Ezra near the edges of sanity and insanity. It has been too much time since he has probably had a great night of peaceful sleep.

Whatever the pharmacists put in Ezra’s Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium for his ear infection has got him reaching for it when the fridge is open. It is like his new dessert. Gone are the times when we would have to try to shoot the stuff into his mouth as he twisted head side to side then hope he wouldn’t spit it all out. No longer. Now he wants it. He will even calm down from a fussy mood if he sees the syringe full of Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium. Even after all of it has been injected into his mouth he will like the syringe wanting every last drop. Too bad for him that he only has a few days left of taking Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium.

Ear infections were bad during the past, but now that pain appears to be amplified with his want to be soothed with the soothing act of nursing.

I miss his nursing too on days like today for during the past it was only a matter of attaching him to the breast to change a fussing Ezra to a calm and content Ezra, but without the wonder of nursing to sooth Ezra not only is there one less method for us to help him through the pain of his latest ear infection, but there is also agitation he must feel from not being able to be soothed with the breast.

This agitation was felt by all when I got home from work today. Ezra was walking around with a tear streaked face. His arms were raised about shoulder level making him look like a zombie wanting to be held my its mummy. But even holding Ezra didn’t sooth him entirely. He fussed. He cried. He rubbed his ears so much I thought they were going to fall off. So we did give him some baby Mortin and laid him down to sleep all knowing he will likely wake around midnight feeling the pain in his head.

-v-, Ezra and I can only hope two weeks from now, after he gets tubes in his ear drums, that he can begin to live a life free of ear infections.

Unlike Bubble Gum Amoxicillin, Ezra doesn’t smile or open wide for the White Strawberry Smooth Flavored Amoxicillin / Clavulanate Potassium. In fact, after giving him the second dose of the White Strawberry Smooth Flavored Amoxicillin / Clavulanate Potassium Ezra tries to spit it out and frowns. And not only does Ezra appear to be not liking the White Strawberry Smooth Flavored Amoxicillin / Clavulanate Potassium, but the White Strawberry Smooth Flavored Amoxicillin / Clavulanate Potassium leaves a white powder stain on everything it touches, so after giving Ezra the meds and after he tries to spit it up after the second dose either -v- or I are likely to be left with a white outline of Ezra’s lips on the shoulder of our shirts or on the couch or sofa.

I think Ezra likes the taste of the bubble gum flavored amoxicillin. Unlike the Zantac, he now actually opens his mouth for the bubble gum amoxicillin. And he has to take four milliliters of bubble gum amoxicillin twice a day and not one milliliter twice a day like the Zantac that he still tries to spit out. And sometimes swallows bubble gum flavored amoxicillin with a smile. No longer does he try to spit out the bubble gum flavored amoxicillin, unless we accidently gag him with too much bubble gum flavored amoxicillin.