Well, once again, Kristin is sick. She woke up Friday morning with 102 temp and the first words out of her mouth were, "My ears hurt." So, I took her to work with me and got her an appointment for the doctor. I was certain she had another ear infection, but the doctor said her ears were just fine. Her tonsils, however, were and still are another story. They are HUGE and nasty. The doctor said that since they are so big they are causing her ears to hurt. She put Kristin on Zithromax, but said she'd probably keep running a low temp until we get the tonsils out. We looked at her chart and since Feb. 08, she'd been to the doctor 9 times with fever, earache and sore throat. We were referred to an ENT in Fayetteville and I'm going to call them in the morning to schedule an appointment. Kristin also has a high-rising epiglottis, which is also gross looking...it almost touches the back of her uvula...ick. That may or may not be causing her to have breathing problems at night and persistnet coughing while sleeping. Kristin is already getting nervous about going to the hospital, but I know she'll feel so much better when she gets those tonsils out. And on the bright side, we'll get our annual deductible met and out of the way at the beginning of the year...woo hoo, surgery for everyone!
Other than the tonsils, things are going well. Kristin got her report card, which was great. I still think her teacher is not doing all she should with Kristin, but luckily the year is almost over. I'm doing lots of phonics with her at home and she is so excited to be reading. At school they are still working on letter name and sound recognition, which she already knows, but sometimes has to take a minute to think about, and they don't want her to have to do that. It's so frustrating! But she has made a lot of positive progress...she loves math (does not get that from me!) and PE is her favorite class (that's not from me, either). She's going to start seeing a counselor at school for her anxiety and ADHD. It is through Ozark Guidance, a place here in town that works in conjunction with the schools. They thought they would not get her in before school was out, but the school counselor has kept on them and apparently has gotten things going. I have to call him tomorrow, too. Next week they are going to the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville to see Stellaluna...she is very excited about it.
We had a great Christmas in Cabot and I'll post pictures eventually!
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