Solutions and Bike Rides

Amelia has had a stuffy nose/congestion since her cold in February, and has snored for a long time now.  I took her to her regular Dr. a few weeks ago, who suggested that she probably had allergies, but also suggested we take her into an Ear Nose Throat (ENT) specialist.  We decided to hold off on the allergy specialist for a bit, but took her to the ENT yesterday.  He concurred that Amelia definitely has allergies, but also prevalent is large adenoids and tonsils, plus adenoid-itis (similar to sinusitis . . . but apparently young children can't get sinusitis because they don't really have sinuses yet).  So the first solution is to give Amelia antibiotics 2 times a day for 20 days to get rid of the adenoid-itis, then probably remove tonsils and adenoids within the next year or so.  The first dose of taking the antibiotic went down smoothly, but the following doses have been forced down . . . even with a "spoonful of sugar" promised afterwards.  It's going to be a LONG 20 days.  Today Amelia picked out special treats at the store to take after her medicine, but I suspect it's still not going to be pretty.

On a happier note, Amelia surprised us by riding the big girl bike all by herself.  She was mad that Sophia was on the tricycle, so Ken suggested she get on the bike - which she's never really wanted to get on.  And then she proceeded to ride by herself.  Amazing!

Sophia had fun riding on the tricycle (with Daddy's help), and at the rate she's growing, it won't be long before she's able to pedal it all by herself.

You go girls!