trip to the er

Yesterday morning Eleanor was playing with John on our bed and she fell off. She was sitting in the middle of the bed and in just a split second had pushed off John and was on the ground. She hit our night stand and the bed frame on the way down. She didn't cry too much but got a few good bumps, bruises and scrapes. We of course called the Doctors office and they told us to keep an eye on here and watch for certain symptoms. During the day she just wasn't herself. She took 4 naps (mind you, she normally takes 1 if I'm lucky!) wouldn't crawl much and the most noticeable thing was she didn't talk at all yesterday. Normally this kid has something to say 24/7!

When we got home from the art festival I noticed she was really warm. I took her temp and she was at 103. We called the nurse at our pediatrician's office and they said we might want to take her into the ER. So, we got to the ER at 11pm and by 12 we had seen the Doctor and found out that Eleanor had an ear infection but that she also wanted to do a CAT Scan. I was a little shocked to hear she had an ear infection. We tried keeping Eleanor asleep for the CT, but unfortunately she woke up when we had to take her earnings out. I wish they could have just left them in and had her sleeping for the CT. She screamed and screamed. Even with her being strapped down and both John and I holding her down, she was able to move around a bit. They said the CT wasn't perfect but they couldn't see any bleeding on broken bones...thank goodness!

It was a little bit of a scary experience but we are so GLAD she just had an ear infection and nothing more. This morning she seems to be doing pretty good. Nothing some antibiotics and a little rest can't cure....