And then the screaming

I can be pretty patient. 

Well. 

When I've had sleep I can be pretty patient.

I see that when I yell, Piper will then learn to yell. And that's not something I want in our house. I want her to feel safe, heard.

I try to keep even and calm as much as possible. Sure we can be angry, sure we can be sad. But we can express it beyond yelling.

I am being tested on this.

So in true kid fashion Piper vibed my sharing she was getting better and decided to show me not to count on anything and promptly dove into 24/7 screaming.

Screaming.

Yelling.

Crying.

Okay that's it. 6 days of hell, I'm done. She's done. We tried the garlic, the salt, the oils. Off to the clinic we go.

This is after a dose of meds and some numbing ear drops.

The first night saw progress. Only one wake ( opposed to ever 2 hours) though it lasted two hours. But in the morning?

We were startled awake by the screaming of our child. She couldn't verbalize a single need, a single want. No folks. 

Screaming. 

I would have promised a pony to make it stop and it still wouldn't have helped.

Add in she's holding her pee again in the ultimate display of control and stubbornness and we have got one heck of a fun time over here. She swears her ears feel better, that her tummy doesn't hurt. But something isn't right. That's for darn sure. Looking back, the last time she was sick and on meds she took a few days to really come back. Despite her claiming the contrary, I'm guessing she's still in a bit of pain.

Make that, I hope that's what's going on, because that gives me something to hang on to.

Sidenote, we are going to cut out dairy. The phlem factor over here is too much to ignore. So while Josh has cut out wheat, among other things, we are now cutting the dairy too. We had cut out most of it anyway, might as well go for it.

Got any good quick, easy, kid friendly recipes? I'm collecting.

And

Please may the screaming stop. My frazzled nerves are shriveling.