Isaac foot update

[mamajoan]

Well, the verdict from the nurse-practitioner is that Isaac's foot is merely bruised and will heal on its own, although she did say that it would heal faster if he had some nice supportive sneakers/shoes (she said "lace-up," apparently still living in the prehistoric or at least pre-Velcro era, hee hee). So perhaps we shall go shoe shopping tomorrow. He's going to need something like that for fall/winter anyway.

Isaac did great at the doctor's office, playing with the toys, answering the NP's questions, letting her poke and prod his feet, running and walking on command. I was so relieved, since I feared a breakdown. Maybe putting him to bed super-early last night helped (he was REALLY tired). I also meant to ask the NP about allergy-relief options for the 4-year-old set, but I forgot, d'oh.

His limp was actually a lot more pronounced this morning, but I sort of suspect that he was exaggerating it for my benefit. It's a little hard to believe that it would be hurting that much more after a long night's sleep. I dunno though. We'll see where it all goes.

We got out of there so quickly, I thought it would be nice to take the bus to his preschool instead of driving -- a little treat for him. I parked the car near Ruthie's daycare and we waited for the bus. And waited. And waited. And waited...Argh!! If we had driven, I probably could have been at the office in time for my 10:15 meeting, maybe a little late. But since the bus took SO long (and then I had to bus-and-subway to the office), I didn't get here till 11. Sigh. I had told everyone that I might miss the meeting, so it's okay, but still, ugh.

Anyway, just relieved that the whole foot thang didn't turn out to be any bigger of a deal. So yay for that.

Comments

[eirnoir.livejournal.com]

Allergies for 4-year-olds: Benadryl or Claritin are the best OTCs. (5 mg of Claritin daily or 1 mg/kg of Benadryl every 6 hours.) Benadryl's sedating, Claritin less so. Zyrtec and Allegra are also good, but Rx only. HTH.

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Is there anything I can give Ruthie (17 months, probably around 20-22 pounds) or is she SOL?

[eirnoir.livejournal.com]

I'd do Benadryl with her, too, personally. At 20-22 lbs I'd give 10 mg, or 4 cc of the liquid. Benadryl occasionally makes toddlers/preschoolers hyper, although for most of them it is sedating or has no effect, so give when you're not on the verge of sending them to bed and can afford a bit of hyper-ness if they're in that small percentage. :)