sick

December was a rough month in our household with the flu and colds running rampant. Knock on wood; I’ve avoided the worst of it (probably get both tomorrow for saying that). Despite the runny noses and general feelings of yuckiness, we’re fairly competent at dealing with garden-variety colds and sniffles in our home. However, when Reina developed an earache one evening, we were stumped on how to treat the problem since it was Reina’s first. She began holding her ear, crying about the pain and it was difficult to console her. 

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