I Love being Married to a Doctor

There haven't been many times during Patrick's Med School Days and Residency that I've thought, "I love being married to a doctor!" But, today I had one of those moments. Erin and Abby have both had colds over the last few days, but while Abby got better Erin just didn't seem to be. Today was the worst day by far. She was crying and whining all day, and nothing seemed to make her happy. Erin is a little dramatic sometimes, but as the day wore on I was starting to wonder what was going on with her. Of course, by the time I finally had the "aha" moment (which was really Erin pulling on her ear saying "it hurt" while rolling around on the couch) it was 5:00 p.m. Thankfully, Patrick was on Call and already at the hopital so he had me bring the girls in, and you guessed it - Ear Infection! (In all fairness this is the first ear infection either of my girls have had, so next time I'll be able to read the signs better.) I got the ear drops, antibiotics and motrin, and an hour later she was like a new person. She even did her "I'm excited" dance. (Which, I've tried to catch on video but haven't got it yet-- we'll keep trying.) The best thing about all of this is I didn't have to wait until the next day, I didn't have to make an appointment and didn't have to wait to be seen. It was great! I guess there are some benefits of having a husband as a doctor.


Erin before the medicine. Erin after the medicine.


Abby, eating dinner all alone!