sick babies again - 02/18

Isaac has been fussy (not normal for him) from about Thursday on. The past couple days he's screamed at me when I touch around his ear. :o( So, we took the kids to the walk-in clinic after church today to get everyone checked out.
Isaac's one ear hsan't cleared up yet, and the other looks bad now, too. So, he's on "Azythromicin" (i think that's it?!) It's a much stronger antibiotic. If that doesn't kick the infection, Dr Butler will refer Isaac to the ENT guy in Winnipeg to see about getting tubes maybe. Hopefully that won't be needed.
Oh, luck for us - our family dr, Dr Butler, was on at the clinic today!
Ruth has been very clumsy the past couple days. I remember asking her the other day "What is WRONG with you???" after she kept falling around. She'd fall into walls, couldn't walk across the living room without stumbling. Her ears are a bit red, and there's fluid in one, so she's on antibiotics, too. And she's got a nasal spray to use to help her sinuses clear out. If the clumsiness continues, we need to get her seen again. We're hoping it's just her ears, or maybe a growth spurt. She sure has been growing a lot lately.
And Zech. Well, good news is his ears have gotten better! Yay! We talked to the Dr about his tummy being "owie" so much, especially shortly after he eats. He prescribed "Zantac" for Zech. BUT, apparently the pharmacist had troubles filling the RX. First she said she didn't know what condition it was being used for. We told her Reflux. Then she said the Dr had prescribed it for "appropriate dose based on age and weight". So, we told her he's 2, and at least 25lbs (more like 27lbs, but 25 is on the safe side). Then she says there's a wide range for dose and she doesn't know what the Dr wants him to have. We told her just give him the smallest dose. We have to take him back to the Dr anyways, so we can up it then if needed. Finally we get some medicine and come home.
We have been given "Ranitidine", not "Zantac". When we gave the other stuff to Zech as an infant, he reacted severely to it (very confused, dizzy, forgot how to latch on for nursing, couldn't eat). So, we don't want to try that stuff right now, especially when we haven't tried Zantac for him yet.
I called the Dr office and left a message. I will call again tomorrow morning to see what's happening. I just want him to call in the RX to a pharmacy in Boissevain (closer to us than Brandon) so we can get things started.
I might have to call Dr Goddard for back up, if I can't get through to Butler! :o)
I have an appt for Zech with Butler on March 8th anyways, so I'll be taking the kids to get a follow up check, then.