Ear Infections and Consequences

Jack has had a few ear infections. It seems he's had one since early March and it's never really gone away despite following the prescriptions and taking the medicines. We're on the antibiotic reserved for "strongly resistant ear infections."

Let me tell you a couple of things about this antibiotic our boy is taking:
1. The worst flatulence. This gas makes an old man with gastrointestinal distress smell fresh. I picked him up from his crib this morning and panicked (due to the next concern) but there was nothing.

2. The antibiotics have killed all the good bacteria. The bacteria in the intestinal tract are good, and now they're getting annihilated. Picture a clean garage rag, then pour unused motor oil on it with a slight pinch of Jello in powder. So any weakness in the seal between the plastic elastic in the diaper and Jack's skin, you're SOL and you got a SOD (---- out of diaper). Today one of the SOD's got on the carpet.

3. Jack's getting better, he's sleeping almost through the night again.