Future Nurse

Erin has bilateral ear infections, thanks to this never-ending cold that she is battling. As I administered her first dose of amoxocillin this afternoon, Amy watched over me with a worried look on her face.

"Mommy, shouldn't you just pour that pink stuff right into her ears? It would work much faster that way", she said.

I explained that Erin needed to drink this medicine, but that it would still help her ears to feel better.

"Well, does it just shoot on over, from her mouth to her ears? Because once it goes into her tummy, that's just way too far away from her ears. Really, let's just try putting it right into her ears and see if that works", she instructed me.

Erin seemed to like the taste of the medicine, and she drank it down without any fuss. Then she looked at us and broke into a big smile.

"Wow", said Amy. "You were right, Mommy. That stuff works great! She's already smiling. It must just shoot on over, like I thought. Pretty cool. No more ear infections!

Future nurse? Future doctor? Future pharmacist? Time will tell. She seems pretty medically inclined to me, though.