People comment on Abby's eyes all the time. They are beautiful. They are a dreamy shade of bluish grey. Very similar to mine. Very similar to many Christophers. She's got the most striking lashes. Long, and full. They nearly touch her eye brows.
She's so expressive with her eyes. But usually without even knowing that's what she's doing. They can glow with her smile and they will spill tears when she's sad.
But yesterday, her eyes were not pretty!
Her eyes were crusted shut when she woke up. It really scared her. It scares me too, both having felt what that feels like and knowing she's got something funky going on with her eyes.
I woke up yesterday with a red crusty eye, so I knew I had pink eye. Her eyes were just crusty and not red, and since this was her first time with it, I called the pediatrician and scheduled an appointment as soon as I could.
His diagnosis, yes its pink eye, but she also has a sinus infection, which most likely caused the pink eye. I probably got it from her.
Amazingly, he prescribed oral medication instead of drops. He said drops wouldn't kill what was going on on the inside. So, for the next 10 days, 2 times a day, we squirt pink goop into her mouth. It smells like fake bubblegum. She doesn't seem to mind it though, she just doesn't like to be forced to consume anything.
It should clear in a few days. And her beautiful eyes will be back to normal.
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