Thankful Thursday - Meds

This past Monday I called our pediatrician because Clay's allergies are no longer manageable with Claritin and Benadryl. His eyes are terribly irritated and the redness and extreme swelling looks hideous and painful.

I am so thankful today for our pediatrician. He knows Clay's history with allergies. He had prescribed Patanol last year, but I never filled it because the allergies weren't as bad last year, and the prescription expired. This year when I called, Dr. Mitoraj called a prescription in to the pharmacy without us having to schedule an appointment. (That in and of itself is a huge blessing because I take all three kids nearly every visit. It's a bit much, especially around the time that lollipops are handed out.)

Clay is our notoriously terrible medicine taker. But he has adapted to these eye drops like a champ.

And while you can do the drops twice a day, so far we've only had to do it once a day. If things continue to worsen, we still have some wiggle room before taking this allergy thing one step further.

This week, my oldest has been bright eyed and not bleary eyed. It's quite a sight. He looks as handsome as can be in this Momma's eyes.