that nasty ear wax

& i thought my parenting skills (can i call it a skill? *:P), were already impeccable. not until i cleaned my daughters ears under a light & saw impacted ear wax on both her ear tunnels. it must've stacked up as the cotton buds i used to clean her ears twice a week pushed the ear wax deeper her ear canals, instead of supposedly removing them. *:(
i took her to an ear doctor the next day.

while waiting for the doctor

the doctor prescribed her for aural irrigation after a week. he advised me to put 2 drops of baby oil in both ears every night until the impacted wax softens making it easier for the doctor to remove & completely painless for my baby daughter.

after a week, we came back.

my baby w/ the ear doctor after the aural irrigation procedure like nothing happened

i'm so proud of my daughter as she never hesitated to sit on the patient's chair since her first visit. she just quietly & casually sat & was very obedient to the doctor's orders. she's no cry baby except when she sees her pediatrician prepare the needle for her quarterly vaccines. in the meantime, the impacted ear wax has been removed & i now switched adult cotton buds to the one specifically made for toddlers' tiny ears.

i got more obsessive w/ her safety after her 'black-eye' incident. up to now, the skin surrounding her left eye is still darker compared to her right eye. i hope it clears soon.