P & I spent 2 hours this morning (1:30-3:30) at the ER. He woke up with a nasty, croupy seal-cough and appeared to be having some trouble breathing. Since P had RSV last Winter, we didn't want to take any chances. The pediatrician advised us that a breathing treatment was in order, so off we went. Daddy stayed behind with K & R.
R was very upset that I was removing P from their bedroom in the middle of the night. Daddy stayed in the nursery, rocking him and attempting to soothe him back to sleep. As he explained that P was sick and needed to go see a doctor R cried, "I sick too, Daddy. (Fake cough. Fake cough) I go see P sick, ok?" Eventually, he went back to sleep.
Meanwhile, at the ER, P was a live wire, entertaining the nursing staff by singing Frosty the Snowman over and over again. Turns out the cool, night air had been the best breathing treatment of all. When we arrived at the hospital, (after driving with our windows open, per the pediatrician's suggestion) P's breathing had normalized. He was examined, given a steroid shot and we were released.
As we pulled back in the driveway at 3:48am, I was certain P would be asleep in his seat. Instead he loudly proclaimed, "Mommy! I play outside a few minutes!"
I think he's going to be just fine... :-)
I love his spirit:) You got yourself a very special little guy there!
ReplyDeleteI can just feel your weariness. Those ER visits are SO exhausting.
ReplyDeleteOf course you know that your stories are going to prompt similar stories by your readers. So here goes.
I spent 5 hours in the ER with Kayla when she was 18 months old (Blake was 4). The 5 hours happened to be from 12:30 to 5:30 in the morning. Of course Daddy was out of the country, so I had to call a dear, I mean VERY dear, bachelor friend to come sit with Blake in the middle of the night. When we got home and Kayla had no desire to sleep, I did something I had never done as a mother up to that point. I called my mom. As soon as she answered I burst into exhausted tears. She took the day off work and came up so I could take a little nap and make it through the rest of the week without Paul. That is one of the many adventures I can now laugh about that I endured while my husband traveled overseas for weeks at a time. My second favorite story is the snake in the basement.....
I'm sorry for the scare! That croup and RSV is not a fun thing with little ones. I hope he continues to improve.
ReplyDeleteI love the part about his sweet brother wanting to go with his brother...
Kim
I'm glad he's alright... the very same thing happened with us about this time last year with Marian. The cold night air from the windows did the trick. It was our first ER trip ever and someone reported Sam for reckless driving on the way over! What an adventure. RyGuy is SO sweet.
ReplyDeleteTheir friendship is so sweet:)
ReplyDeleteAnd go take a nap!
(Is that even possible with triplets?)
You probably already know this is a possibility, but I thought I'd mention just in case your pediatrician hasn't mentioned.
ReplyDeleteMy son had RSV last year. His pediatrician gave us a prescription to buy a nebulizer machine (about $180) and a prescription for extra breathing treatments. He told us to use at the first sign of breathing problems. Of course, we still take him to the doctor. However, since we can do the treatments at home, we can often get him through the nights and avoid the ER.
I hope you can get some rest today!
the night air used to do the trick about half the time for us. I would be sitting outside with Zac in my lap, with us bundled in blankets and still shivering, but he would be breathing easier in no time.
ReplyDeleteGlad he's home and OK. That's is scary stuff.
Perri
that brings back memories. My daughter was born at 2 and a half pounds which caused severe asthma, we took many early morning trips to hospital and as soon as we hit the cool morning air she was better by the time we reached the er. By the time we got there wam she could breathe.
ReplyDeleteGlad Parker is ok, and sweet brother to for caring.
Oh boy bring in the calvary! Sarah is too funny - get a nap (with triplets...) I understand completely what you are going through...Our oldest just had croup last wednesday...
ReplyDeleteAnother trick that works besides the cold outside air is also sit in the shower with hot water running.
That is so precious about the little brother saying I'm sick too...too cute!
I am so sorry for your midnight escapade! Bedtime's coming soon. I'll pray for good sleep for all of y'all tonight.
ReplyDeleteSure glad he's doing okay now. Hope you get some good rest!
ReplyDeleteRSV is such a scary thing. I'm sorry he had to go through that. I do love the concern the boys have for each other. That's so neat.
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, he sounds fine to me! And, RyGuy, what a doll!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so familiar. We are pros at croup now. The night air is GREAT!
ReplyDeleteWe own 3 nebulizers. All of my kids have had this issue (luckily my 9 yr old outgrew it around the age of 3). We usually have to get a steroid shot and then continue breathing treatments with steroid medications added into them for 3 days or so. It makes him HYPER but it works.
I hope he's on the road to recovery! It can be VERY scary!