Our First Trip to the ER!!!

Dan tucked Carter into bed around 9:00 last night and he and I settled into bed ourselves. Around 9:45, we heard a strange noise coming from his room and Dan got up to investigate. Over the monitor, I heard Dan say, "He can't breathe!". I assumed Dan was having a "Drama Queen" moment, and I tentatively wandered down the hall.

Carter was wheezing very badly and was unable to get any air in. He was coughing and throwing up. It was super scary! We gave him some of an inhaler that he had been given previously for another cold he had and called a neighbor (God bless you Mrs. M!!!) to come over and stay with Camden. All I could think about was whooping cough!

Our neighbor arrived and made us aware that she had just taken a pain killer for her ankle that she had surgery on. So, needless to say, she was very tired. Being the nervous Nelly that I am, I was afraid that she would be too tired to hear Camden if he needed her. But, Dan and I scrambled out the door to take Carter to the ER.

Once there, I called home to make sure that our neighbor was doing okay and she told me that Camden sounded really sick, and that I should probably come home and take him to the ER as well. So, I left Dan and Carter at the hospital and sped home.

Luckily, Camden only had a cough and was breathing just fine. I put Camden in the van and picked the boys up at 1:00am from the hospital. I sat in the bathroom with Carter, for a while, so he could get some steam from the hot shower running and we all settled into bed once again. Around 3:00am, Dan heard a noise from Carter's room and went in to check on him. He was draped over the end of his bed having a hard time breathing again. We gave him the inhaler again, and he spent the rest of the night with us.

The verdict? Croup. We thought maybe it was an allergy, but it looks more like he has croup. So after a scary, and very sleepless night, we are all in good spirits today even though we are all very sick. Thank GOD for Harris Teeter's Express Lane. If it weren't for them, we would all starve! I hope we don't ever have to go back to the ER.