My kids have had a rough go the past week with teething, stomach flu, colds, etc. We had an experience Saturday that reminded me to be thankful through it all. We put our kids to bed Friday night without a problem. Lynnlee has had a cold but has been sleeping ok. James started to have a hoarse voice Friday evening but I assumed he was getting Lynnlee's cold but not too worried. Well around 2:00 am he started coughing and crying and sounded like a barking seal. I knew immediately it was croup. He was wheezing really bad and drooling like crazy. It was making him upset and the crying didn't help. We couldn't get him to calm down and he was having a hard time catching his breath. So I took him to the ER. Thanks goodness they were able to help him and we were back home a few hours later.
When I got home I couldn't sleep from the adrenalin rush and worry if he would be ok the rest of the night. While I was laying there I thought of 3 things I am really thankful for:
1. I'm thankful it was James and not Lynnlee who came down with Severe Croup.
2. I'm thankful Marshall didn't end up going out of town for work and it didn't happen last week when he was out of town for work.
3. I'm thankful the hospital is just minutes away!
We just watched 17 Miracles. I don't know how they made it through so much sickness without modern medicine. I rely on modern medicine and appreciate it so much!
Here are my sick kiddos on Saturday just taking it easy. Luckily James is doing a lot better. Now if we can just stay healthy through the holidays that would be awesome!
