Highlights from today: (click here for pictures)
- A fairly uneventful morning-school for everyone. Mom and Dad told all of our teachers that we would be gone for a few days (Reagan is missing 5 days of school-she doesn’t know how lucky she is!)
- Grannymom picking up Reagan and Anderson. Reagan made a book similar to Brown Bear Brown Bear in her class-she was so proud of herself. Things got busy around here but she was finally able to read it to Mom and Dad. Anderson’s teacher said he coughed all day long. A popsicle at Grannymom’s made him feel better, but not much.
- Dad picking up Campbell and Graham from school. They had a good day and were so glad to see Reagan and Anderson when they came home.
- Anderson looked pitiful on the couch as he coughed and wheezed. Anderson told Mom one time that he couldn’t breathe and she almost panicked! Mom called the doctor and they were full so she asked to leave a message for a nurse. The nurse asked when she could be in (props to Skelley’s nurse!) Needless to say, Grannymom flew to our house and we were on our way. Of course, this all happened as soon as Mom was putting Anderson in the shower and trying to wash her sheets!
- After a short wait, we were in the back. They did his pulse ox (91) and counted his respiration (or something like that). He perked up immensely when he saw the monster truck to play with. He was looking a little pale and Skelley noticed. Next was a breathing treatment, another pulse ox, a chest x-ray and then another pulse ox.
- He was quite the trooper and didn’t fuss at all during all of the excitement. So asthma boy left with a pile of medicine and a list of prescriptions along with a recheck tomorrow. After Mom came home, the doctor called back to say she was going to send us a breathing machine to the house tonight along with the medicine.
- We made popsicles (Anderson’s reward for being a big boy-even though he truly deserved something bigger than that), ate pizza, cut hair, took showers and watched a few movies while we passed the time waiting on the breathing machine to come.
- Graham was super clingy to Mom tonight-wanting to be held the entire time. He had been so concerned about Anderson after he was sick and then again when Mom was rushing him out the door to the doctor. Reagan was being super sweet-she had loaded up her trip backpack with toys just for Anderson. They were both probably feeling a little neglected! Campbell must have felt it too since she was a bit fussy tonight-she still has her cough though her nose isn’t as bad. They will soon be getting “parental attention overload” in a few days.
- The breathing machine arrived on a huge truck-Reagan, Anderson and Graham even went on the front porch to watch the truck. How fun! The man came in and showed us the machine but he didn’t have any medicine for us. Since the reason we had the machine is that it is more powerful than the other inhaler and maybe this could help us avoid the emergency room, we probably needed the medicine. We called the exchange and left a message, the nurse called us back and then called us back again after talking to the doctor. Robby is on his way to pick up the medicine now-maybe he will bring back some ice cream!
- Anderson is sleeping well so we will hate to wake him for his medicine because he will be a grouchy little fellow. On the other hand, we still enjoy waking Campbell up at midnight to feed her because she is the happiest thing!
- Update: He was fine for the first half but continued to get more and more upset for the second half…so upset that Mom is having to wash his sheets! Anyway, he is resting well. Mom is washing her second set of sheets today, unpacking $600 worth of medicine (thank goodness for insurance) and trying to figure out how it will all get done…no worries, it will!
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