Andrew and I loved every minute of our alone time last evening. We just hung out and chatted, and knew that we were going to sleep well not having to worry about kids...although apparently I should've been worrying! Robert called this morning from my mom's house and said that Thomas was having trouble breathing, but there didn't seem to be wheezing at that point. I wasn't overly concerned as he is a pretty dramatic child. My mom mentioned he had coughed a lot, and I said we'd be there at our normal time and bring the inhaler. My mom then called back about five minutes later and said she noticed some bumps. I said we'd get there as soon as we could, but it's a 75 minute drive so I could only do what I could do. My sister called with about 30 minutes left in the drive to see how much longer, and then my mother called about 15 minutes again to say he was not only wheezing but there was whistling. She asked if she needed to get him to an e/r, and I assured her that he'd be fine as soon as I could get there with the inhaler.
As I walked in, I immediately understood my mom's concern. I had never seen Thomas like this. He was making noises I'd never heard and was clearly in distress...and the few little red bumps had become an all out rash. I was going to take the older two to my grandmother's while we took Thomas to an e/r, but Mom wanted to cancel her plans and keep Robert and Catherine with her. Our (fortunately very brief) trip to the e/r determined that Thomas was indeed in distress with the breathing, and it was the antibiotic from last week's double ear infection which was causing the allergic reaction. He had two breathing treatments at the e/r, along with some Benadryl and Prednisone, and we are back home this evening. I am so grateful to be home with my kids. I feel blessed to have mostly healthy kids!
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