Addy's First E.R. Visit

Last night we went & met friends for pizza (can't believe we didn't take any pictures).  Addy had a great time & never gave any indication something was wrong.  I woke up around 2 a.m. & noticed her breathing didn't sound right. Something was off, but I tried very hard not to panic. I went & woke up mom to tell her that something wasn't right & I was taking Addy to the E.R.  By the time we got to the hospital (45 minutes away) her breathing was much worse & she was coughing. It happened SO fast! She has croup (whatever in the hell that is), but by the end of today I'll know way too much about it from the Internet :)


Dr said croup is highly contagious & I feel just awful exposing our friends & their little ones to this virus!

The E.R. took her temp rectally, she sceamed.  The E.R. put the ID bracelet around her ankle, she screamed.  The E.R. examined her, she screamed.  The breathing treatment went much better than I thought it would.  She just sat back & chilled (see picture below).  Next came the steriod shot, she screamed.

The dr prescribed 3 medicines :(  Zithromax, Pediapred & Phenergan/Codeine Syrup.  Each one has a different dosage & it makes me SO nervous to give it all to her!  I'm keeping notes on what, when & how much I give her.  Hopefully, I won't screw this up!

I'm not sure if our trip back to Texas will be postponed now or not.  The dr said that tonight will be much worse than last night, so we may just wait an extra day before taveling.

Addy's FIRST breathing treatment (she did very well)

Addy's FIRST popsicle

Addy picking pecans with papaw

Very happy with all 13 of her pecans (12 now since Buddy decided he wanted one)