Trip 1 was a bit of a scare... We had the kids in the bathtub together (our big one) and they were happily playing, so I thought I would finally change out of my work clothes. I asked Taylor to call me if anything happened and to not let Hannah's face get in the water, while I walked into the closet to hang my pants (it is in the BR). I didn't even get them on the rack when I heard sloshing and ran in to find Hannah under water. I got her up, turned her over and tried to get the water out. She initially couldn't cry, but finally got one out. I was in panic mode - her breathing was a little crazy - she'd take a couple shallow breaths then make this gurgling noise. When Brad finally came in, I got the phone and called the pediatrician, who said to check her every hour. I wasn't comfortable with that or her breathing, so off we went to the ER. At DUKE they did a chest x-ray (clear) and kept us for 8 hours observation. She is fine now and we all learned lessons from this. I know I will never turn my back, Brad will always come quick when we call him at bath, and Taylor will never lay Hannah on her back in the tub again, no matter how relaxing she thinks it will be...
That was a Tues night - Thursday morning, Hannah woke with a cold that she picked up from daycare, which she quickly passed to Mommy (then sister and Daddy). On Sunday, Mom had to get Omnicef for a sinus infection. That night, Hannah started with a barking cough.. Yep, she had croup! Wednesday, Mommy's tummy started feeling bad and got progressively worse throughout the day. I was up all night and at 6am on Thursday, I went to the emergency room. I am now on Flagyl, trying to rid myself of C-Diff, which is a nasty bacterial intestinal infection (caused by the Omnicef).. Go figure. I am semi-secluded from my babies and husband until this stuff goes away and have to be very careful so I don't share it.
Needless to say, our New Year has started in the most UNhealthy way possible! Nobody warns you that the 2nd child is sick for nearly their entire first year... Hopfully it will all end very soon, because Hannah's first birthday is right around the corner and we are going to celebrate this wonderful addition to our life! I will try to get out some pics from Christmas when things settle a bit. ;-) Much love!
