A few weeks ago we had a pretty scary night. We were watching tv when we heard Owen start coughing. He sounded pretty bad. Soon he wasn't really able to catch his breath at all. Holly came over to stay with the other sleeping kids while Matt and I rushed Owen to the ER. He ended up having to get a breathing treatment and two steroid shots before he started breathing easier. The Dr. said it was croup- an infection of the vocal chords that can cause swelling, closing up his breathing tube. We were all a little scared, Owen especially. I've never been seen so fast at an ER before. After a few more hours of monitoring, they sent us home. He slept in our room the next couple of nights with the humidifier, just to make sure he was ok, but he never showed any other symptoms or had any other problems. It was very out of the blue and we were really grateful that they were able to help him. Listening to him struggle for breath was horrible. The only lasting effect was actually the monitoring stickers- it hurt too much to peel them off and it took weeks for them to fall off, even with much soaking in the tub. That Owen bounces back fast.
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Yikes! I've heard croup can be so scary, but I'm glad he's okay. By the way, I read your blog all the time, but I do it through google reader so I never make comments! Aaron and I are thinking about visiting Aaron's brother in Huntsville, Alabama next weekend (Oct. 6-10 or 11) and we saw that you guys are pretty close. Would you guys mind if we stopped in to say hello on the way there or the way back? My email is melmitchell11@gmail.com. We're glad you guys are doing well and that's awesome that family lives so close now!
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