Christmas Night

After all of the excitement of Christmas our kiddos were exhausted.  Jay and I had planned on getting them to bed early and eating dinner and bed while watching a movie. 

Instead Jackson got really sick with croup.  He was coughing like a maniac at 7 when he went to bed.  And by 11:45 his face was blue and he couldn’t breath.  So, off to the ER we went.  Jack and I spent the next 4 1/2 hours in the emergency room and he was a rock star.  He was uncharacteristically calm and well behaved.  Of course I guess not being able to breath makes a guy pretty low key.  He was the only kid in the ER (we were in a room next to a gentleman who was surrounded by police officers. . .so we didn’t really chat him up) and the nurses spoiled him rotten.  He had severe croup and acute bronchial spasms but after a few breathing treatments and a steroid he was doing much better. 

Jack loved the whole experience because he got batman socks, a stuffed triceratops, and a flying remote control batman among other treats.  We also had the extreme treat of discovering that codeine (he was given paid medicine b/c his throat was raw and almost bleeding due to the croup) does not tire Jackson.  Codeine WIRES Jackson.  For those of you who know him you know that we do not intentionally wire him.  We got home a little before 5 a.m. and I slept with Jackson (the dr. advised him not sleeping alone in case he had another attack).  Jack was up at 7 and went strong the ENTIRE day.  I slept and slept some more!  Thank you Jay for helping with the boys so much that day!

Anyway, we were praising God that Jack was just fine and that Jay had the following day off of work. 

Yes, I let Jackson eat the super terrible (hfcs laden) popsicle's.  I figure you get a freebee in the ER.

Oh, I totally almost forgot to add that at one point the nurse and Jack had this conversation:
Nurse: What was your favorite Christmas gift?
Jack: A little brother or sister.  My mom is pregnant!
Nurse: Wow, congratulations, that’s so cool!
Jack: Yep, ya wanna know how I got my mom pregnant?
Nurse: Uh, sure. . .
Jack: Well, I prayed to God for another brother or sister and then one night God snuck in and opened my moms mouth and pushed a baby down her throat and into her tummy.  That’s how I got my mommy pregnant!
Nurse: Uh, that’s great. . .

That kid never ceases to crack me up!