February- Week 3

We took Anna swimming for the first time at the Rec Center.  She rarely cries during her baths so I thought she'd love it!  And she did! 

 Ben really makes the best faces sometimes.  

 She started out a little unsure, and then loved it!  

At McKenna's gymnastics they had an Olympic themed week and gave all the kids a gold medal and a chance to stand on the podium. 

Anna's squeals!

Cute laughs! 

Siblings! 

Story time: Ben's first trip to the ER.  

Sunday after church Ben's voice sounded a little hoarse.  I didn't think much of it and we went to Dan's parents' house for Sunday dinner.  I saw him a few times throughout the evening and never noticed any hoarseness.  But when we got home and were getting ready for bed, his voice was all raspy and squeaky again.  We put the humidifier in his room for the night.  Then, around 4:15am, Ben came into our room sounding like he was gasping for air and had a "barky" cough!  Scary!  We were pretty sure it was croup.  We calmed him down a bit, and Dan bundled him up, took him out in the cold night air, gave him a popsicle, and things improved a little.  The on-call pediatrician said if things didn't improve significantly after doing all of that, we needed to take him in.  His chest seemed fine while he was breathing, but the base of his throat was sinking in quite a bit while he breathed.  Dan took him straight to Primary Children's Hospital and they said we did everything right.  Hooray!
Dan took this picture while waiting for the doctor. They were watching Despicable Me 2, so I don't think either of them minded the wait.

They confirmed it was croup and gave him a steroid to help relax the chords in his throat.  We got a prescription for another steroid the next day and things improved quickly!  For the rest of the week, his cough just sounded like a lingering cough from a normal cold.