Saturday, February 20, 2010

Scary Moment

I know we've been M.I.A. for a while, I apologize. There is so much to tell that I wish having a computer with internet was more accessible. I have to share a scary moment we had today. We had gone to lunch at Chick-Fil-A and we usually give Alexander some chicken. I get the grilled because it's not breaded. Alexander was fine, but then when we were leaving he started choking. I tapped his back and he was okay but then he started throwing up all the chicken he had eaten. What did he eat that caused this choking? We're not sure, but we think just a little bit of bread was on a piece of his chicken. Jose pulled over and we got him out of his car seat to give him some water and to see if he was okay. All of a sudden Jose goes 'is he swelling?' I look over and sure enough his lips are swelling, especially his bottom lip. I called my dear friend Lena who has experienced this before with her little girl Lexie and she told me to get zyrtec and he'd be fine but to watch in case his throat started to close up. Within the few minutes it took from Jordan Landing to Macey's his lip was getting pretty fat. I grabbed the zyrtec off the shelf, ripped it open in dire need to hurry and get him this medicine so he could have relief and gave him this medicine the best I could with my shaky hands! The end result: It worked. His throat didn't close and we didn't have to rush him to the hospital. Now we know what happens if he has just a tiny bit of something he's allergic to. Thank you Lena for being a life saver and knowing what to do.