New Years 2011

Happy First New Year Tank!!!

We began our drive home New Years Eve. We had a very smooth drive leaving at 6 am and spent the night in our own beds. Tank did great until we were less than three hours from home. His cough was getting progressively worse as the day went on. I took his temperature two times in the car, which read 99 degrees. Chip and I decided to call the pediatrician and describe his symptoms to her. In a nutshell she advised we go to the ER for a chest x-ray and oxygen level read. At that time we were 45 minutes from Leesburg. We had just stopped to nurse in Fredrick and took her advice. Alvin stayed with a friend so we called her and said we'd pick him up tomorrow. We arrived at our ER at 7 pm. They took his temperature in his ear and it read 99 as well. Then the nurse took a rectal temp and got 102! Tank was smiley, in a good mood, etc. only coughed twice the three hours we were there! The Doc diagnosed him with croup. Tank received Tylenol for the fever and one dose of liquid steroids for the cough. We were home by 10 pm, whopped! He has felt much better each day. I am thankful he didn't have anything worse.

 Here is a picture of him on New Years Day.  He has croup and is still smiling!