Poor Girl

Poor sweet little Caroline had a trip to the ER yesterday. She is fine. I was cleaning my carpets yesterday and apparently it aggitated her airway with the smell- but she has had a respiratory infection since Monday and is on antibiotics. She was running around playing when I noticed she was wheezing. I listened to her and took her outside to see if the cold air would open her up while we waited on the pedi to call me back. I gave her a treatment (I had to basically sit on her and hold the mask to her face while she screamed and jerked her head around) so I am not sure if it would have been effective anyways. She was still coughing and wheezing but she was talking so I thought we would just get out of the house and maybe that would help. So no coats, one shoe and sock and no diaper bag we headed to McDonalds drive-thru. On the way home she was coughing so bad she couldn't catch her breath and she couldn't stop coughing. I gave her my coke to drink because the cold drink would help her cough and I rolled down the window. I called the pedi who told me to take her to the ER. I don't know what I would have done with out my mom and sister who both left work at a seconds notice to come rescue me. (It always happens when Kirt is out of town) When I got the girls out of the car and walked into the ER her airway opened up because of the cold wind and she was fine! Not sure the ER doc believed me but she gave her a treatment and some steroids. The respiratory therapist was very helpful and told me that since it was upper airway the treatment wouldn't have worked anyways and that I did the right thing. We have the best pedi- he called a few times to check on her and then gave me his home number in case we needed anything. We opened the windows (yes it was 30 degrees) and took refuge at my sisters house. Caroline is fine now and I will keep her on her allergy meds, antibiotic, and steroid. This is one tired mommy who will be keeping Caroline away from the church nursery until she can get her immune system back up. This has happened one other time when we were on a playground with lots of loose dirt- I think my girl just has a reactive airway!