Before I go on and post all our fun pics I'll start with our scary incident that happened our first day here. The boys slept great Saturday night and woke up in good spirits Sunday. After a beautiful mass (I really loved the homily and it is funny how it is exactly what I needed to hear for what was to come) We came home and the boys were snacking in the kitchen with D and gma. I was reading a book and the boys were testing out some trail mix. I heard something about "can lucas have nuts?" and in my head I had this thought maybe not since you just never know (choking...is what I was thinking) but I figured oh well, he will be fine and d said it was fine anyway. Something told me I should get up and join the kitchen and so I came over to join them and looked at Lucas. He just didn't look right. I thought at first he was choking so we tipped him upside down and he was getting fussy, he was acting as though something was caught in his throat. He kept swallowing. We tried to give him water and milk and get him to eat some ice cream since that is smooth but he didn't want anything. At that point I thought maybe a nut went down the wrong way. He seemed okay but just not 100% happy. Dave took him and was holding him when next thing we know he's throwing up. This was a good thing we thought; thinking it's out now. But then I noticed his chin was red. Looking back I know God was just guiding me through in what I needed to do because I don't remember thinking much just reacting as if everything was slow motion around me. I got the Benadryl since it seemed like now maybe it was more than just a nut choked on. I told d we needed to call the nurse line. D called while I tried to calm lucas down and then I took to the phone so I could talk to the nurse. After describing what had happened she recommended calling 911 since it sounded like an allergic reaction. I immediately hung up and dialed 911. The dispatcher said we could go to urgent care or they would send an ambulance. Thankfully urgent care was close so we headed over. At that point lucas was getting sleepy and thankfully the rash was only on his chin. Sweet caleb of course wanted to come so d and I and D's mom headed over with a sleepy lucas in the seat.
While there I was amazed by the sweet nurse who came right out to check on Lucas. He threw up all over himself and me and then that's when the rash got worse. By the time we left urgent care he had full blown hives all over his body. The dr. was great and really thorough. They checked his oxygen and his breathing was normal (thank goodness) we were prescribed an eip pen (for it happens again) and told to have him tested for tree nut allergies (we think it was the cashew he had eaten from the trail mix). The dr. told us how severe it can be if it happens again (if he happens to have a nut again and he's allergic more than likely his reaction will be much worse and his airway can close up; that's where the epi pen comes in and we would call 911 right away; though we are staying clear of nuts obviously and will be getting him tested as soon as we are home) It's funny how fast your world can come crashing down. Until we know what exactly his allergy is we are avoiding all nuts. (up until yesterday he had never had a cashew before but had tried an almond and walnuts) We went home after they gave him another dose of Benadryl and gave him topical Benadryl which helped with the hives. Today he is hive free and has been happy as a clam. I'm so thankful we reacted quickly; I know God kept me strong and quick in reacting to what could have been a much worse situation. I really feel like the angels were holding him close in their arms yesterday.. While my heart broke to see him so uncomfortable I'm just so thankful that his breathing remained normal and that urgent care was only minutes away.
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