Here's a little rant for ya...
{please note that when I am sleep deprived I am extremely sarcastic. Ok that's a lie, I'm sarcastic pretty much all the time but sleep deprivation only makes it that much more dramatic.}
I only got about 4 hours sleep last night {I normally need about 8-10 to function properly}. If you follow me on fb then you know that my little man is sick with an ear infection and what I like to call "goopy eye" yes, I do believe that is a medical term.
I gave him the prescribed amoxicillin yesterday only to find his poor little body covered in hives a few hours later! I tired not to freak out and scare him but inside I was seriously FREAKING out. After talking to the doctor and coming to the conclusion that he was allergic to amoxicillin, I did the next illogical thing and googled "allergy to amoxicillin" to try to find something I could do to relieve his itchiness.
WHY don't I ever learn my lesson when it comes to googling stuff like this???
Words like: anaphylactic shock, difficultly breathing, monitor closely, and call 911 pop up. Tingly sweat begins to form under my arms. My heart begins to race. HOLY CRAP this is serious!! I finally come across some advice to give him some Benedryl. I run to my pharmacy of a medicine cabinet...CRAP AGAIN! No benedryl. Thankfully I have the most wonderful in-laws ever who brought some over at 10:30 at night {hubs is in Arizona for work...I love how this stuff only seems to happen when he is gone}. I gave some to Carter and he fell peacefully asleep about 20 minutes later.
I, on the other hand, couldn't get those scary words out of my head. So again, I did the logical thing and sat on the floor next to his bed and listened to him breathe with 911 preset to dial in my phone and my iPad to keep me company. Once I was somewhat confident that he wasn't going to go into shock, I went to my bed and tried to become animal-like with my sense of hearing. My ears were perked up and tuned in to hear even the slightest sounds of "difficult breathing." I swear I could hear my neighbors across the street snoring. I continued to check on him every half hour thereafter.
This, friends, is the part of motherhood that no one ever seems to tell you about. The sleepless nights due to endless worrying. The constantly running scenarios through your head of what you'll do if something bad happens...
What if he stops breathing?
Will I get to his room fast enough?
I better sleep on top of the covers so that I don't become entangled in the sheets and waste precious seconds of oxygen not getting to his brain!
Will I even hear him?
I better set my alarm to wake me up every 30 minutes!
What if I trip over something and break my ankle and have to army crawl down the hallway AGAIN wasting precious oxygen to brain seconds???
It's 3 am...I better get up, clean the house and make sure I have a clear path!
Seriously people, THESE are the joys of motherhood??? I think not.
ANYways...he woke up hive free and full of spunk again this morning...thank God. We are off to go pick up a new prescription that the pharmacist said could make him have the same reaction...REALLY? Then WHY are we giving it to him? UGH. I guess we shall see.
BTW, if you're wondering where Part 3 of the Bringing Sexy Back series is...so am I. I've been meaning to work on it but it just hasn't happened. Haven't been that motivated to talk about fitness since I haven't been to the gym since Friday. I promise I will just as soon as things return to "normal" around here. I will, however, post a yummy healthy recipe later today for you all to enjoy so keep an eye out for that!
Take care and stay well everyone!
And thanks for humoring me this morning ;)
xoxo,
Lacee
