baby has croup

gabey woke up at around 11 last night, crying and coughing that bark like cough. he was so upset. we took him to the pediatric ER at Fairview. i kept thinking, what if he ate something he's allergic to, or got bit by something. he wasn't acting normal, so we took him in.

i just am so thankful to have this ER so close. It's dedicated to children 18-, and has been the most helpful place for us. we got right in, and the people were so nice. Gabey is so sensitive. he was just freaked out, just being there.
they had him do a nebulizer. it was a little loud, and he was hysterical. i held it on his mouth for him. it was a little purple dinasour. he was repeating us. "it's ok" "it's almost done" i wanted to weep.

then they gave him a medicine that is like a new miracle for croup. i'm so glad. (i don't remember the name. it was just a liquid and was sweet, and he took it down well. it has a steroid that opens the airways and lasts for like 4 days (which is the average length of croup, 3-7 days.) then we had to wait for a half hour to let it take effect.

i didn't know this but croup is viral. like the cold virus. so i've been looking to see if i need to keep him home. i wouldn't want him coughing on anyone, and giving them the virus. i do have to keep him fairly quiet, so we won't be running around in the back yard too much. i'm sure this med will make it much better, i'm glad we went in right away.