Well, this has been an interesting week for the Leonards....it all started Sunday afternoon around 4pm. We got home from Gainesville (where we had such a fun visit with Nana and Poppa!) and Jack was playing just as happy as always! He started coughing and sounded like he was breathing heavy. We called the nurse line at our pediatrician and they said it sounded like he had croup (a bad cough caused by a virus that inflames the airway)...they said to watch him since he was already sounding raspy with his breathing..well, as the night went on it got worse and worse. At 11:15pm, we headed for the ER at Children's Healthcare (Egleston). They rushed us back when we got there. Jack sounded really bad...his breathing was very heavy and labored and he had an awful cough. They gave him a breathing treatment and it helped..but not for long. They decided to admit us to the hospital once he started coughing again after about 30 minutes. He ended up having 3 breathing treatments and an x-ray of his neck to make sure there was nothing blocking his airway. As most of you know Jack...he was a happy playful baby the whole time! He flirted with everyone! I think most of the nurses and doctors that saw him fell in love with him! How could you not?! That made it easier for us! It was one of the scariest moments of our life. We never knew what it would be like to worry about our little angel so much! Jack is doing great and we were there about 12 hours. He has been a good boy all week! There was no real reason why he had it so bad, but we are just glad it is over! We are thankful for our healthy baby! One bad virus...we can take it! :)
Other Jack news...he has taken a couple of steps a few times, but it is still very much on his terms! He does it when he wants too! He is so fast cruising and crawling!!! He is saying "Uh-oh!" now alot! He goes to certain toys if you ask him to go specifically get it! He is clapping all the time (very proud of himself for most anything...we have no problems with self-esteem!) He is growing so much each day and getting so strong! It's so fun to watch! He is also eating lots of table foods now...still haven't tried to the big no-no's yet (nuts, seafood, some larger food) He gets better everyday! He LOVES grapes (cut up small), mandarin oranges, goldfish, yogurt, Nilla Wafers, applesauce, pasta, bananas, cheerios.... We haven't really found anything he doesnt like yet! I hope it stays that way!
We went to a birthday party today for Super heroes!!! Jack was so cute! We also visited with Aunt Jennifer and Uncle John tonight! Jack loves them so much! He was so excited to see them! It's hard to believe that his birthday is in less than two weeks! Every day with our little man is the best day of our life.
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