Shout Out!

Yesterday was a crazy day in mommy world.  I tried to give Brinley some peanut butter on bread (I now know why they say to wait until she's two).  So here it was, the lunch time delimma of what to feed Brinley.  I got this crazy notion to try peanut butter on bread.  She took a finger and ran it through the peanut butter like it was icing then she continued to lick it off of the bread.  Before I knew it, about three minutes later, she started saying "OUCHY! OUCHY!" and rubbing her eyes like she was tired.  I was watching her and thought, "Maybe she is done and wants a nap."  So I started to wash off her hands only to see her whole face become blochy and broken out in hives.  

I didn't panic. YET.  

I tried calling Chad to tell him what was going on and couldn't reach him.  I then called my Pediatrician in Meridian to get their opinion.  The nurse called me back promptly and told me to give Brinley Benadryl but I didn't have any.  She told me the symptoms to watch for and that they would like to see Brinley.  I then told them that it would take at least a 1/2 hour to get to their office in Eagle.  She told me that would be too long and to see if the Benadryl would work before possibly taking her to ER.  Next, I called my mom to ask her what she thought about Brinley (thinking that she would have a good idea since my brother was allergic to peanuts "legumes" too).  She told me what she thought but also to call the Doctor and ask them some more questions.  I must have freaked her out because she came over to my house to check on Brinley immediately, within 10 minutes.  

Brinley was looking worse and her eyes were swelling and she acted like breathing was becoming harder so I got her to drink some water and call the Nampa Pediatrician that we see sometimes.  This is where I started to freak out... Their on-call nurse told me that I needed to stop all that I was doing, give Brinley the Zertek and that I had to bring her to ER right away.  I told that nurse, we can't afford an ER bill, would you be able to assess her instead?  That is when I got chewed out by the nurse that "it is your right as a parent to put your child's health above your fininancial situation."  and she went on to say to me "What kind of parent are you to not take your child to ER?"  

So at this point I was in tears and getting ready to load Brinley into the car when my mom showed up and helped calm me down.  I was still trying to get a hold of Chad, because I wanted his opinion, but I was unable to contact him.  

My mom, Brinley and I loaded up and went to the hospital.  Brinley and I went into the ER, not signing in yet, while I sent my mother across the street to the REC center to see if Chad was there working out.  

Luckily, Krista (my dear friend) was working there and helped clam me down also.  By the time Chad, and my mom got to the hospital Brinley was starting to act better and looked like some of the swelling was going down.

It is amazing how God's timing is perfect.  Looking back now, I'm glad that I had to be patient and it was hard to track Chad down.  That gave Brinley the time she needed to let the Zertek kick in and start working.  

So here is a shout out to all who helped me yesterday!  GOD, Chad, My Mom, nurse Jaime, Krista, Yolanda, and Vicki (2 ladies who work at MedNow with Krista).  Thanks also to my Dad who was praying.  Love you all!!