Friday, September 24, 2010

Is There A Dog Barking?

I mumbled that exact question to my husband sometime in the middle of the night last night. His response? ZZZZZZ. Then I hit him gently prodded him and said, "Do you hear that?" He didn't. About 10 minutes later, our youngest child came into our room crying and saying his throat hurt. Then he let out a sound that was not at all childlike, more like what a child might sound like if it swallowed a grenade and then burped.

So I took little man back to his room and snuggled for an hour before he fell back to sleep. This morning we went to the doctor, because we're headed into the weekend and I did not want to have to make a trip to the ER if this thing got worse. Plus, I'm going to a conference starting today, and didn't want to leave the husband with a sick kid and no meds. 

My doctor said it first, "Was it a seal-like barking sound?" Why yes, actually, yes it was. I wonder if doctors are required to take a zoology class in med school to learn to identify animals by their barks, because she totally hit it out of the park. One yucky throat swab and a few tears later, he was diagnosed with croup. CROUP. Ugh. One prescription and a Spiderman sticker later, and we were headed home.

Here's hoping your weekend doesn't involve a barking seal - unless you're going to the zoo, because that's WAY more fun.

7 comments:

  1. My son had croup once, too. It's not fun. Hope he feels better soon.

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  2. Awww, Beth, I'm sorry he's sick and on a weekend you're leaving. Praying he'll be well soon and you have a great time.

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  3. I hope your little man feels better soon!!

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  4. I've never heard of Croup:(

    I hope he starts feeling better soon!

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  5. Good thing that you took him on in to the doctor. I'm glad he's being medicated. He'll be better soon. I know this has to be hard with you leaving being away. I'm at a conference this weekend too. SCBWI in Charlotte.

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  6. Ah the croup. I remember it well. Good thing you got him meds. I hope he's all right, nothing a good popsickle can't cure.

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  7. You make me laugh so hard. We're all coughy here...stupid allergies and southern weather. :) Hope your conference went well. Love you.

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