We've managed to make it this far, but I suppose it had to happen sooner or later. Last night Dani came crying into our bedroom about 1:00am barely breathing. She was very raspy and coughed like the bark of a dog. She had eaten quite a bit of big chunks of chicken for dinner, so my initial thought was that there was one stuck in her throat. She tried to vomit several times, to no avail. Then we wondered if maybe she had been allergic to something she ate, inflamming her throat. We gave her Benadryl and then decided we had better take her to the ER. Who knew that there was a croup epidemic going around and that there are usually no symptoms leading up to it. Dani was the classic case - no symptoms, wake up in the early morning unable to breathe. I had no idea what croup even was. After a breathing treatment, steroids, and a popsicle she returned home and has been almost good as new. We're just blessed to live close to medical facilities and to have good care around here. Since it's extremely contagious, our next challenge is to keep it from the others kids, especially Joseph.
