Ryker's 1st ER Visit

We had a huge scare last night. At about 10 pm I was in the shower and Ryan came in to tell me something was wrong with Ryker. He was making this strange cry/cough, was salivating a lot, his skin felt clammy, and seemed to be breathing funny. He was not acting like himself either. We tried to talk to him to get him and I tried to nurse him but he was not responding to either. At this point, we call 911 but after five rings Ryan decided to drive. I held Ryker in the back seat because at this point he was falling asleep and we were not sure if we should let him. Ryan drove to the hospital at Fort Gordon, I am pretty sure we got there in record time.

Even though Ryan called ahead and told the 911 operator that we were coming in, the man at the admissions desk was a complete idiot. I had to be pretty mean to him and the first nurse and basically walk into their offices but it worked because they took Ryker back. Of course, by this time Ryker had pooped and was smiling at the nurses.

The doctor checked him out and said that everything looked fine. His breathing was good, lungs were clear, had no temperature and was acting normal. He said that it is possible that Ryker had some mucus in his throat and because he is so little he didn't know how to clear it. The doctor told us that we did the right thing bringing him in because it could have been something more serious.

We have an appointment next week for Ryker's two month visit and we will discuss what happened with his doctor. Hopefully this won't happen again. This was truly the scariest thing that I have ever been through. I think me and Ryan handled it well (Ryan told me later he knew if he freaked out I would be worse than what I already was). I love all the sweet baby moments that I get to experience but it will be a little bit of a relief when Ryker can tell me what is wrong with him. My nerves can't take it!