July 11th...I will remember that day forever I think.
Blake had not been feeling very well for about 3 days and had been sort of run down and had a bad cold. The day before, he had gotten a fever at night but it was fairly low and was staying around 99 to 100 degrees. He didn't sleep well that night. The next morning, he still had a fever and I gave him some Tylenol and Ibuprofen. It really helped with his mood and eating and he quickly "snapped out of" being so lethargic.
So, I went to Costco with Logan and Blake (the triplets were still at school since we were year round then) a few hours later because he was doing better and while we were there, he kept saying, "mommy, I'm cold" and I could tell he was not feeling well at all. I quickly left and got him home to give him more Tylenol since it had been just about 4 hours and when I could give him more. I sat him in his high chair seat and started to make he and Logan some lunch. We had gotten the triplets from school on our way home and they all went outside to play with Logan while I finished making their lunch.
Blake was sitting quietly in his seat and my back was turned stirring something on the stove. I asked him how he was feeling and he said, "I okay mommy." I kept finishing up lunch and asked him again a few minutes later, "how are you Blakey?" He didn't respond...I turned to look at him but only saw the side of him. His body was limp but his head was up looking outside. Because he didn't respond, I walked over to look at him and my heart dropped!
He was clenching his teeth and his head was ticking to the side back and forth. His eyes were not moving but just staring outside. He wouldn't make a sound and yet I could hear this soft moaning sound in the back of his throat. I completely freaked out!
My poor kids. I really tried to remain calm but I know that I did not succeed. I yelled, "help me, help me! Go get Sister Laga!" Our backdoor neighbor is a nurse so I had the kids run to grab her and see what she thought. I had seen her working in her yard outside while I was making lunch so I knew she was close and could get here super fast. When she arrived, she asked if he was breathing and I said, yes. "What should I do? Call an ambulance? Take him to the ER?" She said, call an ambulance but I knew I could get him there faster if I just left and drove there so I asked if she'd watch the kids and just held him and drove as fast as I could to the hospital. I had her call Spence and tell him to comme as well. The hospital is only about 10 minutes away and I got there super fast. The entire time there, he was still catatonic and would not blink or talk or even cry. I kept blowing in his face to keep him awake and so I knew he was semi-responsive. I was praying the whole time asking Heavenly Father to help him be calm and help him respond. His little life flashed before me and I was thinking about who he would be and what he would do and if all of that were still going to be possible. I know that might sound ridiculous, but at the time, it was completely sane to me.
When I arrived at the ER, I ran inside and they were totally calm and kind of acted like I was there for a strange reason..?...?
I said, "my mom is seizing and not responding." They asked me to sit down and do my intake? WHAT???
Then I was taken back to a room to give them my "information" which took about 10 minutes. At this point, I was honestly freaking out inside and wondering where I was and if I chose to do the right thing! Why weren't they taken him back to see a doctor or trying to help him in any way at all?
Next, we took him back to a room where nurses calmly came in to get him an IV started and to draw blood. He was still not talking, crying or moving by the way.
The nurses then blew veins in both arms!!! That about put me over the edge with anger, sadness and compassion for Blake. However, the only thing that helped me "be ok" during that grueling 15 minutes was that Blake started crying out of pain because it hurt him so bad. Just then, Spence got there and was his usual calm, collected and put together self. He helped talk to Blake to try and keep him calm and helped reassure me so I could cry and release all I had been feeling.
It was so hard and so sad for me to think correctly at the time and I was a wreck! I love this little boy and love who he is and the miracle he was in getting here to our family and being okay with all his calcifications on his tummy while I was pregnant with him. He holds a special little piece of me and I could not believe that was happening!
The end result is okay. He was totally fine. He had what is called a febrile seizure. His temp never got above 101 but the drastic change in temp and the quickness of the time between the change is what caused the seizure. Isn't that crazy? I felt so sad for him but he was ok after a few hours of monitoring. They didn't find anything in his blood and said he was super healthy! He just would need to be monitored when he has fevers and he would need his dosage of Tylenol and Ibuprofen increased when he had fevers. They didn't treat it like a big deal at all because I guess seizures aren't really I guess. He may have another one and if he does, we were told to just place him on his side and let it finish itself and he would be super tired after but be okay.
They gave him a slushy when he started to respond and Spence even took a video of him singing "Moon, moon" - it is so cute!
This is when he was out cold just so exhausted and his brain was taking a break.
Love these little hands.
You can see his poor little blown veins :(
Bonnie came over to our house to be with the kids so my neighbor could go home and while we were gone, they kids set up a nice place for Blake to rest. Cute kiddos!
These other pics were taken just a few days after when I had to work and Spence was watching the kids and cleaning the car. Blake had obviously been playing in the dirt and had also had an otter pop or two.
Love this dirty, little rascal who doesn't mind being dirty at all!
I'm so grateful for prayer and our the spirits' calming influence. I'm so grateful for Spence and his calm nature in emergencies. I am beyond grateful for Blake and his wonderful self. I love him so much and am so grateful for what he will become!
Love you Blake!
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