1st overnight stay in ER ! :(

Well .... our weekend started off crappy, had an OK middle and not a great ending!? Thursday night around supper time Jacob didn't want to eat, he was crying and would hold his breath almost as if he was in pain!? It was so bazaar, he would cry and hold his breath then cry some more, his body would tighten as if he had gas and his belly did feel a little hard so I thought that was the problem. Then he ended up falling asleep super early, which I thought was OK - he must be tired!? But just over an hour after falling asleep he woke up crying the same cry as before and wouldn't settle down, I tried just about everything I could think of and nothing was working so I called my hubby in from the garage. He came in and washed up then took Jacob, I told hubby that something must be wrong and that I think I will go to the hospital to get him checked. Then hubby says to me .... "his lips are blue!" I hadn't even looked, I was sitting in the dark trying to calm him and never thought to look at his coloring!? So now panic set in and I start hustling to get to the hospital. We got there pretty quick cause it is close, and got in right away (probably cause I pushed my way through). They checked his oxygen and said it was a little low, they didn't really know what was wrong and were asking a million questions. Finally they decided to give him some oxygen, which seemed to help and chest x-rays in case he had swallowed something he shouldn't have (like a toy). The x-rays came back good but just so you know .... if you ever have to get your little one x-ray'd the contraption they put them in is horrible!! It looked like a mid-evil torture device - Jacob was freaked out!

By now it was midnight and the doctors still weren't sure why Jacobs oxygen levels kept dropping and why every time you moved him he would cry in pain. They recommended staying over night for observation. Which I was happy about, until I tried to get some sleep on the tiny cot! Jacob finally fell asleep at 2am, then I was awake at 3am sore and uncomfortable, Jacob woke at 4am, then again at 5am, I was so exhausted. We stayed till 8:30am when the pediatrician finally came to see us. He was pretty nice (an old guy), he squeezed Jacobs tummy and checked him out, said he seemed fine and to take him home!? It was so weird, it was like his weird breathing had stopped and he was good!? The only thing the pediatrician said was that we need to stop giving him bottles and to leave them at the hospital, go home and throw away any we have there! YIKES!! One thing at a time please!! Can we first get him to sleep through the night!?

So Saturday, Jacob and I had our first Teddy Bear Gang lesson, it is held at the zoo and introduces animals to the kids. It was so much fun and I think Jacob really enjoyed it too!! He went nuts when she brought a chicken out and Jacob got to touch it! He also got to touch a rat and some feathers. Next week is reptiles!! ewwwww

Sunday was swimming lessons, Jacob was super cranky when we left home but good in the pool. Then I decided to get him his H1N1 shot, there was no line up and we were practically in and out. Then we did some shopping at Costco and visiting the Great Grandparents before they head south. When we got home Jacob was acting strange again, he was very tired and all he wanted to do was sit on my lap. He sat there for almost 3 hours and if I tried moving him he would cry. I'm hoping that it was from the shot and he was just stiff and sore. I guess we will find out tonight.

I posted some pics of Jacob in his hospital bed but they aren't very clear. I took them with my phone. His 1st overnight stay at the hospital!! :(