Joyful Jones Journey- Attached at the Heart: First Trip to New Orleans and the ER...Yikes!

I always imagined our first trip to the ER would consist of a broken bone, stitches, or maybe even a burn. I've prepared myself for such an event since Colby thinks he can fly like Buzz Light Year, believes he can jump from any height and land safely (after all he is a super hero), and is convinced he is fireproof while helping me cook dinner.

Well....I was wrong!

We went to the ER Saturday night with Chase, but let me back track and maybe save you from making the same mistake.

Chase got sick two weeks ago and the only thing the doctor could find was redness in his ear and assumed it was in the first stages of an ear infection and was convinced he also had a viral infection (you know how it works....if the strep and flu test come back negative then the word viral fits the bill). He was suppose to take amoxicillian for 10 days but on the eighth day we went to New Orleans and dumb ole mom left it in the fridge. I don't know how I could do such a thing, I mean all I had to do was pack for 3 people for 6 days...ughhh!

Okay people, there is good reasoning behind the whole "ALWAYS FINISH THE ANTIBIOTIC" rule!

Friday night Chase was up from 9:30-4:00am whining and extremely restless. We headed home early the next morning but once we got back he seemed fine. Bedtime started rolling around and his fever spiked really high, of course, now that our clinic was closed. After motrin, lots of rocking, and inconsolable crying, we took a trip to the ER. Chase was screaming so hard, I knew he was in pain with either a severe ear infection or a bad case of strep. In the waiting room Chase was all smiles and had the nurses cracking up because they could hear his belly laugh in the next room....I bet they thought we were nutty for bringing him to the ER. I guess that's just how the cookie crumbles........act horribly sick at home and have a party in the ER!!

After all the test were done, it was daja vu when the doc said, "strep and flu negative, but his ear is just a little red.....it's probably viral."

Are you kidding me? Aw man this is so my fault!

I told her I didn't finish his antibiotic and if looks could talk it wouldn't have been sweet! All she said was NOT GOOD! I appreciate such wise words, but I kinda already had that figured out! She ended up giving him a shot, probably since she feared I would forget to medicate my baby again......man I felt some kind of bad!!
She also put him back on an antibiotic and remarked, "finish the whole bottle!"

AHHHHH OKAY, I GET THE POINT ALREADY.....GEEZ!

On a happier note.....Chase was back to normal the next day and ready to ~~put up the~~ ~~Christmas tree~~ eat some garland!!

Our mini vaca to New Orleans was a blast!

The view was a hit with the boys.....they loved boat watching (thanks for the great tip Angie)!!

We had to break the beds in!

We took a 5 mile hike to find a place to eat and then Chris decided we should dine at our hotel sports grill......seriously! You better believe I wore my sneakers the next morning for the long voyage to Cafe de Monde for breakfast!