Peanut, Swimming, and 3 Months

We had an interesting end to our weekend here at the Hooker house. Went to Cousin Sam's birthday party Sunday afternoon, and Preston had a great time in their little pool. All smiles!

But a few hours later(post-bath and almost bedtime), we found ourselves in the ER at Children's Mercy Hospital. Preston aspirated a peanut into his windpipe, and was coughing and wheezing. We could hear it in there and decided it would be best to get him checked out. He thought it was super cool to be driving around late at night and was a little ham to everyone he met that night. When we got to the ER there was only one person in the waiting room. There are probably at least 100 chairs in there you can choose from, so I told Preston to go sit down while I filled out paperwork. This is where he chose to sit...pretty sure this guy was homeless, but Preston just walked right up, plopped down next to him, and was showing him how Buzz works. The people at the desk thought it was the funniest thing they had ever seen. That's my boy! A friend to everyone!

Before the trauma begins...getting oxygen checked in triage. Notice the smile and happy eyes.After it is all over and heading home. Notice the scowl and red, swollen eyes. Poor kid!Checking his oxygen levels in triage.

Here he is being goofy while we waited to get x-rays in the ER. Four pictures later, they decided to admit us for an overnight stay and procedure (rigid bronchoscopy) in the morning. They could tell his right lung wasn't working properly.Getting the IV was probably the hardest thing for him to endure. Here he is the next morning (after only about 3 hours of fitful sleep). Not quite as enthusiastic to be there.Love this one. Thumbs up from Buzz and Preston. Sleepy and wanting that IV out of his arm. So sad.Seriously, Mom. I wanna go home!Getting ready to roll to the OR. He LOVED rolling in his bed and riding on the elevator! And here is the culprit...the most expensive peanut in the world! The doctor said it was very common, but no more peanuts for him. This thing was lodged at the top of his lung in his airway, completely blocking his right lung. Good thing we took him in!!! The doctor that performed his procedure told us, "I see a lot of kids in here, but yours is one of the cutest I have ever seen." Needless to say, I LOVED his doc. Here we are reading some books to pass the time after his procedure. He REALLY wanted to get the IV out asap, but they didn't remove it until it was time to leave. I got the peanut! Interestingly enough, he said he wanted some peanuts and pistachios for a snack as soon as we got home. HmmmAnd here is his version of what happened. So cute. He literally asked every hospital staff member that walked into his room, "Are you going to hurt me? Don't hurt me!" I overheard several nurses talking about how they wanted to take him home with them. (Bet they would change their tune if they could have seen him throwing food and whatnot at the dinner table last night.) We are grateful that he is back home and healthy! A BIG thanks to Jean and Mima for helping take care of Callie for us so we could be with him at the hospital.

And the next day he went to his first swimming lesson! Didn't skip a beat...we are having Coleman work with him on putting his face in the water as he only INHALES at the moment. He didn't LOVE his first lesson, but was still excited that he gets to do it again tomorrow. Callie also turned 3 months old yesterday...so cute! She is exploring her hands a lot and getting close to rolling over/crawling. She is always at the other end of her crib when she wakes up from naps, so lots of wiggling around. And lots of smiles and chatting- especially when she is on her changing table. Love her!! Now for the big question. WHEN WILL SHE GET SOME HAIR!? Mom! This monkey is touching me inappropriately!Sweet smile.This one makes me laugh.