What A Scare!

This afternoon I checked my phone and had a missed call from Adam. I called him back a few minutes later and asked what he was up to. I figured it would be the same old "just working". This time he said "I am parking my car at the fire station. Copeland has had an allergic reaction to peanut butter." My heart just sank. I know that I hadn't sent him any peanut butter so I wasn't sure where he had gotten it from. He and his cousin Melody were eating snack on the floor and watching tv. He had his snack and she had hers. He wanted to try some of her, which were crackers with peanut butter on them. The doctor gave us the okay at this one year check up but I have still been leary about it and wasn't ready to venture there just yet. It took about 5 minutes and he started to itch and scratch his whole body. Ruth called Adam and he left work immediately. She then called the pediatrician who said as long as he was not swelling then to bring him to the office to get checked out. Okay that's only a 35 minute drive. Adam made it and picked Copeland up and saw all of the red rash on his body, but no real swelling. Adam makes it a little ways down the road and sees that Copeland's eye is closing up due to swelling and he is starting to wheeze. Something came over Adam and he said he knew that he would not make it in time to get to the pediatrician, instead he stopped at the fire station and quickly had the guys come out and take a look at our pitiful little guy. They were new faces and all Copeland could do with one good eye is look at them and smile. Such a sweet love! They told Adam to park the car and they got into the ambulance. Adam said he looked so small in the big chair they had him in. He was buckled up and ready to go. They hooked him up to a difibulator just in case and then gave him a shot of benedryl. Poor baby begins to cry and puts all the other men in the ambulance in tears as well. There was no need for lights and a siren since he was not critical on the ride to the hospital. I ended up making it almost exactly the same time as them. I go into the emergency room and see Adam holding my little guy. He was all red and blotchy. I just wanted to love on him. Well he didn't want any of that he wanted to get down and move around. The wonderful nurses and doctors had him out of there in no time once his breathing became normal. One nurse even looked all over for some sort of toy for Copeland to hold on to. All she found was a stuffed camel with a yamaka. We name him "Peanut", bet we'll never forget why! We have been asked to keep an eye on him and make sure he is doing fine for the next couple of days. We will follow up with the pediatrician and have them check him out in a few days as well. Tonight he did well and wanted to play and have a good time. All I could get him to eat were some cheerios and a dinner roll, but that was enough for me! It was a very scary experience, but it could of happened at any time. I'm just glad that daddy was the hero of the day! We love our baby boy and would give him the world. I've said it before, but it is truly amazing how much I love that little guy. I thank God that he is sleeping peacefully tonight!