Our First ER Visit

Being first time parents it is no surprise that we worry about EVERYTHING. If Cameron's nose is running too much we think it's the flu and we call the doctor. I am so glad they have the nurse hotline where you can get free information about symptoms for your child. Otherwise we would have spent a ton of money on copays!

As mentioned in previous blog posts over the past couple of months Cameron has had a few ear infections. We noticed that the ear infections were always accompanied by a really runny nose. He took his last day of antibiotics last Thursday and so we thought he was fine. Then Saturday before our weekly outing (this week dinner with the Boyd's) we noticed that his right eye was slightly swollen and there was mucus built up in his eye. So much so that while we were at dinner we constantly had to wipe it. Being the cautious parents that we are we agreed that if there was build up overnight we would take him to the ER on Sunday. We woke up to Cameron not even being able to open his eyes because of so much build up! Needless to say we did not go to church instead we spent almost 2 hours at the new Atrium hospital. Good news, not another ear infection but he does have a slight case of pink eye (we assume he got it from one of the kids at daycare). We now have antibiotic ointment for his eyes. Hopefully this will be our one and only visits to the ER!