Last Friday, we decided that Hallie was about old enough to enjoy the wonders of Porter Park. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, so we packed up a picnic and the three of us and Holly walked down to the park.
While we ate our picnic on the grass, Hallie loooved watching all the little kids running around on the playground. She was smiling and squawking like crazy! However, Hallie had been feeling under the weather for the past week or so and was still a little congested. The doctor told us that some fresh cold air might be good for her ... hence the park.
Well Eric had just spent the entire day studying whooping cough. He'd watched several videos on it that day and knew exactly what the signs and symptoms were. Somehow, while we were sitting eating our lunch, Eric began to get worried that Hallie might have whooping cough!
So he called the doctor...while Holly, Hallie and I went to play on the slides!
She wasn't a super fan of the swings... so we went back to the slide
Well Eric got hold of the doctor right as they were closing up for the day, so they told us to have her checked out at the ER. So off we went!
Hallie was a champ for most of it! Every single person who came into her room, took one look at her and said "Oh my gosh! You are gorgeous!" She was quite a hit!
No broken bones, just an oxygen monitor wrapped up on her little foot.
Dr. Prince checked her out and determined that she was just stuck with a nasty cold. No RSV, no whooping cough. So it was a really chill trip to the ER, more fun than not actually. But it gave Eric and I peace of mind... especially when we found out that our insurance covers 6 ER visits a year, woot woot! Better safe than sorry!
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