Whirlwind

I know everybody has those times that are just a whirlwind of events.  Sometimes expected, sometimes not.  I really appreciate my husband, mom and mother-in-law during these especially exciting times. 

Sunday, Evelyn was jumping with the kids on the tramp... she hyper-extended her knee.  I took her to the Instacare while Jer and his parents put the kids to bed.  Luckily she didn't break anything that we can see, but she still won't walk on it... three days later.  Taking a 30 lb kid up and down the stairs for meals, to the bathroom, in and out of the car, to and from her bed.... all while trying to carry/feed/care for her 6 month old brother who broke his first tooth yesterday and is working on 2-3 more.  She kept waking up in tears, would refuse ibuprofen, and only wanted to cuddle.  I'm so grateful for a mom that was able to get Sam from school, a husband who was able to work from home today, and especially for tonight.

Tonight, we ate tilapia and carrots for dinner.  Sam has allergies that occasionally pop up... mangos and lentils were our last two adventures... he's had tilapia and carrots before.  The only thing that I can think of is that he either reacted to the dill I seasoned the fish with or that the fish I bought had gotten mixed in with shell fish in the display case... I don't know if he's allergic to shell fish, but it's possible.  Another possibility is that he was having a straight up panic attack (because he wanted to go play on the wii and we told him he needed to eat some dinner) with no food allergies.  He was having a hard time breathing, said he was having a heart attack, his back hurt, his stomach hurt, he had red cheeks and looked wild eyed.  I gave him some Benadryl and sat on the couch with him to rub his back and trying to get him to just breathe in and out... then baby woke up and started crying.  Ada brought him to me, but he was hungry and just kept crying.  Evelyn was mad that she was stuck at the table because I couldn't come get her to carry her upstairs, and Ada still hadn't done her homework for the next day so I'd just been scolding her.... and Jer was at Young Mens.  Nice timing.  I called Jer and he brought all the deacons to our house for their meeting.  Two of the young men volunteered to feed the baby, Jer carried Sam upstairs (he'd fallen asleep on my lap after all the deep breathing), I helped Evelyn upstairs and helped Ada get her homework done.  I'm so very grateful for Jer's willingness to help things happen, and that he's in a situation that can be flexible.