I missed September.....

I am alive! The month of September has been rough one. First Sawyer had a weird stomach bug. Poor kid couldn't walk right because his bottom hurt from all the "issues" his stomach was having. After a little over a week he was back to normal.
Then 2 day break and he woke up with a cough. It was just a cold and he seemed to feel fine just some coughing no fever. I try my best to not give him a bunch of drugs and let his body fight off infection. After 5 days I decided to give him a decongestant. That helped and he was tons better. 2 days later he was seemingly back to normal and I was happy he seemed to be feeling fine. We went to dinner with my in laws and were hanging out at their house for the evening when out of nowhere Sawyer came running over to me crying. He said his ear hurt and he kept pressing his head against my chest. This was the first time he said anything to me about his ear or any pain at all. He complained on and off the rest of the evening by the time we were going home he was acting totally "off". He kept saying his ear hurt and his head was wobbling back and forth like he was dizzy. Tyson asked him if he was ok and the poor little guy burst into tears. At that moment we headed straight for the hospital. Sawyer had never acted this way before and after a chest cold for over a week I didn't want to mess around. We had to wait in the ER for the Dr. to arrive. Sawyer cried for 2 hours!! It took forever for the Dr. to arrive. Sawyer finally passed out asleep from all the crying. I can tell you now my heart has never hurt like it did that night. To see your kid so upset is heart wrenching. The kicker in all of this is that he never even had a fever. When we were waiting on the Dr. they took his temperature and still no fever. We finally got in to see the Dr. and he was very nice. Praise the Lord he spoke great English. Sawyer immediately started crying again when we had to go into the exam room but the amazing part was when I layed him on the table for the Dr to check his ears he sat perfectly still. Tears were running down his face but he didn't move. It was like he knew the Dr. needed to see his ear to make it better. My baby laying there upset and yet calm was overwhelming.
Poor guy had a double ear infection. The Dr. told us his right ear was very serious and his ear drum would probably burst. Tyson and I were both a bit freaked and then the Dr. said it was totally normal and he'll be fine. He said it will take 3 months to heal. Apparently the cold he had came with lots of drainage and his ear couldn't get rid of it fast enough. We then had to wait another 30 min but they filled the prescription in the hospital so it was worth the waiting. While we were in the waiting room Sawyer said to me "mommy my ear hurts I just wanna go home". I'm telling you now I almost cried right there. We had to walk through the ER on our way out and Sawyer was not happy about going back in there. The crying started up again. I reassured him we were all done and we were going home. In his pitiful cracked voice he said "yay home, bye bye Dr." haha Gosh I have the cutest little boy.
In the car on the way home he was in so much pain he threw up all over me. I can tell you as a mom I have seen some nasty stuff and this was up there on the list but in the moment I didn't even care. It's crazy how the "mom" kicks in and when you baby is not feeling good you will do anything to help them feel better. After that moment he conked out for the rest of the drive home and I was just happy he seemed to be at peace.
When we got home I rinsed him off took a quick shower and we let Sawyer lay in our bed with us. I was worried his ear would burst during the night or something. He fell right to sleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. About 10 minutes after he fell asleep he suddenly woke up looked at me and said "talk to Graa mommy...need to talk to Graa." I was amazed he asked so I got the computer and we called my parents on skype. Sawyer layed in my bed with his head down and my parents talked to him for a few minutes. Then out of no where he just said in his tired cracked voice "I love you Graa" I think both of my parents started crying. It was the sweetest moment ever.They said goodnight and we all went to sleep.
Tyson and I prayed over his ears and prayed they wouldn't burst. Praise the Lord it never did. The Dr. seemed pretty sure the infection was so severe it was a done deal but I truly believe the Lord healed him. I gave him the antibiotics and both of his ears are clear now. PTL!!!
The day after the ER I woke up with Sawyer's cold and let me tell you it was a kicker!!! I was down for the count for over a week...Being sick and taking care of a sick little boy is no fun. My eyes watered so much I thought I was going to dehydrate. But through all the sickness WE SURVIVED!!! We are all healthy now and trying to get our life in order. I looked at the calendar and I can't believe September is almost over it flew by and I missed it....oh well bring on October and a healthy house!!

oh yeah and a bunch of the kids at hope house got pink eye so looks like we'll be staying at our house for another week....NO PINK EYE FOR US THIS YEAR IN JESUS NAME!