Hi everyone, I'd nearly finished writing a post to you all before, and DH accidently switched user on the computer and lost what I'd written. Grrrr.... probably lucky for you though as this won't be so long. :oops:
We had a great day, Daniel did go to sleep pretty quickly for his first nap, only about 5 mins of crying/settling, still more than usual though. Then slept for 2 hours. DH and I went in to wake him at 2 hours to find him happily playing in his cot (as much as he can when he doesn't roll and is in a sleeping bag). I wonder how long he'd been awake?!? Ahh, he was happy so it doesn't really matter I guess. :lol:
He had his Pixi Photo Studio free photos taken today. As his Grandad is a Chief Fireman, I thought it appropriate to get a photo taken with fireman props. Oh so cute! A helmut, hose, gumboots and firetruck. We get one photo for free 8 x 10inch then the rest pay silly exhorbatent prices for, if we want more. We'll probably just get the free one and maybe one more small one.
OMG - do I feel like a bad mum. Just had to go and see to Daniel as he woke crying/fretful scream. Teeth - I say to myself. So off I run with the teething powder to administer. Now, he seems to be liking it, so I tried to give it to him, he's screaming so much and arching his back I couldn't get him to take it calmly. So, when he opened his mouth to cry I 'poured' in the powder. BIG MISTAKE He inhaled at the same time and swallowed the powder!!! It should disolve first!!!!! You are meant to either administer as a powder or you can put it in a little water. So next time, I'll use some water. He started choking!!!! I leaned him forward and kind of patted his back, as a mum in a panic tries to do. At least it was only powder! But it must have gone down to his lungs, cos when he started breathing kind of normally again, I could hear a wheeze sound. OMG - DH is at work, flying, so can't call him, so all I could do was try to sound reassuring for my poor wee man and giggle and cuddle to try to soothe him. He then would take about 4 breathes then BIG GULPS, then breaths then gulps. I tried to give the magic milk, but he didn't want it, tried water from sipper cup, nope, more gulping. I rang Plunket line (health line for kids) and by the time a nurse was available a couple of mins later, thankfully he was breathing normally again. While I was telling the nurse what happened and that I think all was now okay, she was trying not to laugh!!! Okay, so now he was breathing okay again, in hindsight it was kinda funny, and it made me relax a little with her laughing, but it was scary at the time. She was very nice and reassuring, and said that if anything at all changed and I was concerned to ring back, but she described it to me like if we inhaled icing sugar and what it would be like. She assured me it would disolve or he would have coughed/gulped it out of his lungs. He's now back in bed after his favourite story and fast asleep. After some normal medicine, just incase the powder doesn't do what it should. :oops: :oops: :oops: Man, do I feel bad. :cry:
Sorry that's sooo long, but I just had to let it out and I feel better for having told you guys. Kind of like a weight lifted. All this happened while I was just trying to post a hello about my great day!
