When's the last time you held a newborn in your arms? There isn't any doubt the world isn't going to end any time soon. Today we were entrusted to a very special task - our first time to babysit for Drew! We went to the hospital to visit Drew and his parents after church. Poor little Charley has the cough and runny nose that makes it hard to breathe and the wheezes to prove it. With mom at the hospital, we grandmas and aunties were trying our best to care for him, but his breathing bothered us. He spent the night at Nana Joann's but was still having trouble today so we all decided Charley needed a trip to the emergency room, just to be sure. When Joann and Charley arrived, Greg and Chelsey were able to go downstairs to ER to be with him. We got to stay with Drew. He had been seen earlier by the Dr to get a special procedure done and didn't want to nurse. We were able to keep him pretty contented for a while but couldn't provide what he wanted while Chelsey was downstairs. We consulted with the nurses but didn't want to supplement with formula without Mom and Dad's ok.
All came out alright - Greg gave a bottle when they came upstairs so Chelsey could shower away any germs and Charley had a nebulizer treatment and a change in meds, so hopefully he'll feel better tomorrow when Drew, Chelsey and Greg can go home.
Even though our plans to celebrate Christmas Saturday morning didn't happen, we did get to see everyone. It will surely be a Christmas to remember!
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