For the last probably 6 months, i'm reminded quite often of the countdown until Chad's favorite PS3 makes it debut. This is the week it came out. He got super lucky this year and was able to get it earlier. He always takes that Tuesday off it comes out and plays it all day....well he has good intentions at least! Its hard with kids now and the fact that i'm WORKING upstairs and have other plans for his day off! He was sweet enough to switch me dentist appointments the day he had off. It just made it easy all around! Since he got the game over the weekend, he was able to get his 'fix' he usually gets on that Tuesday! So i've got one happy husband! On Saturday, we attended our annual community picnic. They always throw such an awesome event, we try not to miss it! Free bbq, lots ofinflatable jumpers, petting zoo, kids train rides, face painting, fun balloon characters, tatoos, cotton candy, snow cones, pizza for the kids, game booths, etc..our kids LOVE it! We always walk down ther, its next to our community elementary school. Very hot day, we were prepared for that..at least we thought we were. What unfolded in the next hour was something I never want to experience again. We let the kids do a few of the inflatable bouncers. It was getting hot and Chad and I had not ate breakfast, so we were hungry and in need of shade, if that's what you call it in 100 heat. We were all eating under a big tent. Bray kept telling us his tummy hurt, he was bright red as he usually gets, we have to be on him about cooling down and drinking a lot, red heads must be much more prone to the heat. Bray was starting to fall asleep on us, which was a signal to both of us that something might be wrong. Since we had walked, Chad ran as fast as he could back to our house to get our vehicle. In the time he was gone, he didn't get any better. A guy, whom I didn't know, but must of been in the medical field, told me we needed to get him laid down and cooled off with cold water and that i needed to call 911. WHAT?!?!? Was this a bad dream?? I was just not wanting to believe he was getting this bad. I was so scared, my phone was nearly dead, so i tried and was able to get through. I have to tell you, I have no idea how i held up through the call, i was so scared for him and the situation we were in, but there are certainly angels out there, the guy who was assisting me on the phone was so helpful and patience and reassuring that an ambulance was on its way. The ambulance arrived in no time at all, and right after them, Chad arrived with the car. I was a bit more relieved to have them there, but still felt in a bad dream. We had moved him under the drink tent and cooling him down as much as possible. They then took him into the ambulance with Chad to check all his vitals. In the meantime, I had one of my daycare girls with us and brynley. I was trying to find one of our neighbor friends to take the girls so I could be in there with him too and luckily we did. When i got into the ambulance, I remember looking at Bray and had never seen him so pale in his life. I was scared, but the situation was much more calming, everything was checking out fine. The paramedics phoned the ER doctor and suggested since he nearly passed out that we should take him to the ER to get checked out. We opted to drive him there. We were worried about having to wait for a logn while, but got right in! We are so very lucky to have Children's Hospital ER dept. at Parker Adventist, it is wonderful! The doctor gave him a few gatorades to get him hydrated, made sure he went potty and we were checked out. Needless to say, we spent the rest of our day in our cool basement watching movies, we were all exhausted. We are so very thankful to all the wonderful neighbors at our picnic that assisted with Bray, the amazing paramedics who were caring, professional and very knowledgeable. We are thankful that Bray is healthy again.
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