Our Thanksgiving plans changed a bit last night. Little Eli had come down with a cold and he gets wicked chest congestion. After watching him struggle to breath & with the encouragement of family members who love him dearly, Dave & I decided to take him to the ER. It was busy there. I was crabby about waiting and missing my family's Thanksgiving festivities. When we were finally called back to our room and Eli was hooked up to an oxygen monitor. It hit me that I was being incredibly ungrateful & selfish. My sweet baby boy was so sad & feeling so crummy. I cannot imagine what it would be like to have a child who actually sick enough to be in a hospital, or even worse have a baby who hasn't even left the hospital yet. My poor attitude instantly changed to true thankfulness. I am so thankful that we only spent 3 hours at the hospital and that the doctors were able to find some medications to help Eli breath. Our family is lucky that we only battle ear infections & colds. I will hold my tongue when I think about complaining about a cranky kid with an ear infection- it could be so so much worse.
Thank you God for reminding me this Thanksgiving to be grateful for the health of my kids.
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