MIA, Scariest Night of my Life, and Camping

I have been missing in action for a while here. Not sure why the sudden lack in posting, the good Lord knows we’ve had a lot going on that needs to reported! I guess I’ve just been busy. Yeah, we’ll go with that excuse.
So on to the updates…
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I had the scariest night of my life last week. I’ve posted before about my horrible fear of ghosts – this one far surpasses that. Kinda lengthy, but here goes. Tuesday, May 19, the wonderful lady that keeps Julia called me around 2:00 saying Julia had woke up from her nap screaming in pain. I called the doctor and went to pick her up. When we got to the dr office, I learned that the only dr open was Dr Donna, who was originally Julia’s doctor. I had had her changed to a different doctor about a year and a half ago for several reasons. So Dr Donna Smith tells us that it is just gas, and sends us on our way with a list of things to buy at the drug store. David was out of town, so we were staying with my parents. Around 6:00, we noticed that Julia felt warm. I gave her some Tylenol, but it didn’t help. Julia was not herself at all. She would just lay there and didn’t say a word all evening. I called the dr back and they advised me to take her to the night clinic. Boy am I glad I did.
My exceptional mother, who I thank God for every day, went with me. While I was filling out the paper work, Julia started vomiting. We were sitting in the waiting room and she started jerking. Then, she clinched up her fist, gurgled, and passed out.

She stopped breathing.

Her little nose and lips were turning blue.

I went running through the back of the clinic to find someone to help us. My mom held it together for all of us, as I was a complete mess. I think Julia started breathing again on her own…I don’t really remember. But they were doing all kinds of things to her. She came to, but was still not “there”. She kept going in and out of consciousness. The doctor there called us an ambulance and sent us to the emergency room. Turns out she has a urinary tract infection, and had a seizure due to the spike in fever – so high and so fast. Poor thing had so many people poking her with IVs and blood samples. It was without a doubt the scariest thing I have ever been through. Julia is fine now, thank God. They put her on a pretty strong antibiotic, which she finishes today.

Ummmm, gas? Really? Let's add that one to another list of reasons that I WILL NEVER EVER ALLOW MY CHILD TO SEE DR. DONNA AGAIN.

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On to happier news:
Last weekend we went camping with the parents. It’s kinda become a tradition of ours…we go to the lake and hang out all weekend any opportunity we have! Julia really enjoys it, and loves exploring the campgrounds. Here’s some pictures of our trip =)