What to do? What to do?

Cooper woke up last night just barking and hacking! I did everything I knew to do: vaporizer tent, vicks on chest and feet, robitussin, took him out in the cold night air. Well, with Chris in the Chicago area, I had decisions to make. I called my parents. My dad came over to give him a blessing and then make a juice run. He started to feel better and fell right asleep. I didn't go to sleep. I stayed up and watched a movie till 1:00. Dummy!! 2:15 a.m. came and and Cooper was barking so hard and was laboring to breathe. Call my mom and dad and mom came right over. I bundled him up and drove to the ER. The doctor and nurse both agreed that I did the right thing and that he was doing so poorly that he might have to be admitted. After some breathing treatments and x-rays, Cooper started to feel better. The doctor declared him ready to go home about 5:30 a.m. While in the hospital, I told Cooper that this was his early Birthday present (his birthday is on Friday, the 12th.) He cheerfully said, "Okay mommy. The doctor even gave me a present. This cool bracelet." What a sweet boy!

After we got home, we went directly to bed. Maggie woke up at 7:50 and said, "mom, you didn't wake me up." I told her about our night last night and she said, "poor Cooper!" Maggie then went and got dressed and got herself breakfast without being asked and said she was ready to go to school. Allie was cute too. She and Cooper are laying up in our bed hanging out.

Well, I should be sleeping, but I wanted to write it down.