Immunizations

Here it goes. My first time to try and write on our blog by myself. I think I feel more comfortable writing an e-mail because people just browse your e-mail once and never see it again, whereas what I write on a blog stays there forever.
I do have a story about Dallin's immunizations that I'll share. Most of you know my personality is a worry wart. You would think by the time #5 child got their kindergarten immunizations it wouldn't be a big deal for me but it still is. I think I probably worry more about it now because I've read more about immunizations and yet I believe it is important so I finally took Dallin to the Dr. yesterday since he is already 5 1/2 and registration for school is next week. Kyle had to have 1 shot and Dallin had to have 5 ( one was a Chickenpox booster which they must have just started recently). Anyway they were both very brave and got stickers and a sucker from the nurse. I was so proud of them that I took them both to Mcdonalds and let them each get their own happy meals. (something that doesn't happen often). Then I even let them play in the playland. There were in 7th heaven especially when they told Grandpa and Grandma Vickie about their shots and received tattoos from them.
I was relieved that they didn't seem to be having any side effects and carried on with my busy day of helping at the school, doing the primary activity day (where a 4 yr. old got out of my sight and started walking home by himself-Stress!), then it was home to help the kids with homework, make brownies and a cake for Taylors b-day (with 3 kids helping) and then the plan was to go to my literature group and relax a little. But, plans changed when Dallin all of a sudden started saying his stomach hurt and then he started crying and saying he couldn't breathe! He turned white as a ghost and after trying to reach the Dr., Vickie, and Lynn without any luck I finally headed for the emergency room. By the time I got there he was doing better but of course once you walk in the door they don't let you leave until you've paid your dues. His color slowly returned and then we noticed he was starting to break out in hives. They basically gave him an asthma treatment and some benadryl (both of which I had at home) and sent us home . The Dr. doesn't want to say the immunizations was the cause but it is funny that his lung sounded fine earlier in the day. That was the first time he has had an asthma attack that bad. I know hives aren't supposed to be contagious but I am beginning to wonder why 3 of my children have had them in the last few weeks. The Dr. said he has a dermatologist friend who said his fear is that he will go to hell and his assignment will be to try and find the cause to hives. That is hell for him because it is so difficult to figure out what causes hives.
Well, as were we headed home Dallin said, "I'm the luckiest guy in the world!" When I asked why he said because he got tatoos, stickers, a sucker, and his very own happy meal and then he added that he decided he liked shots but not 5 just 1! I'm glad I was reminded to look at life through a child's eyes and see just how lucky we are by acknowledging the simple yet important things in life.