First and Hopefully Last Ambulance Ride!

All day Friday Avery was not acting like her normal rambunctious self. She took an extra long nap (3.5hrs) and she was very clingy, wanting to be right next to me all day. She has been getting one of her teeth, so of course I didn't think much of it when she felt warm, but not HOT to where I thought she needed to be medicated. Brian luckily came home earlier than normal that afternoon and Avery basically just laid on him. Early in the evening, Brian was sitting in the recliner with Avery and I was on the couch feeding Delaney when all of a sudden Brian jumps out of the recliner with Avery in her arms and proceeds to place her on the carpet. I look to see Avery limp, not responsive and her lips were blue! I immediately start to FREAK out and un-latch Delaney and jump up and start screaming for Brian's mom. Brian, my hero, was calm and collected saying that she was having a seizure and I just keep thinking we need to do CPR. I call 911 and of course no answers after 2 rings and I hang up after Brian's mom says she is breathing. Here I am, a nurse, freaking out not able to help my own daughter or know what to do. After the longest 2 mins or so she "comes" to and we get our shoes and put Delaney in the car seat to take Avery to the ER when a loud knocking at door. It was a police officer, apparently when you call 911, even if they don't answer, it locks out your phone and they send an officer to your home. The fire and EMS show up shortly there after. There were about 9 guys in the living room, what a scene! Avery was still breathing shallow and lethargic that we decide to go ahead and transport her by ambulance to the ER, that way she gets in immediately and doesn't have to wait and I don't have to worry about her having another seizure on the way to the hospital. Poor Brian was feeling that he had passed his seizure disorder on to his daughter, but come to find out it was just a febrile seizure from a spike in her fever. After many hours in the ER, blood work, urine work, Xrays, the works..the final diagnosis is well a fever of unknown orgin. There was some question of possible bronchitis, but she has not had any symptoms of any illness. They ended up giving her some fluids and an antibiotic as a precaution if it is the beginning of bronchitis. As we were leaving the ER, Avery told everyone bye-bye and was starting to act like her "normal" toddler self. She has been running a fever off and on today and we are just medicating her around the clock with Motrin and Tylenol. Last night was the scariest night of my life, and I hope that I never have to witness that again! I still can't get the image of my limp, blue-lipped daughter out of my mind, my worst nightmare! I am so proud of my husband for keeping calm and knowing what to do in that situation, cause I sure was a basket case! I am so blessed and relieved that it really wasn't something more serious, apparently febrile seizures are a pretty common thing. Hopefully this is the last one I ever witness.
The pictures above are of her this afternoon snuggling with daddy. I had to take a picture of Avery holding her daddy's hand. You can see where her IV was in her hand, poor thing!

Miss Delaney giving a smile and a wave to the camera.