Drew woke up Christmas morning all excited about his new presents...mostly the Wii that he wanted so badly. We kept noticing that Drew couldn't move his neck very well, he looked stiff. He tried to play Wii, but mostly just layed on the couch and watched his brothers. He told us he didn't feel good and took a little nap. He hardly ate all day and just wasn't himself. That night he went to bed and kept waking up every 20-30 minutes crying and completely out of it. Around 1:00 am we noticed his lymph node on his left side was extremely swollen so off to Scottish Rite Children's hospital. One doctor told us he had a horrible case of strep throat another doctor told us he didn't know what the infection was. Drew was so tired, out of it, and uncomfortable....one of the doctors gave him an ice pop and Drew finally smiled! Drew is now 100%...it took a couple of weeks for whatever infection he had to finally give up. Drew says he would rather go to the hospital than his regular pediatrician because the hospital gives out ice pops instead of stickers!On a side note, we are so lucky to have an incredible children's hospital in Atlanta - they were amazing. Chad and I feel very blessed to have three healthy children. I can't imagine celebrating Christmas in the Hospital, like so many families had to do. This is the third Christmas that we have donated a red wagon to Scottish Rite in the boy's name - and we will continue to do so. The red wagons are used as wheel chairs for the children that are going into surgery, rehab, ect. It makes life a little better riding in a wagon!
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