Scariest Mommy Moment... thus far

When Cooper was first born, I was never a paranoid mommy.  I didn't think he was going to stop breathing in his sleep and he was out of our room by 5 weeks old (who knew little babies were so noisy!).  Something I read on my OB's facebook page has been a constant faithful reminder that God would take care of my child.

Let me preface my story with the fact that he is totally ok now.  However, I was scared for my child's life this morning.

Wednesday night I noticed he had some small bumps on his body.  He had been on an antibiotic since Friday night and my first thought was... he's allergic to that (penicillin).  I called the nurse at our pediatrician's office and asked what we should do.  She didn't think it was the medicine, since it had been several days since he started taking the medicine but she said to stop it just in case.  We also were instructed to give him some Benadryl.  The next morning he had hives all over.  We took him to the doctor, they said it was a reaction to the infection that caused his snot and ear infection (the reason for the antibiotic in the first place).  We were given a prescription for Prednisone and told to give him Benadryl.

I think we're in the clear... and Cooper and I went shopping, despite his scary looking appearance.

Friday morning... swollen face, lips, tongue.  Me as soon as I saw Cooper:  "We need to go the emergency room now, I'm not even kidding."  We get there and get to a room right away.  They said exactly what I thought on Wednesday... allergic reaction to penicillin.  Poor baby has to get an IV... and they couldn't get a vein on the first arm they tried, so he was poked twice!  Finally we get some Benadryl and a steroid.  Slowly he starts to look like more like a baby again than a puffy monster.

The hives are way faded and are already starting to look like bruises.  He is napping and feeling much better as we speak I type.  Thank goodness!  Oh, and while all this is happening one of my dog's face is also swollen (allergic reaction to bug bite).  Freak coincidence right!  So I have been to the emergency room and the vets office today.

Drinks tonight?  Yes, please.

What was your intuition/ mother's intuition right about?