Asthma after a Nap

We were at Doug's parent's house in California. It was our 4th day there. Owen woke up from a nap, and asked for a drink. I was cooking a lasagna, so I washed my hands, and gave him some soy milk. Soon after I gave him the drink, he started coughing. The dry cough continued. I wanted to listen to his lungs, so I asked him to blow out my finger, and he couldn't. Since I haven't needed the inhaler in months, I didn't bring it on vacation (big mistake!) I called the doctor, and they called the prescription into the pharmacy. When we arrived at the pharmacy to pick up the prescription, Owen said "Mom, I'm breathing better", and he was. I gave him one dose of the inhaler. He hasn't had any breathing issues since that time.

I don't know what triggered the asthma. I am grateful to God that it hasn't happened again.

Anaphylaxis at the Airport on Christmas Eve

We were at the San Francisco Airport for a 3 hour lay over. We ate lunch at the food court. The table we sat at had some sesame seeds on it, and I used baby wipes to clean the table. Owen ate a Sunbutter and Jelly sandwich on King Arther bread, carrots, pretzels, apple slices, and Burger King french fries.

Owen finished his meal, and was full of energy. I wanted him to run around before we hopped on the next flight. So he and I had a 500 ft race. Owen ran the whole way without any trouble. He laid on the floor, and didn't want to stand up. He asked that I carry him, but I told him he had to walk (the point was to get his energy out.) He continued to lay on the floor, and didn't want to get up. I picked him up, and I realized was he was having trouble catching his breath, coughing, sweating, red, itchy, and one large hive on his cheek. I asked him if he was ok, and he said "I'm hoarse." Owen wanted to curl up, and he seemed stiff (I don't know how else to describe it). We gave him a teaspoon of benadryl, and he threw up. We gave him another teaspoon of benadryl, and called the airport paramedics.

The symptoms were epi pen worthy, but they were mild. In the end, our doctor said to stick to the emergency plan, and don't hesitate to give him the epi pen.