Hey guys,<\/p>\n
One of the great things about a blog is being able to share stories and life with everyone all at once. You feel like you are keeping up and staying close. <\/p>\n
With that being said, we wanted to share a scare we had this weekend with you. I have always thought this could never possibly happen to us, but our home was contaminated with high levels of carbon monoxide from a running car in one of our next door neighbors’ garages. <\/p>\n
We had been home for 3 hours when we received the call to get out. Noelle had thrown up, but I just thought she might have a tummy ache and went ahead and put her to sleep. We were asleep as well. We called the fire department and after they measured the levels of carbon monoxide in our home, told us to immediately go to the emergency room.<\/p>\n
We spent Saturday night in the hospital for blood testing and observation because they did find elevated levels of CO in our blood. <\/p>\n
All that is to say, PLEASE<\/strong> go buy a $30.00 carbon monoxide detector for your home. You can’t smell carbon monoxide, so it is extremely dangerous. It is the number ONE cause of accidental death in our country! You can never be too safe when it comes to the safety of your family. <\/p>\n That’s all we want to say about that, so we’d appreciate our privacy about the details. We are putting this experience behind us and are so thankful to be alive. The human experience is such a gift, and we have so much good left to do. <\/p>\n Noelle update: She is her little old happy self! The hospital was more fun than you could ever imagine. Her new favorite word is, “Clock” pronounced “claw.” Do you know how many clocks and dials and machines that look like clocks there are in a hospital? She said hi to each nurse and doctor and then pointed to tell them where the clock was and then the light (pronounced lie). She got so many stickers and a home made little doll the hospital ladies made. The nurses walked us out and carried Noelle to the car. She didn’t go to sleep a wink. She’s the best thing in our world and she is 100% okay, with absolutely no long term effects!<\/p>\n