After just one night home, Cooper gave us one of the biggest scares of our lives. Amanda had told me when I got home from a baseball game that she had had a difficult time waking Cooper up and felt like he had stopped breathing for a few seconds. At 11:00 pm that night, we were sitting on the couch talking when Cooper had another episode. This time I was home so I was able to see it for myself and the fear that instantly jumped in was unlike any other I had ever experienced. We called 9-1-1 and the paramedics came to the house. They said that everything looked ok and that they couldn't really explain why he stopped breathing, or if he even did. Amanda decided that we were going to Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth so we loaded up and off we went.
When we got to the hospital they took us back and starting examining Cooper right away. The ER exam room was a scary place as new parents. Thank God that D-Daddy, Mimom, Doc, Cindy Lou, and Deda were all there to help. While in the emergency room, they poked and prodded our little boy more than any parent is really comfortable with. They drew blood, inserted a catheter, did a CT scan, and did a spinal tap. It was a really difficult time for Amanda and I as we could do nothing but stand there and watch and try to comfort our little boy. After about 5 hours, that seemed like an eternity, they decided to admit Cooper to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
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