{"id":23857,"date":"2011-09-21T23:16:38","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T03:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foodiecitymom.com\/?p=15310"},"modified":"2011-09-21T23:16:38","modified_gmt":"2011-09-22T03:16:38","slug":"the-phone-call-from-seans-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mominthecity.com\/the-phone-call-from-seans-school\/","title":{"rendered":"The phone call from Sean’s school"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When you unexpectedly see the number of your kid\u2019s school pop up on your caller ID, what are your initial thoughts? Well, yesterday I received a call from Sean\u2019s pre-K school about an hour after I had dropped him off at school. As soon as the school\u2019s number popped up on caller ID, I immediately wondered, \u201cWhat happened?!\u201d<\/strong> (The only time that I had received an unexpected call from any of Michael\u2019s teachers was when he was injured in a playground fall that left a big knot on the side of his head for a couple of days!)<\/p>\n

Fortunately, it was a \u201cgood\u201d call. The first thing that Sean\u2019s teacher, Mrs. E., did was assure me that there was nothing wrong. She knows the way that we parents think! She was just calling all of the parents to let them know how their kids were adjusting to pre-K. Thankfully, Sean is transitioning well. Without knowing it, she gave him one of the highest compliments when she said \u201cHe really loves to learn.\u201d (That is one of my greatest hopes for my kids\u2026to constantly be learners\/not \u201cknow it alls\u201d.) What a refreshing conversation\u2026I knew that I liked Mrs. E. from Day 1. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

An hour or so after the conversation, I went to pick Sean up from school. He had this uncontrollable hacking cough. Mrs. E. explained that he had started coughing after their movement time and she asked me if he was sick. I was totally caught off guard, because he was fine when I dropped him off a few hours earlier. Then Sean piped up that he was coughing on the way to school. HE WAS NOT. There was no way that I would have left him there sounding like he was coughing up a lung. Kids\u2026they love to make their parents look bad.<\/strong><\/em> \u201cDoes he have asthma? Maybe he needs some medicine,\u201d Mrs. E. helpfully volunteered as she looked at me like I was trying to cover up sending my kid to class sick. (Thanks Sean!) Anyway, I mumbled a few words about potential allergies and scurried away with my coughing kid.<\/p>\n

Fast forward to today. I kept Sean from home just in case he was contagious\u2026even though I didn\u2019t think that he was. As he was sitting beside me on the couch, I noticed that he was having a little difficulty breathing and that there was a wheezing noise when he breathed. Sean sounded like a little squeak toy, which he personally found to be hilarious. Me\u2026not so much. I quickly did an Internet search because there was too much wheezing going on for my liking. I found out that it could be asthma, a virus or something else, so I called his doctor. Thankfully, she was able to see him this evening.<\/p>\n

After convincing Sean that he (probably) wasn\u2019t going to get any shots, we went to see Dr. Gofman. I love her. (On a side note: If you live in the Forest Hills area, I definitely recommend her, because she has a really good bedside manner with the kids and she is great about explaining everything to the parents too.) She checked his breathing. There was<\/strong> a lot of wheezing going on so she prescribed a couple of medications for him.\u00a0 He is not contagious and he can go back to his beloved pre-K tomorrow.\u00a0 It turns out that the moisture in the air combined with all of the pollen and ragweed probably irritated his throat.<\/p>\n

When I asked Sean why Mrs. E. didn\u2019t tell me about his coughing fit when she initially called me, he responded, \u201cI hadn\u2019t started coughing yet.\u201d Duh. Irregardless, I\u2019m just happy that I received an unexpected yet pleasant phone call from one of my kid\u2019s school teachers. It\u2019s the little things that make my day\u2026<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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