Do not stay out late!
Do not stay out late!
We did it. We stayed out way too late last night and Noah was up until an hour that begins with a double digit. I won't tell you which one for the sake of judgement. Therefore, I was pleasantly surprised this morning when he awoke early and appeared to be quite chipper. I was very impressed! And then...and then....and then after I talked to a very lovely lady named Deborah at poison control, I realized we really had made a mistake.
He swallowed an entire handful of Kayt's teething tablets. They are tiny, white, dissolvable tablets that do resemble something enticing, some sort of candy. Much to my relief, Highland's Teething Tablets are not too harmful. Thank you Jesus for homeopathic medicine because other than having excess caffein and possibly causing an upset stomach, there was no harm done. Whew!
The number to reach my new friends is 1.800.222.1222. If you are a momma and do not have this number programmed in your phone, I recommend doing so right now! Stop. Put the number in your phone. You never know when it will come in handy. And after it's too late is not the best time to be looking up the number...trust me!
After this commotion we were off to Mother's Day Out, or school as we call it. My typically compliant, excited child decided about half-way to school that he would rather not go today. His insistence grew with each passing mile and by the time we reached the parking lot he was quite determined that he did not want to go to school today, and he did not want to play with his friend, and he did not want to play on the playground, and he did not want to sing songs with Ms. Eloise, and he did not want to read a Bible story and he definitely did not want to color a picture. After a bit of the distraction technique (which I must say I am quite good at), we walked hand-in-hand into his classroom. He was great! Until I said goodbye...and then, his little lip began to tremble and he ran over and fell into my arms sobbing. It was quite dramatic.
Needless to say, I pulled into the parking lot with 2 children in the back seat of my Toyota and I left the parking lot with 2 children in the back seat of my Toyota.
But right now, I am enjoying an extra tasty cup of coffee and some peace and quite. I have two snoring, extreemly exhausted, napping kids.
Lucky for me, we had such a great time last night with our dear friends that I will take this mornings commotion with a smile on my face and an extra cup of coffee. Or two.
But after today, I will try to remember...
Do not stay out late!
Do not stay out late!
Do not stay out late!
6 comments:
Thank you for this reminder. This is great advice for anyone with or without children! Thank you Lord that Noah is going to be ok :)
Let's just blame it on the husbands! They just can't get enough of each other. Brad's famous last words..."I just have a little bit left." (Motioning to a drink in his hand.) Jody's famous last words..."Hey, Brad, check out this new CD on my Itunes." They are sneaky. Sorry you didn't get your MDO.
I love that I can vicariously live a mommy's life through you and your blog. Any time I need a baby fix, I just go down the list of mommy blogs, see cute pictures of babies then read the craziness that is baby mama life. Makes the single childless life seem dull! I mean, I have one less contact in my cell phone than you. Maybe I'll add Poison Control's number anyway.
I actually put poison control in my phone about a month after Luke was born. I thought I was so smart, but you thought of it, too. :) Good thing it wasn't something else. My heart skipped a beat when I read that. BTW, had a dream you were pregnant last night. Just fyi...be prepared. :)
I got really nervous when I first started to read this post. I am really glad everything turned out ok!
Pretty crazy story, but once again you handled it with such grace.
Just to help you remember....DO NOT STAY OUT LATE!
Umm...you stayed out late last night, too. :)
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