Peanuts and rocks

 

When Thatcher was about two and a half, he came in the bedroom and told me, that he had put a peanut in his nose.  I questioned him several times since,  1) we rarely had peanuts at our house, and  2) he was two, and a little hard to understand sometimes.  I looked up his nose and didn't see anything.  I thought perhaps, I misunderstood him.  He seemed fine and resumed playing throughout  the morning.   He ran to me again later, and said his nose hurt.  So I asked him again, what happened and he told me, that he put a peanut up there.  So, I pressed on the outside of the bridge of his nose, and I got a big "owwww", and teary eyes.  I took a flashlight and held him upside down, so I could see inside his nose better....and I saw it!  Waaaaayyyyyy up in the nasal cavity!  I tried to use some tweezers, but it was too smooth, and they just slipped off.  I tried holding one side of his nose closed, and blew in the other side...... basically, I tried the tips, that Google gave me. It was too far up.

 

...... off to the doctor.  Our doctor is amazing and we love him.  But, he had doubts that there was really a peanut up there. Hey! My two year old said there was... and there is! So, he checked  him out and thought it looked like snot up there.... then he said "oooohhhh.... I DO see a peanut!"  So, he got his handy dandy (scary) looking LONG tweezers out.  He explained to Thatcher what he was going to do.... AND his tweezers kept slipping off that darn peanut too!  He didn't want to hurt Thatcher or have this be a big traumatic event for him.  So... we got to drive to the Nose, Ear & Throat specialist.... in Wichita.... THAT afternoon.  We had to wait about an hour, once were there... it was turning into a long day!  The specialist checked his nose, confirming what we told him.  Our next step was to strap him down on a board..... oh boy!  They had him wrapped up,  and the nurse held his head.  This doctor, also had some long, scary looking tweezers, but they had a little hook on the end!  Took about 10 seconds!  What a relief! It was one of the biggest peanut halves, I had ever seen! They has a huge bulletin board there, with all the things they've removed from little peoples noses and ears!  Pretty impressive what some children were able insert!  

 

 Poor little guy!   We've had a lot of talks since,  about NOT putting things in our nose (or ears!). We also called him Peanut for a while.

 

Imagine our dismay, when we walked in the living room, just in time to see Addy, eat one of Thatchers prized rocks!  Yes, this happened about 5 days ago.  She saw us, and rushed to cram it in her mouth and swallow it, before I could get to her.  That in itself, was a funny little site.  She's only 19 months old and she's a pretty smart cookie. I stuck my finger in her mouth frantically, as it was descending down her throat.  I ran to my old friend  Google and also called a couple friends and our favorite doctor (the same one from the The Great Peanut Escapade). Everyone assured me that it would pass in a couple days.  So... for the next several days, we poked through poopy diapers....ughhh!  (Remember that I'm a germ-a-phob!) She pooped a lot!  She has a very big appetite, and we were glad that she seemed to be fine.  She STILL hadn't passed in after 4 days! I was getting very concerned.  I resorted to giving her even more fiber and also putting a little coconut oil in her juice. Gunar became concerned that we didn't go through the poop thoroughly enough.... so, he drug all the trash out and went through all the diapers again.
I could not be part of that.
 He came up empty handed. So, he started getting her ready for bed. He had to change yet another poopy diaper and low and behold... there is was... shining like a pearl, in a big pile of poo!  Fifteen minutes after my superhero husband went through several day old diapers!  What a man!!  We were rather impressed with the size of it!  Thank goodness it was a very smooth rock.
 On a side note: Thatcher doesn't want it back! 

 

 

Let me end this by saying.... We are very good parents!  However, children are very quick!  SO.... be aware, that every time you turn your back, is an opportunity for you to have your own great peanut or rock adventure!!!

 

Have a great day!