Saturday, November 21, 2009

Mr. D...The Human Piggy Bank

So, regardless of how many times we've told our children NOT to put objects in their mouths, we still ended up with a little boy coming to us in tears this morning saying he swallowed a coin. What?!?!? In a panic, we check to make sure he's breathing properly, which he totally is. Okay, no blocked air pipes. Whew!
Me: Trying to ask in a calm manner, "Where is it?"
D: Pointing to his stomach he says that he "Can feel it right here."
Me: "What kind of coin was it?"
D: "A penny."
A: "No, it wasn't, it was a quarter!!!"
Me: "What color was it, silver or copper?"
D: "Silver"
So, I hit my wallet scouting for change. After comparing the two totally different coins, Mr. D confirmed that Little Miss A was right, it was a quarter!! After a frantic phone call to Mom, we hit the Internet questioning this scary phenomenon. (Holy crow, what did people do before the Internet?) Daddy takes Mr. D to the doctor, who of course refer him to the hospital for x-rays. After a single photo of his tummy they find the quarter in his intestines. Little man even got to see it. Who knows if he thought that was cool or not, he was miffed about having pull his pants down a little so his snap wouldn't interfere with the picture. Now it's time to watch the big white porcelain piggy bank for a 25 cent deposit. Let the games begin. Hopefully we find it soon, otherwise it will be back to the doctor for more scouting. YIKES!!! What a way to start a Saturday!!!!

3 comments:

Jill said...

OH MY! But a good story for later when everything comes "out" successfully!

Jenn said...

The porcelain piggy bank!! LOL!

Mrs. Bailey said...

holy crow! :) what a crazy day you had! so glad everything turned out okay! :)