stone stunt

my sweet little toddler swallowed a stone! a polished white stone about the size of a regular capsule pill.. that our friends gave us from a trip to croatia.

but oh my i was scared! because it was lodged in his throat. i heard him swishing it around his mouth, but when i grabbed him to sweep it out it moved into his throat. i felt the stone but couldnt get it, so i turned him face down to try and get his gag reflex working but all i got was lots of drool.. and he was crying - probably because having anyone forcibly sticking their fingers around in your mouth uninvited would probably elicit such a response - but i was glad for the crying because that meant he's still breathing...

so instead of continuing this torture, i took him into the kitchen and made him take a big swig of water... my poor chicken-little was so traumatized.. like me... and we had to snuggle for a good long while before we could go on with anything. but soon it passed, and we were able to laugh and play and whatever else was on the agenda for that day. the next day i was at the obstetricians office for my weekly visit and mentioned this to her. she said she was glad it was a smooth stone and it was probably nothing to worry about (this from a woman who had 4 kids herself).. but she said "you know what you have to do now, right?" i said i had an idea. so she smiled really big, sortof laughing, while handing me a big wad of rubber gloves and said "welcome to motherhood!"

preggy update: i am 171 lbs=77 kilos now..(140lbs=63k prepreg) and my belly is 112cm=44in. and i am at week 36. and ive got that olive-on-a-toothpick look going/.