Step Talk

We got pizza, watched Charlie Wilson's War, and caught fireworks on TV. We are getting old!

Well, the truth is a two year old is not too keen on things that light up the sky and go BOOOOOOOM! DH set off some nice fireworks Thur night while BSs were still here, but Anna HATED it and screamed and cried, "I don like it!!!! Its Too LOOOOOUUUUD!" She also hated DH out there in the dark with a flashlight, setting them off and running up to the deck to watch them. You could only see the flashlight jumping around as he ran and Anna was scared for him.

I guess toddlers have an innate ability to sense danger. So Anna preferred the fireworks on the TV, complete with musical guests (did anyone see Jerry Lee Lewis? He was amazing!

Although we almost spent the 3rd in Stat Care While I was doing some wrapping up on home improvements the boys were watching her. All of a sudden DH called me down for an emergency animal cracker up the nose extraction. It was NOT coming out and I envisioned our trips to Stat Care on National Holiday weekends becoming a new tradition, as Anna broke her ankle on Memorial Day.

I finally was successful due to tweezers and the industrial strength nose/ear syringe that I thankfully kept from the hospital when she was born.

This marks the final installment of the "Toddler Stuffing food up the nose" trilogy with my kids. At 2, BS 14 put a cherrio up his nose that I didn't know about until he developed a sinus infection and the Dr (who I worked for-how embarrassing) pulled out the Cherrio. The Dr assured me that was a norm for toddlers, as he had just extracted pebbles out of his own toddler's nose the week before.

BS 11 (when 2) stuffed a chocolate chip up his nose in a restaurant where my niece was working (we were there for BS's Bday.) He kept ducking under the table and I didn't know what he was up to until he came up with a nostril full of chocolate. My niece (then about 18) thought it was so hilarious she sent her co-workers over to giggle. This was the easiest extraction (of course he is my easiest kid in many ways) as the chocolate just melted out. Gross, but efficient.

Then Anna decided an animal cracker, and I buy the CHEAP sorta dry ones from Walmart, was her instrument of choice for her induction into the family toddler tradition.

It was NOT easy to get out. The worst (well except the Cherrio which was very gross after a week up there!)

What is it about Toddlers and their NOSES????

Later that day at the dinner table DH asked Anna, "Are you EVER going to put ANYTHING up your nose AGAIN????"

Anna looked at him horrified and shook her head "No" as she shamefully lowered her face onto her arm on the table.

I surely hope she remembers and learns from this experience. I think it took the boys a few tries before they understood cause and effect with their nostrils!