Hey there Finch family fans! We had an unusual weekend. As probably some of you have, our family has had the stomach flu this past week. On Friday poor Adam threw up at school in the hall. It was right at the end of the day so he just waited and came home at the normal time. Lizzy threw up as soon as we got home from picking Adam up. Well the dilema was that we were supposed to watch our friends' kids so they could go on a date. I called my friend and told her what was going on, but said that we would still be happy to watch their kids. After much deliberation, they decided to go ahead and have them come. After all, they probably are exposed to all that and more at school. For her husband's peace of mind (who had already been sick that week) my friend brought a bottle of hand sanitizer for her kids to use if they wanted to.
Things weren't too bad. Adam and Lizzy did have lots of trouble so there was lots of cleaning up, but the other kids were all occupied playing with each other so that wasn't too bad, and Greg was actually home to help, so that was good too. So, I was upstairs with Lizzy. Greg was downstairs with all the other kids who were watching a movie. All of a sudden I hear Ben crying. I decided I better go see what was happening. I looked over the rail from the loft and one of the girls said, "Ben drank the Hand Sanitizer!". GREAT!! It was obvious that he did NOT like it and it seemed to kind of burn in his little throat. Greg was trying to wash it out of his mouth with water, but I told him to check the bottle first. What did it say you ask, "If accidentally ingested, call Poison Control immediately". Up to this point in our parenting we have escaped that neccesity. Of course it would be egg cracking, water spilling, wall-writing, head-injuring Ben who would need to test this out. I was a little concerned. We didn't even know the number! Isn't that terrible? Greg looked it up on the internet and called. They asked him a few questions, told us to give him some milk and a sweet snack and keep him awake for 30 minutes and just watch him. They took Ben's name and our phone number and said they would call back in an hour just to be sure he was alright (which they did). Well he was alright. I guess you have to drink an awful lot of hand sanitizer to become really sick. Crazy Ben! We were glad he was ok. Oh yes, I forgot to mention that earlier in the week I had to take him to the doctor to get a head wound glued shut. I will have to post about that another time!
6 comments:
Oh man, You guys just don't ever lack in exciting events, do you? I'm glad that Ben was ok in the end. That would have been scary. If it makes you feel any better, I don't know the number for poison control either and would have to look it up too. Lawson has been totally obsessed with hand sanitizer lately! No matter where I hide it, he finds it and I find him with it all over his hands and clothes...and my piano. It must be the small that attracts them!
I find your attitude somewhat amusing..."Oh, by the way, he had a head wound glued shut...not as serious as drinking hand sanitizer..." :)
That stuff has a lot of alcohol in it. Did Ben act kind of funny afterward? Glad he's OK!
Wow, that sounds like a fun week! I hope everyone is okay now! I don't look forward to sicknesses getting all my children at once.
I think Ben is going to grow up to be either an adventurer or a scientist -- something that requires a lot of curiosity and/or risk taking.
We had to call poison control once for Sydney, who ingested some kid vitamins -- we didn't know how many at the time, so that was also scary!
Even with one child there is never a dull moment, but with four.....
I, too, am glad Ben is fine. It is amazing that kids (and their parents) stay alive for so long.
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