Last Week of School Karma

This is the last week of school.

I would sigh a sigh of relief, but it feels like an elephant is sitting on my chest (gotta love pregnancy), so I'll refrain.

T has been working like a mad man on the new main office for his work.

He comes home covered in sheetrock dust, and needless to say, we're both exhausted.

Last night, John Wayne was in a bad mood all evening.

He whined, he screamed, he yelled, he cried, probably because we were too tired to pay any real attention to him.

So, to entise him to lay down with us and go to sleep, I offered him some gum (no, we have not learned our lesson), which he jumped at.

As with most nights, T and I fall asleep rather quickly, and John Wayne stays up a few minutes later, lays in his bed, and goes to sleep.

On this night, as we were drifting off to sleep and John Wayne played quietly in his bed, chewing his gum, until T heard him crying (not normal).

I was already pretty much out, so T jumped up to see what was up.

The conversation ensued:

T: What do you need, John Wayne?

JW: I need some more gum.

T: Where is the gum we already gave you?

JW: In my nose.

T: What?

JW: (points to nose)

T: What?

JW: (sniffs)

T: Oh Dear.

The next 3-4 hours were spent:

- trying to dig out the gum he shoved so far up there, he got a bloody nose trying to get it out by himself.

- getting John Wayne to hold still enough to get a pair of tweezers up there, with no results, with him iniatally being ok with it, but as time went on freaked out more and more.

- soothing and giving him loves because he could sense our frustration and fear.

- holding closed the one nostril while blowing into his mouth to try to blow the sucker out (gum is VERY sticky, in case you didn't know) to no avail.

- calling the emergency room, and being told if his airway is not blocked then he is fine and the gum will eventually disintergrate. 

This morning was spent:

- dragging our tired butts out of bed.

- denying John Wayne more gum he asked for the minute he woke up.

- taking him into daycare with most likely a piece of gum still stuck up his nose.

- and sheepishly telling the daycare people about the whole incident.