As parents, we never know what to expect in these moves. For the most part, the kids have dealt with moves fairly well. There's usually a few tears, but everyone adjusts well & we've never had any serious issues. This time was different. Craiger just hasn't been himself since we started packing up in California. He's gotten quiet, has started acting out a bit, & I think is just scared. My heart hurts for him. I love him so much. Trek & I have been working extra hard to give him some extra attention & to talk to him until he readjusts.
The day after we arrived to our new home, he came into our bedroom after bedtime to tell us he swallowed a quarter. A WHAT? A quarter. He said that he was feeling scared & he had a quarter in his hand & all of a sudden he put it in his mouth without thinking about it & it just "went down." Poor kid. He totally knows better than to swallow a quarter, he's just out of sorts right now. So off to the ER we went.
Yep, there's a quarter in my kid's stomach. The doctors were just relieved it didn't get stuck in his windpipe. They gave us 2 weeks to have it come out "on it's own" before they'd discuss surgery. They sent us home with a poop bucket, gloves, & several sticks to sort out his "stool" for the next 2 weeks. Talk about a NIGHTMARE.
Sure enough, 2 weeks to the DAY, his quarter made it's way through his entire digestive system & said hello to us again. We washed it really well & put it in his baby book as a memory. He told me after it came out that he will NEVER put anything in his mouth that isn't food again.
Cute little guy.
*As an update, Craiger is adjusting really well to Alabama. It's been almost 4 weeks & he's happy, healthy, making friends, & just being his old self again.
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