Accidents are bound to happen

We have been giving the babies dextromethorphan for their coughs. We didn't get a dropper to use with bottle, so we have been using the dropper that came with the tylenol. Sam doesn't like cough medicine. Claire, taking after her dad, likes it just fine.

This morning at about 9:30, Lynn called me at work to say that Sam had pulled the baby tylenol off the bathroom counter and poured the bottle onto his shirt and into his mouth. I told her she should call the pediatrician and ask him what to do. The pediatrician's office said she should call 911 instead of them. 911 patched her through to poison control who determined that the dose wasn't large enough for it to be a serious issue. Meanwhile it occurred to me that she might need the car, so I call her back. She doesn't answer (because she is on the phone to poison control). I call her cell phone. She doesn't answer that. I call again and again. Finally she picks up and lets me know that everything is all right.

Later that day, I get home from work. We feed the babies hash-browns with cheese, green beans, and canned peaches. They eat about half of it and throw the rest on the floor. After dinner the babies are playing with us on the kitchen floor. Sam tries to crawl up my body as I eat an egg sandwich. Claire is grabbing at Lynn's glasses on the other side of the room.

All of a sudden Lynn lets out a blood curdling scream, grabs her right eye and curls up in a fetal position. Claire has pulled off Lynn's glasses and managed to stick the ear piece into her eye. I grab Claire and take her into the front room. She starts screaming. Sam starts to scream. Lynn says she is scared to take her hand away from her eye. I take Claire and Sam upstairs. I step on Lynn's glasses. Claire gets REALLY upset. Lynn manages to sit up and pull her hand away from her eye. She has a mark on her lower eyelid and her right eye is bloodshot. Her eye hurts. Otherwise she seems OK.

Both of us go upstairs and walk around with the babies. It takes about an hour to calm Claire down. They go to sleep at their regular bedtime: 7:00.

A nice relaxing day with the children.