Sunday, November 23, 2008

Where oh where did that little coin go, oh where oh where could it be...

somewhere in Anna's digestive tract, that's where! It's a little ironic that one of the things that I harp on D.J. about (leaving coins around) is the one thing that I end up overlooking. What is it with coins and toddlers anyway...I would say it's a borderline obsession...it's almost as if our children come into this world looking around for them. So as soon as one becomes a parent, those shiny coins become like little grenades lying all over the house....an immediate threat to our poor helpless babies. Of course, it's practically impossible to contain them all and at one point in every toddler's life, he or she will ultimately get their hands on one...and then it will go directly into their mouth!!

To make matters worse, Anna & I were in the car when she swallowed this coin....a contained space...a place where it should have been easy for me to see everything she was doing. And to top that off, she was sitting right next to me playing with handfuls of coins...I was just too busy gabbing on my cell phone to notice!! Anyway, 10 days and 2 x-rays later the thing has yet to make an exit!! We know it's there...confirmed not only by the gagging and smell of her breath seconds after, but also by x-ray. Every diaper change for the past 10 days has been a monumental event around here...kinda like a scientific experiment....and I also have to say that D.J. has done each and every one of them. Each time, I cross my fingers as he heads upstairs with our stinky daughter and all of his coin searching gear. And each time, he comes back down, experiment failed...the coin still baffling us all.

Besides fishing for pennies, we have been very busy having fun! A week or so ago we celebrated Anna's baptismal birthday. Katie & Jack made it extra special by taking Anna bowling...Anna told me she had so much fun and she's been talking about it ever since! Thanks Katie---you're such a great Godmother! That same evening D.J. & I got a sitter, hitched a ride with Katie back to the city and went with her and Marshall to an MS charity event. We had so much fun and what a great cause!




I can't believe it's Thankgiving week already! We kicked it off by heading downtown last night for the Disney holiday parade. Ahhh, there's nothing like watching Mickey Mouse & the gang float down Michigan avenue, amid Gucci & Ferragamo, in 30 degree weather. :-) Let me just say, winter is officially here...both girls were dressed like little eskimo babies (see pic above). It was a little frosty, but to say that Anna loved the parade would be a total understatement...I've never seen her so excited. She kept squealing and looking at me in disbelief, like she just could not believe that she was actually laying her eyes on Mickey Mouse in the flesh...atop a huge lighted float. Yes, the Christmas season is officially here...and we keep telling Anna we'll be singing happy birthday to Baby Jesus very soon!
We tried to have a family pic taken---but this is what happens when you ask a random stranger out of a crowd of thousands to take the picture....ha...Anna is sitting on D.J.'s shoulder....but I picture her with the happiest look of all on her face...



2 comments:

Kimmy said...

I am amazed that the coin has yet to pass! What does her Doctor say? Will they want to do another x-ray? When Ellie swallowed her penny, her doctor told me not to worry and to watch for it to pass. However, she was 3 and was potty trained. I did not catch and look through each of her poo's. I figured it would pass and if it didn't we would know. I wonder now though, how long did it actually stay in her body for if its been 10 days for Anna!?!

I am glad you all had fun at the parade. The pictures are too cute even with Anna being cut out of one. I can't imagine how Anna will act if you take her to Disney one day, where she can actually touch Mickey!

We hope to see you all soon....Much love......

Marcy B. said...

My goodness Anna, there will be plenty of time over your life to save the coins!!! Enjoy the financial freedom and let's hope that freedom comes soon, I'm sure your daddy can't wait either for that little coin to make an entrance into the outside world! Happy Thanksgiving and stay warm!!!!