...put that number up somewhere. The pediatrician recommended that I put it up on the fridge......about a year and a half ago. Did I?
No.
What is that number, you ask?
The one for Poison Control.
I came out of the bathroom a few days ago to find Carter holding a bottle of teething tablets. Not only was he holding them, there was a white trail of them coming out of the side of his mouth.
I grabbed the bottle and asked him how many he ate. "A bunch", he said.
Great.
I proceeded to try to count to see how many were missing, because I've had to call PC before (the time I found him happily munching on Tums while watching Dora on the couch), and I knew they would ask.
37 were missing.
Then Carter says, "I give Lilah medicine, Mom."
Oh dear Lord, I almost passed out right then and there.
"How many did you give her, Carter?"
"A bunch!" , he said, smiling. (real proud, like he was helping!)
The PC lady put me on hold. During the hold time I was:
1. Sure she was calling DHR and they would be arriving at any moment.
2. Listening to various safety tips(as if I needed to feel worse!) on the hold line.
The nice lady came back to tell me that a toddler of Carter's weight (28lbs) would need to eat 250 teething tablets to do any harm, and Lilah would need to be seen by her pediatrician ASAP for observation.
After a visit to Dr Jeanie, Lilah was determined to be just fine!
"Teething tablets are a fantastic "homeopathic remedy" for teething, just keep them out of reach of the little ones" she told me.
Duh!
They were out of reach! Unfortunately I forgot that Rambo can scale the fridge in a matter of seconds giving him access to the top cabinets.
Today I am going to purchase a heavy duty fire safe (one of the BIG ones) to store our medications, firearms, and cigarette lighters (for candles, we don't smoke) in.
Maybe that will work.
Maybe.
p.s...I tried to find the post about the Tums to link to ('cause I'm sure I blogged about it) but I couldn't find it, so FYI...a toddler can eat 17 Tums before you should worry.
disclaimer: As I have said before, we DO watch him...mostly!
Okay, I have to go now, he has found my scrap booking stash by way of standing in Lilah's pack'n'play holding his fishing pole and "fishing" the container off a bookcase shelf, and is currently surrounded by a proverbial scissor buffet! (not kidding) I guess my scrap booking supplies will be stored in the fire safe from this day forward.
For Christmas, please...PLEASE (aunts, uncles, & grandparents) buy him books. Short (as in not tall) ones.
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