He swallowed what?

Today we were driving to swimming lessons when I heard words I never wanted to hear: "Mom, I think I swallowed something I shouldn't have." What??

To set the scene, Brendan always has something in his month. The oral fixation of a baby never seemed to go away for him. Even at his baseball tournament last weekend, I could see him chewing on his glove between plays.

As we drove the mere two blocks to swimming tonight, he found a marble/ ball in the car and had it in his mouth. All of the sudden I hear him scream so loud. I turned around and he screamed again and then told me he had swallowed something. I know he was scared to admit what it was, but he soon told me it was a marble. I asked him what color the marble was because we have those Magnetix, and he said Silver. Now, I am worried a little.

He keeps apologizing for swallowing it, and you could see that he was scared. Otherwise, he wasn't having any pain, so as a true mom of three boys I send him off to swimming lessons.

After swimming, I am starting to feel worried. What if it was a Magnetix? What is it will cause a blockage? Panic. . .Panic. . . So, I call the doctor. After a series of questions, the doctor assures me that the situation seems to be under control, seeing the B is not under distress, and he only swallowed one round object! The doctor gave me warning signs to look for, and we were back in action and off to a baseball game.

As of now, he is sleeping soundly and seems to be fine. The doctor assures me to watch the potty for evidence of my marble later this week. Keep B in your thoughts and prayers while we wait, and help us ensure that he is fine. (I truly think he is a-ok at this point!)

Stay posted for tomorrow morning's posting because tomorrow is B's birthday, and I was going to write a little about him! These things just seem to happen to Brendan.