Because I Am Me: First ER Visit of 2010

Well, we had our first Emergency Room visit of the year yesterday! Michael and I had left the 3 older boys at home doing chores while we went to Costco to do our monthly grocery shopping. Just as we got into the store, my cell phone rang. It was Sterling and he said Noah swallowed a quarter and was choking! Michael left and went and took Noah to the ER while I stayed at Costco and did our shopping. This is the first time Michael has ever taken a kid to the ER..it is always me that takes them. It may sound awful but I am totally bummed I missed this one because of all the things they did to Noah. When they got to the ER, the staff immediately stuck in an IV, and took an x-ray to find out the exact location of the quarter. After Noah puked about 13 times, they were ready to extract the quarter from his throat. They put a tube with a balloon on the end up his nose and down his throat past the quarter then inflated the balloon and tried to sweep the quarter back up. All while watching it through live x-ray! It took 12 tries because every time the quarter would hit Noah's gag reflex he would swallow it back down. FINALLY on the 12th try Noah did not swallow and the quarter was successfully removed! With 5 kids there is never a dull moment around here! I was just suprised that our first emergency room visit came only on the second day of the new year! Gotta Love It!