What's Up, Chuck?

Hayden has had a bad infection in his eye, so he has been on antibiotics. He loves to take his medicine, or “mae-sin” and usually is the one to remind me that he hasn’t had it a while. Last night, he decided he wanted some more. He pushed the chair to the counter and grabbed the bottle of amoxicillin. Somehow (not sure how because it’s supposed to be child-proof) he got the lid off and drank the rest of it. He then ran to Scott (who was on the phone), gave him the bottle and said “gone-gone.” Scott immediately got off the phone and we called poison control. They said he would be okay, that he had only had about a fourth of what they would consider a “dangerous amount,” but that his stomach would probably be upset. Well, they were right. At about 1:00 am, it began. Diarrhea, throwing-up…the works. It’s the first time he has really “thrown-up.” It was all over! All over me, the bed, the carpet, the bedroom door…everywhere. Scott got up and helped me. He took the bed sheets and blankets to the wash, got several wet towels for me and then held Hayden while I cleaned up the mess. Hayden let loose a few more times until it was all out of his system. He laid down on Daddy's lap and slowly fell asleep while Scott stroked his hair. It was a long night, but it's over and we all made it through. This morning, he woke up hungry for cereal with “mlk.” What a trooper!