Crisis du jour...

Sigh. Mommy's tired tonight. Joel was really good all day today, but Mommy has not been sleeping well, so Joel's bedtime is a welcome hour tonight. Yesterday Joel and I were playing with putting money into his bank and in the blink of an eye I think Joel swallowed a dime. I say I think he did this because it was gone, I couldn't find it anywhere, and when I asked him where his money went he pointed in his mouth (four times). :0( I called Urgent Care and the ER to see if there was anything I should do, and they basically said I could bring him in for an x-ray if he seemed to be having any issues. I talked to his pediatrician's office this morning, and the nurse called back to say that we needed to make sure he got plenty of juice and fruit to keep his stool as soft as possible so that he can pass it. They don't recommend x-ray unless he stops pooping, there is blood in his stool, or he complains of abdominal pains. She also said to check his stool for the next week to see if he passes it. DISGUSTING!!! I'm hoping it doesn't take that long! Anyway, he acted great today and was fun. He is learning so much and seems recently to be responding very appropriately both in his actions and his words. He's learning new words and isn't afraid to use them! He has been laughing a lot lately, and cracked up the whole time we were walking tonight. He is the light of our lives! Hopefully the whole "dime" situation works itself out (no pun intended!). More later...