An unexpected turn of events...

Last Saturday was rolling along very nicely. Owen and I were hanging out in the living room. I updated our blog (finally). We ate waffles and played dress-up. All of a sudden, out of nowhere, Owen frantically cried out, "I swallowed a battery!" Panic ensues. A very small button battery had popped out of his blinking reindeer nose (seen below on top of his head--he wanted it to look like a little red hat). For whatever reason, Owen just stuck the battery right in his mouth and proceeded to accidentally swallow it. Richie and I consulted Owen's pediatrician and Googled "watch battery ingestion" to get a little guidance. Both sources instructed us to proceed immediately to the emergency room. And so we did...


We got checked into Vanderbilt Children's Hospital and settled in for what would turn out to be 4 hours of E.R. fun. Owen had an X-Ray, which revealed that the battery had made it through his esophagus and was resting comfortably in his stomach. This was great news...although it meant that we were put on what we have nicknamed Poop Patrol. Basically, we (Richie) have been monitoring all of Owen's movements since last Saturday to see if the battery comes back out. A follow-up X-Ray on Tuesday confirmed that the battery was slowly but surely making its way through his system. But don't worry...Owen doesn't seem to mind any of this at all. See....

Hey, this hospital is pretty swell!

Spring wrap-up

What a whirlwind the last few months have been! My nesting instinct kicked in hard and heavy, so I have spent every bit of energy I can muster on cleaning, organizing, painting, cooking, researching, and just generally preparing for our little guy, who is due to arrive sometime within the next couple of weeks. This pregnancy has just flown by! Just thought I'd share a few photos of our last few months:

Owen made a Q with his ketchup at lunch one day...he was quite proud. March 2010

Flying kites and laughing it up with Dylan at the park. March 2010

Gran, Pop, and Mimi came to visit for Easter. Think someone might be a little spoiled? April 2010

Mad Scientist at the Adventure Science Center, May 2010

My sweet boy on Mother's Day...he made me a card and got me a new summer robe. Perfect!

It's hard to believe that soon we will be joined by a new little life and Owen will be a big brother. Can't wait to see what life has in store for us as a family of four!