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Lybi, yes, god bless. Thanks for your supporting comments. I am sure you will give it your best on saturday. I look forward to a detailed race report. I need to check your hubby's blog. He comments so little, I forget to check up on him.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

Oh man, that's scary for a mom. I'll be thinking of ya. I bet he'll be just fine! You are gonna RULE the 5k, can't wait to read the report!

My sister's boy ate a nightlight bulb...he was OK after.

Oh my Heck Lybi! I hope the little guy is alright:-)

The things our kids make it through! I guess his body was craving some vitamin found only in glass. Luckily things like this seem to work themselves out quite well. Hopefully soon so you don't have to have that awful worry for so long. Good luck!

I was wondering about the vitamin thingie - maybe we need to get the boys back on the gummi-bear multivitamin regime. You forgot to mention that he tried to eat the McDonald's (gasp!) happy meal bag later that day . . . :D

This kid is a goer! time to put him on a leash:-)

What a character. Children are the real reason parents age. I hope he is fine. My guess is he will be. I told you I accidently ate glass and was fine. I am sure that the stevia on the glass eyedropper made it seem like it might be a candy cane. I don't think it is a nutritional need. Your kids keep you hopping. Good thing you are a fast runner both of you.

How scary! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Hey, we have very similar paces/recent PRs, and goals (BQ). Keep up the good work!

Rocketlady--we may have similar times, but you look a lot more comfortable doing them!

Scary stuff. Kind of reminds me of Trashcan Annie's story about finding a corroded battery lodged up her son's nose. Little kids are amazingly resilient though (probably by design).

I agree definately by design they are very resilient! Hope all goes well with the little one and the race!!! I'll be thinking of you both!

Glad your little boy is OK!! Good luck in the 5K this Saturday!

Oh Lybi..I know you must still be worried. I told my kids the other day that a man has eaten an entire airplane (I think it took him several years). It was in the Guiness Book of World Records so...I don't know...maybe since he chewed it up it won't hurt him....Hope that helps you sleep better.

Goodness isn't life with kids an adventure! My thoughts are with you and your boy. I'm sure he'll be ok, but its nerve racking I know.

Good luck on your race!!!!

You guys are all so great. Thanks for the concern. I know you are all wondering exactly how this happened, so I'll give you the short story.

We were eating oatmeal for breakfast. I sweeten mine with stevia (a natural sweetner). It is in a liquid form and very powerful. Just three drops makes my oatmeal quiet sweet. It was in a glass container and had a glass dropper attached to the lid. So Adam was being poky about finishing. After I finished, I got up and started doing other stuff--but still in the same room. I should have put the stevia away immediately! Anyway, I had my back to Adam and I hear a terrible crunching/grinding noise. It was kind of like when a spoon is in the disposal while it is running (wonder how I know that...). I looked around--what could make that terrible sound. It took me a second to realize that it was coming from Adam. He had the dropper from the stevia and was eating it like a candy cane. (I'm sure it tasted really sweet.) He ate about the bottom inch off the end. He was absolutely pulverizing it with his teeth. He ground it up really good. IF you've ever wondered what is stronger, teeth or glass, it's teeth. So anyway, I started freaking out, hyperventilating, telling him to spit it out etc.

I took the dropper to see how long it was compared to the bottle, and Adam just started eating his oatmeal again, and I was like "Noooooo!!!!" I didn't know the right thing to do. Should I wash his mouth out with water? No that might push it down. I finally just held him in my lap and called 911. I was so frantic that I couldn't even tell my address for a few...long...seconds. While I was waiting for them to get here, I took my finger and just really gently wiped some tiny shards from the space between his cheek and his teeth. He never acted like he got hurt at all or even noticed that it was not just a piece of candy.

Oops, I accidentally sent that before I was done. Anyway, the doctor thought the best thing to do is wait and told me that the most dangerous part was already past--the mouth and throat part.

I think that most of the glass is already out and he is fine. But thanks for the prayers! I feel much more calm about it today than I was yesterday. I have been quite a wreck, honestly.