It became necessary tonight to enter these terms into Google Search:
“7 year old + swallow + pea-sized metal ball”
We shall keep you posted. 
Filed under: Grrrrr, Motherhood, NaBloPoMo
Tonight on Google Search Theater
Posted on November 16, 2008 by Stacey Nerdin
Oh No! I hope I7 is okay. At least it wasn’t …
“7 year old+pea-sized metal ball+stuck in nose”
Is there ever a dull moment at your house? I mean EVER?
The answer to Lissa’a question: No!!!
It seems like all the “excitement” started after I left! My guess is “This so shall pass…” xoxoxoxoxoxox
That would be “This TO shall pass…”
Sorry, Stacey. I posted a few months ago about my son possibly swallowing a tiny piece of glass. We took him to the Children’s Hospital. Know what he did next night? Swallowed a penny.
Hubs took him in to the ER that time, and they took an X-Ray (which my darling boy was very proud of) with the penny in plain sight. They said it would likely pass through without a problem, and only come back in if he has any abdominal cramping. (He didn’t.)
So try not to stress too much. If a penny can go on through, surely a metal ball will make it out without a problem.
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