jace diaries

dear jace,

you have always loved taking your medicine (i.e. motrin for teeth or benadryl for allergies). whenever we mention the word medicine or you see it on the counter you get very excited and exclaim, "i need my medicine!"

every morning when i take my medicine you ask for some too and are often disappointed that you don't get any. so i have always been greatful that the bottles are child-proof - until today. we went to the park to have lunch and play. the blanket was all spread out, our lunch was ready to eat and you were so happy. i ran back to the car (a very short distance from the blanket) to grab our drinks and a book. when i returned you had my bottle of estrogen pills (they were in my purse), lid off, spread out on the blanket and blue (the pills are blue) around your lips and on your hands.

happily, you exclaimed, "i got medicine mom!" are you kidding me? what happened to the child-proof top? so we packed everything up and hopped in the car (in case we had to take you to the emergency room) while you cried because you hadn't even gone down the slide yet. we called poison control and they said that the levels in the pills are so low that the worst it could do was give you an upset stomach. so everything turned out okay, thankfully.

just a little scare to keep us on our toes. daddy was pretty stressed because he doesn't want anything to happen to you (and neither do i, i'm just a little calmer than dad). know that we are doing our very best at keeping you safe and healthy and happy.

love,
mom & dad