Missing: "Gree" "Beep Beep"

1970's Roadrunner Hot wheels car missing.
2 inches long by 3 centimeters high
Bright green in color with two black stripes up the hood.
Answers to the name "Gree" or "Beep Beep"
Can usually be seen hanging out with "Blue Beep Beep" or cruising around the house.
Last seen yesterday around noon.
If spotted or found please call (and don't be alarmed by the screaming in the background Buddy is just freaking out about something or being forced fed healthy food)

Miscommunication

The other morning Buddy & I woke up to lots of fog everywhere.
I said - "Look outside Buddy there's lots of fog"
He said - "Ribbit! Ribbit!"

"This is Poison Control, how can I help you?"

"Yes, I think my son might have accidentally ingested hand sanitizer."

That's what happens if you don't pay attention to your 16 month old. Who knew that Buddy could scramble in my purse, find the hand sanitizer, and screw off the lid? (Yes it has a poppable lid, but obviously unscrewing it was easier than flipping the top)

So I called Poison Control. They verified the type of sanitizer (60% Ethyl Alcohol) and told me that he probably didn't drink it because it would taste really bad. But hey - kids eat everything. They told me to have him eat a sugar and a protein (since he hadn't eaten since lunch) to help his blood sugars (or something) and watch him for an hour. If he staggers (don't all 16 month olds stagger?) or vomits, then we're going to the ER.

Needless to say - Buddy had donuts and cheese as a pre-dinner snack. I'm sure he'll eat well tonight.

John thinks it's highly unlikely - but at least I know 1. what to do if a child does ingest hand sanitizer and 2. that all hand sanitizers should be kept on high counters and away from any possibility of Buddy reaching them.

A day of firsts

First I would like to thank my lovely movers. I don't think I will ever pack or move myself again. I feel so spoiled that I only had to pack the stuff we didn't want moved for us.

The Japanese guy who packed up my kitchen took such care - even my bag of plastic straws had four sheets of packing parchment around it. And everything was moved into my house and our bed was even set up in less than two hours today - amazing.

I don't think I'll ever fill all my cupboard space in my new kitchen. Who knows - maybe once I spend some more time in it I'll like to cook (although I wouldn't hold your breath). :)

Buddy loves all the space to run around in. He spent this morning with his great grandpa in our family room in the basement. Then this afternoon (after grandpa had already left) when we went back downstairs, Buddy kept saying "grand-pa" (although it sounds like "band-ba"). He thought that grandpa would still be down there.

He also had fun discovering his toys that had been packed up. When we opened the box and took some out - he grabbed his Glow-worm and started kissing it's face - it was really cute.

And Buddy marked his territory tonight in his bathroom. To give him credit - I shouldn't have let him get up mid-diaper change (but I was on the phone) AND he did pee on the side of the toilet (so at least he knows that is what the toilet is for - he was just about two feet too short to make it in).

Buddy can also get into the tub himself - in fact after I had stripped him down to his socks - he swung one leg over and then the next. He was a little disappointed when there was no water & I had to take him out & clean the tub BEFORE he could get in to play.

We will definitely miss Grandpa & Grandma. They showed us indescribable love and hospitality. It was a million times better than any hotel or temporary apartment we would have had to find.

I will also miss live-in adult conversation during the day - Buddy just isn't quite to that level of communication yet. But we feel lucky to be so close and promise to visit often (plus Mike & Ali live there and they still have our stroller from when they watched Buddy last weekend).

And thus we officially start our adventures in our new place. It is SO big compared to what we are used to - please feel free to come visit. So come and knock on our door. We'll be waiting for you. And I won't even put you to work- unless you want to. :)

Tonight Buddy ate his first food - rice cereal.  Of course he loved it when John fed him the best.  

We love his laugh!