The most expensive snack...

The bill for Finn's evening snack has not come yet, but I am sure it will be high. Tosh had walked out in the back with him and he picked a berry off of a plant. I was cleaning out the trunk when Tosh comes up and says "Finn just ate something." He picks another in order to show me what it was. Neither one of us know what it is. We didn't worry too much at first but agreed we should investigate to see what he had just eaten. Tosh came in and looked on the internet. He found two options for what it could have been. One is edible, one is poison. So he calls poison control. The guy at poison control was kind of snarky to Tosh at first. Tosh informs him that he is not a botanist and that if he knew what the plant was he wouldn't be calling him. The guy gets a little more helpful at this point. So he tells Tosh not to worry too much. After reading more on line and deciding for sure that Finn had eaten Silver Leaf Nightshade, Tosh calls the guy back. At this point the guy says to take Finn to the ER.

Tosh tells me to call the Dr. I call my sister since she has the doctors personal number. She tells me that the doctor is at an event and i better call the office because she is afraid she wouldn't receive the call. I call the answering service and tell the lady what Finn has eaten. She very frantically says to take him to the ER. So with two people telling us this I am scared. Meanwhile Tosh is outside digging up this plant so we can take it to the hospital with us per the poison control. I am on the front porch half dressed yelling "We've got to go, they said to get him to the ER." If our neighbor saw any of this he was probably really confused!!!!

Keep in mind our child has not set foot in the doctors office other than well visits. The ER is the last place on earth I would ever consider taking him. All of these things apply to illness though, not eating poisonous berries. So we didn't hesitate to take him into the germ pit that is the ER. Luckily when we get there I size people up and notice a lot of broken arms, sprained ankles, and one poor girl that was very sick but I hope it was food borne illness. Haha.

I hold Finn and Tosh signs us in. Tosh was annoyed with me because I was trying to wash his hands halfway through the paperwork. The pen was really grossing me out!!!! So after generously distributing the germ x, we go wait outside. What in the world do you do with an 18 month old at an ER?? He was really good outside. We figured that was the best place for him.

We get called back and they weigh him and take his temp. He did really good. He had a low fever. This freaks me out. So we wait, and wait, and wait, in a tiny room that Finn wants to touch everything in. This was the tricky part. He didn't like being held he wanted to explore. Ehh...many applications of antibacterial spray later, the doctor comes in.

He was very nice. He made us feel so confident in what he told us. He said not to worry about him eating the berry. Remember we have a sample to show him. Luckily he is a nature guy and had just last week been hiking with his girlfriend and she tried one of these berries. He said it was indeed poisonous but you would have to eat about a pound of it to show symptoms. He said Finn may throw up. He also investigated the fever and said it wasn't related. He looked in his ears, nose, and throat. no signs of anything there.

We got home at about midnight and scrubbed the child down and I of course wiped down anything that had been at the hospital aka the grossest place on earth =)

I am so glad Finn is okay. I will always remember the day he ate the thousand dollar berry. I say that joking..lets hope it is not more than that =) Any price is worth it though to make sure my baby is safe and healthy.