Smelling the flowers

My young boys' delight in the scents of plant life. The only trouble is that sometimes this can lead to mischief that is not so pleasant. For example yesterday Theo decided that not only was going to smell a leaf but he was going to ball it up real tight and stick it in his nose. Hours later we still could not get it out despite sneezes and a bit of a runny nose. A call to the nurse line for tips, instead led us to urgent care. The nurse said that you should let a doctor take out objects from your child's nose unless you can get them to blow it out.

My son is still sleeping, but I heard him talk in his sleep. "No take it out!" He is still trying to process this unfortunate event. I hope his love of smelling plants is not diminished. However, we will work on smelling technique.