Me: Hey, Hudson’s fever hasn’t broken yet. It’s hovering around 103. Can you please get some baby medicine on your way home.
Mike: We’re on our way home now.
Me: Great. Can you stop please?
Mike: I’m getting lotto tickets and then we’ll be home.
Me: Great. Then please get Hudson some medication while you do that.
Mike: Um. I don’t know if they sell that at this store.
Me: Wha? You’re at a convience store. Yes they sell medication there. Go look for it.
Mike: Okay.
Me: Thank you! *sigh*
Mike: What am I looking for again?
Me: *blank stare, mouth gapping open* Are you fuckin’ kidding me?!
Mike: What did you want me to get?!
Me: Seriously? Are you fucking with me?
Mike: Whatever. What do you need?
Me: BABY. MEDICINE.
Mike: Oh yeah. Right. Okay.
:::
Honest to God, 45 minutes later he came through the door with medicine for a child two and up.
Hudson is 11 months.
I am not fuckin’ kidding you.
This is not a joke.
Please, do not laugh.
Miss Britt says:
Oh i can pretty much guarantee that Jared wouldn’t know the difference between “child” and “baby” medicine.
It’s a damn good thing he’s good in bed.
samantha Reply:
May 8th, 2009 at 7:41 am
@Miss Britt, Oh, that’s about the only thing Mike’s got going for him most days. That and he cleans the hair out of the drain.
May 7th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Shania says:
Not laughing. Feeling stabby on your behalf. Hope the little one feels better.
samantha Reply:
May 8th, 2009 at 7:40 am
@Shania, You’re laughing manically as you feel stabby. I know it.
May 7th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Karen Sugarpants says:
you’re not smacking him around enough. tell him that. tell him i said smarten up. lol!
samantha Reply:
May 8th, 2009 at 7:42 am
@Karen Sugarpants, I’ll let him know that Karen says he needs more beat downs. LOL
May 8th, 2009 at 1:18 am
kittenpie says:
Fortunately, you can use that medicine with some math and a child willing to swallow more. Here’s how it goes:
Baby Tylenol and Children’s Tylenol are the same medicine, just in different concentrations. The baby version is more concentrated so they don’t have to drink as much. Basically, 1ml baby T = 2.5ml child T.
So let’s say Hudson is in the 12-17 lb range and needs 1 ml baby tylenol, then you could give him 2.5 ml child tylenol.
Or if he’s in the 18-23 lb range and needs 1.5 ml in baby, then he would get 3.75 ml in children’s – too specific, of course, so you could round down to 3.5 ml if he’s closer to the lower end of the range or up to 4 ml if he’s at the higher end.
This works the other way if Carter gets sick and you only have the baby stuff in the house. I have a note on our baby tylenol that Pumpkinpie would need 3 ml of it if it’s all we have.
Hope he feels better soon…
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samantha Reply:
May 8th, 2009 at 7:43 am
@kittenpie, awesome! THANK YOU!!
May 8th, 2009 at 3:41 am
Lynn says:
I didn’t laugh, I promise. I just broke into hysterics.
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samantha Reply:
May 8th, 2009 at 7:43 am
@Lynn, uh huh. Of course you did.
At least your honest about it.
May 8th, 2009 at 6:46 am
mamatulip says:
I swear I’m not laughing.
*snort*
samantha Reply:
May 10th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
@mamatulip, I wish I had a backpack FULL of panty liners and tampons to give him.
LOL
May 8th, 2009 at 8:15 am
Avitable says:
I’m not laughing with you, I’m laughing at you. Is that better?
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samantha Reply:
May 10th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
@Avitable, MUCH better. Like rubbing salt in a gapping wound better.
May 8th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Karen says:
I’m not laughing. But I am a little relieved I’m not the only one with one of those.
Men are dumb.
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samantha Reply:
May 10th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
@Karen, TOTALLY dumb. LOL
May 8th, 2009 at 8:52 am
ali says:
…and THIS is why you need to live closer to me. I have a full shoppers drug mart in my house. heh.
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samantha Reply:
May 10th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
@ali, well, ya. Accept you’re LEAVING THE COUNTRY SOON. *sigh*
May 8th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Vic says:
Men need complete written instructions with a note to any pemale personnel in store to help.
samantha Reply:
May 10th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
@Vic, mine likely wouldn’t be able to find anyone that worked there regardless of the UNIFORM.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Jennifer, Playgroups are no place for children says:
I don’t even know what to say. My husband, he does the same type of thing all the time and wonders why I’m always exasperated with him.
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samantha Reply:
May 10th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
@Jennifer, Playgroups are no place for children, Men suck.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
RAchel says:
I got nothin’.
Damn, that sucks. Sorry darlin’
Thank goodness for kittenpie and her awesome instructions!
May 9th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Gina says:
I would never think it was a joke, because I have lived it again and again. my favorite being the ONE time he took one of the kids to the doctor and I called and asked what the doctor said and he said, “He said…something…um…I don’t know.” Awesome.
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samantha Reply:
May 10th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
@Gina, oh, that’s my FAVOURITE! I don’t let Mike take them to the dr. for that every reason. But! He does that when the car needs to go to the shop. LOL There’s obviously something wrong with it, but I’ll be damned if he listened to the guy explain it.
May 9th, 2009 at 10:32 pm