She Did It Again

Joanna swallowed her conformer again (the porcelain piece that fits in her right eye socket). It had been in for 11 days without problems. When I picked her up from daycare, it was gone. This time no one knew about it. I think it happened right before I picked them up (the kids were on the playground). This time, also, she admitted she had put it in her mouth, though, she could not tell me why she had put it in her mouth. I asked her if it tasted good and she replied, "no." I asked her if it were supposed to be in her mouth -- again, "no" and then I asked what does go in your mouth -- "food." So, then I asked why she would put it in her mouth if it doesn't belong there and she said, "because it doesn't taste good." Who knows what goes through her head but I know one thing -- after this time, I'm not digging it out of poop again. I will ask the ocularist if he has any ideas but I know that most people do not expect a nearly 5 year old child to have trouble with swallowing small objects! Maybe we'll just have to wait a few more years before we start this process again, which isn't good because that side of her face won't grow. More later.