Kleenex is not only for wiping runny noses
My 22 month old Sophia is a joy and a half! She is always happy, except for when she’s sick, and being the third kid surrounded by two older brothers, she is one feisty and tough girl.
It’s like watching “monkey see monkey do” with her. If her brother climbs on the table, she will too with ease. But my two older sons never stuck anything up their noses, and guess what…she did.
Can you guess what this glob is?
Want to see it compared in CSI style? See what you can learn from watching A LOT of tv?
I went out to the garage to dump the trash, came in and found Sophia sticking tissue up her nose. I managed to take the one near the entrance of the nostril out, but then she kept on rubbing at her nose. I looked up her nose and found something stuck up there. I tried letting her sniff pepper thinking it might make her sneeze it out, but this McGyver method didn’t help.
When the hubbie got home (enforcement was needed since she was squirming, kicking and screaming), we both tried to suck the tissue out with one of those nose suction thingy they gave away at the hospital when she was born…it didn’t work. So I had to resort to using this.
It’s an ear wax scooper (my term), and I don’t believe you can get this any where except at Asian markets. We got ours from my hubbie’s sister who went to Korea and they gave her a grooming kit including this scooper on her flight. What a great freebie I say. Those were the good old splurging days on planes.
Kids, don’t try this at home. My Dad has used this tool to remove wax for us ever since we were little. I know, the doctors said never to put anything in your ears, but with a steady hand…this can be a very addicting and satisfying “treat”.
She was squirming, screaming and kicking but the tool (yes, I did sterilized it first, EW you say!!) actually worked. That ought to teach her, you think?!
I know Mom, we have to watch her like a hawk. Don’t you realize there are two eyes growing at the back of my neck?!
My hubbie joked (I think) that when she gets older, we need to put a GPS system on her. He’s so protective of his girl, it’s not even funny. I pity her for having two older brothers, an over-protective Dad and another brother on the way. Can you imagine her bringing home a date? Lord, who am I kidding? I’ll be there with the rest of the family grilling checking out her date and setting curfew. Yeah, 9:00PM sharp would be good. 
My 22 month old Sophia is a joy and a half! She is always happy, except for when she’s sick, and being the third kid surrounded by two older brothers, she is one feisty and tough girl.
It’s like watching “monkey see monkey do” with her. If her brother climbs on the table, she will too with ease. But my two older sons never stuck anything up their noses, and guess what…she did.
Can you guess what this glob is?
Want to see it compared in CSI style? See what you can learn from watching A LOT of tv?
I went out to the garage to dump the trash, came in and found Sophia sticking tissue up her nose. I managed to take the one near the entrance of the nostril out, but then she kept on rubbing at her nose. I looked up her nose and found something stuck up there. I tried letting her sniff pepper thinking it might make her sneeze it out, but this McGyver method didn’t help.
When the hubbie got home (enforcement was needed since she was squirming, kicking and screaming), we both tried to suck the tissue out with one of those nose suction thingy they gave away at the hospital when she was born…it didn’t work. So I had to resort to using this.
It’s an ear wax scooper (my term), and I don’t believe you can get this any where except at Asian markets. We got ours from my hubbie’s sister who went to Korea and they gave her a grooming kit including this scooper on her flight. What a great freebie I say. Those were the good old splurging days on planes.
Kids, don’t try this at home. My Dad has used this tool to remove wax for us ever since we were little. I know, the doctors said never to put anything in your ears, but with a steady hand…this can be a very addicting and satisfying “treat”.
She was squirming, screaming and kicking but the tool (yes, I did sterilized it first, EW you say!!) actually worked. That ought to teach her, you think?!
I know Mom, we have to watch her like a hawk. Don’t you realize there are two eyes growing at the back of my neck?!
My hubbie joked (I think) that when she gets older, we need to put a GPS system on her. He’s so protective of his girl, it’s not even funny. I pity her for having two older brothers, an over-protective Dad and another brother on the way. Can you imagine her bringing home a date? Lord, who am I kidding? I’ll be there with the rest of the family grilling checking out her date and setting curfew. Yeah, 9:00PM sharp would be good.Â
I am thinking that baby girl has many many people wrapped around her little finger…
and with pictures like that …!!!
oh my God, glad you were able to take that thing out of her little cute nose!
and yay for ear wax scoopers!!! do you know that some are available with a little light?!!
Umm… In terms of a curfew, not that I am being overprotective. But I don’t see why a sunset curfew would not work for her? And can a dad really be overprotective???
Trust me on the GPS. I mean hello it will be like star trek vi with the tracking device that spock put on kirk. I will be doing that often with her and all of my kids. I haven’t heard of the term invasion of privacy.
My dear hubbie aka Mr. Waya~MAN! I married a geek, you folks do know that right?! And he’s so proud of himself too. Here’s news to you hubbie, dream on!!
I’m sure she learned her lesson about sticking things in her nose! LOL! Poor girl. I wonder if she knows what lies ahead of her in regards to dating?
Mr. Waya: I am sooo with you on the GPS now! I think I would like to implant chips in the back of their necks…
Glad to hear you all survived to tell the tale. What is it about tiny things going up the nose?
Reminds me of my cousin who stuck up batteries in his nose because he wanted to light up like his robots. Good thing you got the tissue out.
Um…hello? I am so with you on the cultural fascination with ear wax scoopers. But the term I prefer is “ear picker”. And only the wooden ones.
Our daughters are the same age. And from the sounds of it, they could make for a mean wrestling match.
Yes, I also have mixed feelings about my “spunky” daughter.
I’m pretty sure she’ll take care of any guy that tries something she doesn’t want to do.
That’s definitely a good thing to foster.
Three brothers - she’ll certainly know how to hold her own!
lol, i’m lucky my son hasn’t tried to shove anything in his ears, nose or butt yet, lol!
I love that scooper! I’m so glad Lucy hasn’t discovered the joys of stuffing things in her nose or ears, keeping my fingers crossed she never does. Sophia is soooo adorable! Really, can she get any cuter?!?
Ow! Ew! Ow! Ew! Ow! Ew! etc…
Yikes!
See, I would have just put the tire pump in her mouth and then started pumping (it works in cartoons)
Ah, Brothers!
What a cutie!
My grandfather had an ear wax scooper, too. It was called a bobbypin… I KNOW… EWWWW!!!
Sophia is too cute for words, Betty!
wow….i need to invest in one of those things.
My oldest stuck a “lellow wock” up her nose when she was 3. (That’s a yellow rock to translate). We laughed after she blew it out in the dr.’s waiting room. BUT it wasn’t funny at the time.
With four year old twins, I am definetely feeling you on this one…
Only ONE of my girls likes to stick things up her nose. Twice she has done it, and twice it warranted a trip to the emergency room! The first time it was a plastic piece that holds an ink stick inside an ink pen. The second time it was a gumball. Yah…gum and pens have been banned from my children LOL