"The Marble"

So... last night when Michael was in his room for a time out, he thought that it was a good idea to put a marble in his mouth. The unfortunate part was that he accidentally swallowed it! He started crying and screaming for me to come to his room. When I arrived he told me that he had swallowed a marble. He pointed to his throat and I saw said marble poking out of his windpipe. My first thought was..ok he is breathing. Then I called 911 to ask them what to do. by the time the paramedics and fire dept showed up, the marble was no longer appeared in his throat. They checked him out and suggested xrays. I didn't want to go to the ER and sit in there for 5 hours with sick people around. Fortunately, I spoke with the Dr on the phone and she said she agreed and since he was acting fine, it was ok to go to her office in the morning for xrays.
Lucky boy he got ice cream for dinner!!
We just got back from the Dr and got xrays. Above is Michael's stomach with the marble just hanging out in it. All is good! Praise God!! This could have gone really bad. Now we just wait.. and I get the unlucky job of searching for it..if you know what I mean. Michael is at school with a story and pudding for a snack. How he went almost 5.5 years without a foreign object in his mouth and decided last night was a good night for it is beyond me.
Oh the Joys of Motherhood!!