the Nose: Just a Nasal Opening??

The purpose of the nose is to warm and clean the air your breath. In addition, it helps you to smell and taste. The septum divides the nose into two passage ways by a partition called the septum which is accessed through the nostrils. A normal person will let it be, cleaning it occasionally with a kleenex or finger if that works better.

Today, Addison felt it necessary to test the boundaries of the nose capabilities and apparently put a raisin into her right nostril and push it up as high as she could. She then told mommy "raisin" and pointed up her nose. Mommy couldn't see anything and was confused if there was anything up there, maybe she was simply being silly. Both girls enjoy nonsense and delight in things that are illogical as they continue to learn and master new knowledge. However, as the time passed, her nose was running only from her right nostril...so it got mommy to thinking that perhaps she did stick a raisin up there. Now, mommy was alone during this incident and doesn't come from a family with a history of sticking things up their noses so she didn't really know what to do. Of course, the doctor was on lunch and it didn't seem so much of an emergency to go to the ER as she was acting perfectly normal.

So we used the syringe with no luck. She blew and blew with no luck. Picking wasn't an option since we couldn't even see it. So a quick internet search and we got an idea for a perfect raisin-removal procedure. I was happy with its simplicity and simple, non-invasive technique. I used my finger to plug the opposite nostril (the one without the raisin in it) and I put my mouth on Addison's, forcing a quick puff of air into her mouth. The raisin popped right out!

Delilah was watching the whole process and when mommy squealed out "yay!" and Addison looked and shouted "raisin" we all laughed! No more raisins for a bit.