Turns out, I was wrong about taking medicine. Brandt and Blythe have given us grief about taking their two small pills. Dr. Lauret suggested we practice swallowing M&Ms before the kids actually had to try with their medicines, but they really struggled. He recommended making smoothies and mixing it in with that, or using applesauce as a transmission vehicle. None of these things worked very well. The antibiotics have a very strong taste, so even crushed and mixed with some liquid, the taste comes through. Neither Brandt nor Blythe seemed able to just pop the pill in their mouths and swallow it down, and Blythe and I spent a whole day, like five hours, fighting over drinking a disgusting concoction she made herself and then wouldn't drink. Brandt resorted to plugging his nose and choking down green smoothie which he didn't really like. It's going to be a long five days.
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