purple spit-up

i suppose i should explain why on earth i was google-ing "purple spit-up"! nash has GERD (gastroesophogal reflux disease). it's not really a disease, more of a malady. it will pass. anyway, his doctor prescribed prevacid once a day.

after a few weeks of taking the prevacid nash was sleeping on my desk at work. (he wasn't rolling over at the time so this was a safe place for him to nap). i went in my office to check on him and pulled his mitted hand out of his mouth to see purple stains. i about had a heart attack and called in the office babysitter to see what she thought. had he gotten pen ink in his mouth or something?

half of my family works with me and my cousin, robert, ran in to my office: "has nash been taking any medicine?" after i told him he was taking prevacid he told me "don't worry, i googled 'purple spit-up' and it's a common side-effect." thank you robert- who else would think to google such a thing?!