Codeine

John's got a bit of a cold and a nasty cough that bothered him all weekend. Sonya took him to the doctor on Monday and she assured Sonya that it's nothing serious. The doctor did give John some cough syrup with codeine in it, though, so he can sleep.

And boy does he sleep! Thirty minutes after he gets a dose he passes the hell out and he doesn't get up until the next morning. This morning I had to wake him up.

It's not like we're getting the whole dose down his throat, either. He's learned to very efficiently thrash his head from side to side so that most of the medicine goes onto his cheeks and under his chin.

He's passed this nasty bug on to Sonya; she stayed home today, raspy-voiced and coughing. She said she barely slept last night. I told her she should have a hit off of John's stash. He likes to share.