Carson was sitting to the left of the
dresser and his toes were under the second drawer. He was screaming. I lifted
the dresser of of him, scooped him and called Rob who had just left for work.
The conversation went like this:
R: Hello?
M: I think Car
just broke his toes
R: What?
M: The dresser
fell on him and his toes were under it
R: Okay, what do
they look like?
It's at this point
that I realize Carson got out of my arms and went back to playing with his
toys. He was looking at the dresser saying, "Fik it." (Fix it) I
looked at his toes, wiggled them a bit and he was totally fine. Not a scratch,
dent, bruise, no swelling and he's walking just fine.
M: Never mind,
he's fine.
R: Are you sure?
M: Ya, he's
totally fine, playing and giggling.
Rob asked me if I
was okay, I told him we were fine and to have a good night at work. We got off
the phone, I put the dresser back up and went back to making dinner.
I had to take a
minute to sit down. My heart hurt from beating so fast. I needed to catch my
breath. It all happened so fast. In the couple seconds it took me to get to his
room I was imagining the absolute worst. Not knowing what you're going to find
is terrifying.
I found myself
tearing up as I sat there thanking Heavenly Father for looking out for my sweet
boy and keeping him safe. Someone was looking out for Carson. He likes to pull
his clothes out of his dresser. I think he was reaching into the top drawer
which is over his head and he must have pulled the whole thing down. He could
have been climbing but he really isn't a climber. I am just amazed that he
ended up next to it rather than the whole thing on top of him.
As a mom of an
almost two year old, I really try to keep my eyes on him all the time but it's
impossible. Moms have to make dinner and go to the bathroom and we just can't
have our eyes on them every second. I really believe that it's in these moments
that their guardian angles swoop in and watch out for them for us. I
am just so relieved that grateful that Carson wasn't hurt. Thank you angels,
for watching out for my boy!!
My heart stopped as I frantically read through to make sure everything was okay. Yes, I totally agree that angels watch out for our babies. SO glad he's okay. As you own your house, you might want to consider Rob putting in those earthquake straps (they hook to the back of the dresser to the wall). We have done that with the kids' dressers as well as our tall bookcases.
ReplyDeleteNow I can breathe. Love you, Mandy. You are a super-trooper momma and am so glad for the wings on your feet to check on him!