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February 2013 Moms
Meggiemuggins
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MOTY - My heart is still racing
Meggiemuggins
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I took DS out for a walk in his stroller after dinner tonight since it was a beautiful, warm evening. We live on a very quiet street, and just a few blocks over is a really busy urban area with a bus loop and lots of traffic, etc.
Anyways, we walked to the busy area to go to a coffee shop. Across the street from the coffee shop, we stopped at a pedestrian-controlled intersection. As I was waiting for the light to change, I was daydreaming, checking out the store behind me, etc. I was jolted out of my daydream by a bunch of cars honking and looked out and saw a little kid running in the street, one lane into the four-lane street. Then I realized that it was MY EFFING KID!!!!!!! He'd escaped from his stroller was running into the intersection in his stocking feet (He was going to stay in the stroller for the walk, so I didn't bother with shoes). My heart stopped and I bolted and scooped him up. The car horns honking scared him, so thankfully he came to me instantly and didn't play catch-me-if-you-can.
I realized afterwards that he hadn't figured out how to unstrap himself, but *I* hadn't strapped him in when we left the house. It was the first, and last, time that I haven't strapped him in.
I'm grateful beyond words that it ended OK, and want to cry when I think about what could have happened. I'm not breathing a word of this to DH, so you ladies are hearing my confession. I've stopped shaking, but my heart is still in my throat. Thank you, guardian angel, for making sure that the cars approaching the intersection were going the speed limit and noticed a small boy in a red sweater and green socks running in the street.
Anyways, we walked to the busy area to go to a coffee shop. Across the street from the coffee shop, we stopped at a pedestrian-controlled intersection. As I was waiting for the light to change, I was daydreaming, checking out the store behind me, etc. I was jolted out of my daydream by a bunch of cars honking and looked out and saw a little kid running in the street, one lane into the four-lane street. Then I realized that it was MY EFFING KID!!!!!!! He'd escaped from his stroller was running into the intersection in his stocking feet (He was going to stay in the stroller for the walk, so I didn't bother with shoes). My heart stopped and I bolted and scooped him up. The car horns honking scared him, so thankfully he came to me instantly and didn't play catch-me-if-you-can.
I realized afterwards that he hadn't figured out how to unstrap himself, but *I* hadn't strapped him in when we left the house. It was the first, and last, time that I haven't strapped him in.
I'm grateful beyond words that it ended OK, and want to cry when I think about what could have happened. I'm not breathing a word of this to DH, so you ladies are hearing my confession. I've stopped shaking, but my heart is still in my throat. Thank you, guardian angel, for making sure that the cars approaching the intersection were going the speed limit and noticed a small boy in a red sweater and green socks running in the street.
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Re: MOTY - My heart is still racing
First round of Clomid in May 2012= BFP #1, DD born January 2013
BFP #2 in January 2014, DS born September 2014
BFP1: DD1 born April 2011 at 34w1d via unplanned c/s due to HELLP, DVT 1 week PP
BFP3: DD2 born Feb 2013 at 38w4d via unplanned RCS due to uterine dehiscence
TTC since June 2009
BFP #1 2/22/10 M/C 6w2d
BFP #2 October 2010 CP
BFP #3 1/11/11 M/C 8w5d
IUI #1 Aug 2011= BFN
IUI #2= BFP #4 9/18/11 missed M/C, D&C 10/18/11
IUIs #3&4 = BFN
IVF #1 May 2012 = BFP! Twins!!
Fraternal twins born Feb. 2013
DS1: Quinn - 10.22.10 and DS2: Cole - 01.18.13