I wasn't going to blog about this experience because I dont think I will ever forget it. My Dad and Mary came to visit for Thanksgiving this year. On Wednesday, we decided we would all go shopping and just bum around town. We wanted Dad to use Mitch;s truck instead of renting a car to just help him save where he can while in the midst of their house remodel. So we took separate cars to town and were going to meet up at Sam's Club. We parked in different places and they took Caleb and Brynley with them, we had Aubs. We shopped around in Sam's, had different carts and as we were checking out, Dad asked Mary to take Caleb out to the car because he was buying him a christmas present and didnt want Caleb to see. Mary gave Dad the cart that had Brynley in it and Mitch and I had Aubrie and our cart. We checked out and went to our different cars. We all made our way to Home Depot and got out to only find that neither of us had Brynley!!! I was horrified. How could we have forgotten her??? My 23 month old baby was alone and all I could think about was my worst nightmare....someone took her. I called 911 and gave a report and tried as fast as I could to get back to Sam's. The traffic was horrible and I totally saw my Dad driving very illegally just to get back there. I felt so sick I thought I was going to throw up in my car. Caleb and Aubrie were both hysterical and Mitch was so mad and was saying every cuss word in the book but at that moment I didnt even care, I just wanted Brynley to be okay. As I got back to Sam's, the 911 operator called me and said they had her inside, and at that same moment I saw her blonde little head getting carried out by my dad. I just grabbed her and didnt want to let go. She looked annoyed and hadn't even cried. I could tell that she knew we left her, she didnt need to say anything. I felt awful but I was more curious at how my dad could just leave her in the cart and not realize it?? But then again I didnt realize it either.
I am not mad, just grateful that she was okay. It could have been much more horrible and tragic but her guardian angels were looking over her and it goes to show there still are good people out there. It was an eye opening experience for me and for my family. We feel very fortunate that all turned out well. Poor Brynley, she will have no recollection of this event but to me it was the day my heart stopped for a whole ten minutes!
7 comments:
Oh wow! What a heart stopping experience! I know that feeling of not knowing where one of your children are. When Nicholas was 2 he went out our front door and went down the road. I had no idea where he was and every possible bad thing that could happen was running through my head. He was missing for about 30 minutes! I'm so glad Bryn is ok!!
I got teary eyed reading that last line! Im sooo glad shes safe back in your arms!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my heck! That is a horrible ordeal for anyone to have to live through. Bless your heart, I think drama just follows you around like a shadow (but NO, I do NOT think it's your fault!) This story reminds me of a time Rachel's little two-year-old snuck in the back of her van on Christmas Eve without Rachel knowing it. Rachel went to K-Mart to do some last minute shopping meanwhile her little baby is out there wandering around the parking lot, eventually meanders inside the store and awhile later Rachel hears a description of a 'lost little girl' over the intercom which sounds too much like her own child. Anyways, she was prompted to go to the front desk and sure enough, there was Brooke. How scary is that??? My heart goes out to you and I am SO THANKFUL it turned out okay for you! Love you guys!
yeah, i dont handle emergency's well apparently. I just lost my blood pressure again thinking about it. Never could have imagined us doing that, #*!#^!**, there i go again. I need counseling.
Again. You will never know the hurt, the emotion of forgetting my little granddaughter. I am so ashammed. I just cannot believe I walked out of that store with you, and leaving lil brynley. It was worth very traffic violation to get back to the store to find her safe. Again. I am sorry. The only good news in this mishap . . . Mitch, your truck sure can haul butt, and run red lights, go over mediums, thru schrubs, over hugh boulders, jumps over rivers, ran over nails, and spikes, and crashed into something or someone, . . . just to get that special Brynley !!! Thankx for letting us use it!!
Oh holly, this is my worst nightmare!! I'm grateful she was safe and sound, and just annoyed rather than being traumatized!!
How terrible! I'm soo glad she's O.K. I can't imagine the hell you went through getting back to Sam's Club. I think this is every parents worst nightmare!
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