So, as usual, Camden went down for his first nap of the day around 9:15 and I put a show on for Decovin to watch while I went upstairs to take a quick shower (and I don't mess around, I'm in and out in like 5 minutes!)...I always check on him immediately after I get out of the shower and I hop out into the hallway and holler for D...I don't hear him or see him so I go down the stairs only to find the front door open and no Decovin!! I run back upstairs to grab a robe b/c I am NAKED and I dash out side and start screaming his name and I am thinking the worst and I run to the back yard to see if he fell in our little kiddie pool...he's not there...I yell some more and nothing...I am at a loss and I can't see very well b/c my glasses are upstairs on the toilet where I left them! Finally I hear him and he is across the street in the neighbor's yard...apparently he wanted to go see their puppies that are caged up...well I grab him and then the tears start coming from me like I was niagra falls...then Decovin thinks I am mad at him and he starts crying...after I get him calmed down...I find a corner where he can't pay attention to me and I just sob and sob thinking of what could have happened to him! I mean he crossed the street for the love! I stressed to him that he must NEVER go outside without mommy or daddy but I don't think I can reason with a VERY curious 2 year old...so I scrounge the house and found two more of those door knob covers and quickly secure us inside! I immediately texted Bob and told him that we need two dead bolts like yesterday! I am still in shock that it even happened and I don't think I could produce another tear naturally right now!! I'm scared to go to the bathroom without hauling him in there with me! Oy!
The rest of my day has gone a wee bit better...got an appointment set up with a chiropractor here in town as I have been having more and more back pain than I care to deal with...so we will see if he can fix me! Then I called the church next door to us that offers preschool for 3-4 year olds and signed D up for next fall! He has to be potty trained by then...so I have a year to get him there! Oh boy! I am excited for him to go though...I just know he will thrive and LOVE getting to play with other kids his age! They offer the school on Tuesday's and Thursday's for one hour each of those days...and you can pick morning or afternoon...I picked morning b/c D is so much friendlier in the morning and then I don't have alter his nap time, etc. So he will go from 9-10 and I just have to walk him across the street...of course I will make sure it is WITH me as opposed to without me...ha! Oh and the best part?! It is only $45 a month! YIPPEE! Phew!
That's all I got for now...
6 comments:
Whew...what a nightmare! I can just imagine the complete panic you must have felt. I'm so glad you found him!
WOW!! That is a scary story. I know exactly how you were feeling (we lost Stacy and Todd for 2 hours though and the police were involved).
THANK GOODNESS and I hope he never never does it again. ... so you stink without a shower - not so bad.
Sounds like you are locked in now. You are probably OK again. Just hard to trust.
I am sorry you had to have such a scare but it happens. I'm just glad all turned out well. You have done the best thing by securing the doors.You will just have to start taking your shower before they get up in the morning or when both of them take their naps after dinner.
Ruthie, I didn't hear the story about Stacy and Todd & the police.
I told you about Jeff taking off out the door at about Decovin's age didn't I? I was washing dishes and the door was to my back, I went in the living room and I see just the top of his head toddling by the windows. He only had a diaper and t-shirt on and barefoot walking in the snow headed for the main road out front of that little house we first lived in here. My heart stopped then too. Boys are bravehearts and think they can do anything. LOL
My story?? Well I was in town (Fulton)at an interview. The kids had music lessons cancelled. I had called the school to have them put the kids on the bus home.
Todd was on the bus home when someone came out and put them on the bus that went through town (like usual on whatever day that was for music lessons). Todd resisted but the person insisted. So they got on the bus and got off at the church by Westlakes. I had told them if they ever were there and I wasn't to go to Westlakes and read the greeting cards.
Bob came into town and asked me right out of the interview "did I have the kids". NO - so we go to the bus stop. No kids. Went to Westlakes, no kids. Asked people around the church did they see them - Yeah they did but didn't know which direction they had gone. So we knew they got off there.
Finally we went to the Police station. Crying and trying to describe the clothing they had on that day and being told "can't look for them for 24 hours". I was crashing like Jen. Then we had an officer say they had a call about the kids at a lady's house that we knew. It was 1/4 of a mile from the church.
Todd remembered where they lived and they decided it would be more fun to play with their kids and off they went. The lady said she poked her head out looking for one of us and then got concerned that we didn't know where they were and called the police station. As luck would have it we were there reporting them missing when she called. Whew. I never never want to feel that again.
I hate reliving that!!
JENNNNN!!! I don't think I took a breath the whole time I was reading that!! Girl, I bet you dissolved. I'm so sorry that happened! You poor thing.
I just heard from an acquaintance this week that has her son in a Mom's Day Out program here in Wichita, and their DENTIST was driving on a busy street when he saw a toddler (Sophie/Decovin's age) walking through a field. IT WAS HER SON. Her son did the same thing D did, and opened the door and walked out. The field was about a block away from the church. I didn't stop trembling for 2 days--it made me want to quit my job and never have my kids out of my sight again!!!! Irrational, I know...
I love that mom & aunt ruthie both lost the kids once also...makes me feel NOT SO BAD. :-) Thanks for making me feel better! It's ok to laugh now...but man, that was seriously scary!
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