This week I suffered a major Mommy fail. I’m beyond grateful because my forgetfulness caused a potentially dangerous situation.
A few weeks ago my hubs bought these really awesome nerf balls (basketball, soccer ball and football) for Ridley. We enjoy playing with these balls on a daily basis. After seeing Ridley put one in his mouth, I made a mental note to not put the nerf balls in the pack ‘n play.
My mommy brain kicked in on Tuesday when I was getting the house cleaned and ready for someone to stop by. I inadvertently threw the nerf football into the pack ‘n play. {rolls eyes at self}
I didn’t think any more about it.
Later that day, Ridley needed a few minutes in “time-out”, so I put him in the pack ‘n play. I thought to myself, “He sure is being quiet.”
When I went to get him out a little while later, he opened his mouth and there was a chunk of something on his tongue. I started freaking out because I have this fear of him choking.
What was the culprit?
A (very) chewed up football!
So yeah, I had a major Mommy fail this week, but I’m so glad that Ridley is fine. Whew!
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I did the exact same thing with a nerf football when Caedmon first started cutting teeth. It only took one chunk being taken out of it before I threw it away!
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Scary! I’m so glad he was okay!! You never know what they’re going to put in their mouths. I remember when Fox was about 3, I put him to bed, did the dishes, watched some T.V. then got myself ready for bed. I went in and kissed him goodnight (again) in his sleep like I always did. This time he woke up (praise God), sat up, opened his mouth and spit out 3 quarters! He had found 3 quarters, put them in his mouth and gone to sleep!!
I was a wreck for a month. I cried myself to sleep the next few nights thinking of what could have been. I’m so thankful he woke up and spit them out, and that he didn’t choke before I checked on him. It could have very easily turned into a tragedy. God was with us.
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Oh my gosh. Blaze used to do the same thing so we quit buying them and threw them all away. He just got one again and thankfully is past that stage…lol. I am so glad he is ok.
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How scary that must have been. So thankful Ridley is okay!
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Glad he’s okay.
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Oh dear! I’ve done that too – with my first over 17 years ago! You would think that Nerf would put a warning on those after so many years…
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I had a personal fail this week. I’m sad to say all twelve of my tomatoe seedlings have passed.
But I’m not going to let that get in the way of my gardening dreams. I guess I’ll just have to buy my plants this year.
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What is it with boys and nerf balls? My son did the same thing! But I have to say my fail was placing tin foil on TOP of “cheerio treats” without spraying it with non stick cooking spray. Now I have to peel the tiny bits of tin foil off each serving…UGH!
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Oh boy.. that doesn’t even look tasty.. it’s amazing what those creatures will eat.. LOL. Glad he’s ok.
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Oh Hun! We have all done similar things! Praise God that He protected your precious baby from harm! Don’t waste time and energy kicking yourself over it! You’re forgiven you know!
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Wow – he really went to town on that thing! Glad he was fine!
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Wow!! My daughter constantly puts things in her mouth all the time. *Shaking my head*. I’ve tried to break her out this habit but have yet to become successful. He really chewed that ball. I am glad he is okay. I also have that fear of choking.
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oh how scary!
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Bradley does this constantly. They end up in shreds.
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OMGosh! I looked at the photo first and thought it was chewed by a dog!! He’s got some chops! I have so many fails, there’s no way I can keep track of them!
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