Friday Fails – A Chewed Up Football
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!
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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