I just wanted to post a warning... even though summer is coming to a end it is also the dog days of summer where everyone is swimming and enjoying those last days before fall and winter arrive once again.

This past Saturday we were at my sister's house swimming and having a normal family afternoon, my brother in law had grilled out, we had all eaten all the kids were out of the pool, we had friends in from out of town, I told my husband to watch the twins ( we have 22 month old twin girls) I was going to go in the house to see if my friend who has a 2 yr old and 4 month old was ok or needed any help. 

Well, my son who is 6 comes in the house crying because my husband yelled at him because he wanted to play and hadn't eaten anything so I was dealing with that and next thing I know my husband came in the house and said my older twin had found a pile of dog doo that my brother in law had missed and he needed a rag, well the older twin followed him into the house and I told him just got get Tessa (the younger twin) so we can just get dressed and figure out what we are going to do for the night, well next thing I know he is screaming "call 911" and I am like "why" and he is screaming "just call 911" and I yell " we have to know why" He screams "tessa fell in the pool"  "you stay here" well no way in hell that was happening, so I run out side to find my sister on the deck with my precious baby laying lifeless and blue and my sister screaming her name and giving her CPR, for what seemed like at least 2 minutes my sister gave her CPR, it seemed like forever for the ambulance to get there, but my sister finally got my daughter to gurgle then she started trying to open her eyes, very shocked almost seizure looking as she came out of it, But to make a very very long story shorter, after a trip to the ER and being transferrred to a Chicago Hospital we are BLESSED BEYOUND MEASURE because God was MORE THAN FAITHFUL TO US!!

Our precious baby girl is Totally Happy Healthy and Normal! No side effects what so ever!!!  It is truly only the Hand of God in our life that saved my daughter!

I want to warn each of you please please please don't ever take your eyes off your child even for a second when they are around water.  It is so quick and so silent. No one even saw or heard it happen.  We were told literal seconds more if she had not been found she would have died. We were blessed, but so many others aren't. 

Also when we saw her regular peditrician on Monday she told us a story of a little boy who drown in a bucket of water his Aunt was getting ready to mop the floor with when the phone rang and she turned her back.... so I am just begging everyone please remember it only takes a second!!!

 I know its the end of summer and everyone wants to party and have fun it can turn tragic in a heartbeat. And I just want to warn everyone I can, I would never ever wish what our family went through this weekend on anyone.

I can't even fathom the thought that we might have lost our daughter. 

Truth of the matter is now, that Mommy is doing worse than Baby.  I think it will take a very very long time to get those awful images out of my head.  NO one ever wants to see their child like that.

So please just be safe around water.  Also hold and kiss your babies extra tonight because more than anything I was reminded of the fact that NONE OF US is promised a Tomorrow; and our children truly are just on loan to us from God, and I am so thankful He saw fit to allow me to keep mine. 

** if you don't have anything to say can you please bump for awareness I think alot of times we forget how fast things can happen we were are just living life and having fun! Thanks!

Tags: summer, drowing, warning, kids, water, family, fun

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