The scariest day of my life

It all started when one day I needed to go to the store and I had left my son's carseat in my brother's girlfriends car and so my mom told me to use the built in carseats that were in her van. I was hesitant and really didn't want to because I had never used them. I really wanted his carseat but for whatever reason my brother's girlfriend would not bring it to my mom's house. So even though I hesitated I decided I wanted to take my son with me to go shopping since he didn't get out much because he was only so many months old and was just able to hold his head up by himself.

I put him in the carseat and strapped him in the built in carseat. I made sure that the head rest was locked into place so it would not fall down or so I thought I did. Well we started driving down my parents long driveway and then turned onto the main highway. I proceeded to the stop sign and when I got to the stop sign something told me to look back and check on him. Well when I did look back he was turning blue and I noticed the head rest had fallen down and pushing his head down to where the chest piece that was supposed on be on his chest had somehow got up to his neck and so it was cutting off his airway and he was always a quiet baby and as soon as I saw that I put the van in park in the middle of the road and jumped up and ran to him and unbuckled him so fast and kept saying to him are you ok. I was so worried and so upset and so mad. I cried knowing I could have lost him right then and there. I never did go to the store but I turned back and went back to her house and told her what happened when she saw I was so upset. I told her never again am I using those. I said from now on I want his carseat and if I have to buy another carseat I will.

I think about it to this day and it still scares me how close I was to losing him. If it had not been for God telling me to look back and check on him then he would not be here. I am a very cautious person and after that day I am even more cautious.

He is now 8 years old. I love every minute and every day with him. It really makes you put life into perspective.