After a whirlwind of a week, Rowan and I arrived home early this morning. Florida was absolutely beautiful, the weather was amazing (except for the random storms and tornadoes!), the wedding was flawless!!! I would like to say it all went smoothly and perfect the whole time, and for the most part it did...however, it was a very stressful week.
Autumn, Rowan and I drove to Peoria late Tuesday evening and stayed at her parent's house. Our flight left at 6 AM on Wednesday morning. Rowan did very well on the flights, slept the entire first one in fact. When we got to Florida, we picked up our rental car and drove to Naples. The hotel we stayed in was absolutely amazing, and the staff was top notch! If ever in the area, please check out the Bellasera; it is so beautiful!!! We stayed in a three bedroom suite with Autumn's family the first two nights, then moved to a different room with all the girls the next night. That Saturday, we stayed with Autumn's cousin and her family, then we headed to Fort Myers to stay at her Grandma's neighbor's house (a rental property that was empty). Needless to say, all the moving around was a little tough to handle with Rowan, but we managed!!! :-) I didn't have time to get to the beach, which is pretty disappointing, but what do you do? We did hang out poolside most days, so I can't complain too much!!! Rowan loved the water, of course! My little fish baby!
Well, we did have a freak out moment. Rowan has always had a really sensitive gag reflex, and Saturday night during the reception, he choked on a french fry. I did all that I knew to do, and he was not getting it up. He started to turn blue and his eyes rolled back; at that moment, all Mommy instincts went out the window and I completely FREAKED OUT!!! I screamed for HELP, and I don't remember what happened after that. I was later told that an EMT came in to the reception hall, someone took Rowan from me, and Julie was able to get the french fry out of Rowan's throat by sweeping his mouth. Apparently, he had swallowed a 3 inch fry and it swelled in his throat to be about a half inch wide; he was not able to get it up, or down, and I couldn't not get it out!!! I literally do not remember what happened after I screamed, I just remember hearing him start to cry and knowing that he was okay. I can't explain the thoughts that went through my head in that moment; I truly thought that I was going to lose my son; when I turned him over and hit his back, I expected to flip him back over and he would be okay...it didn't work. I stuck my finger down his throat and couldn't feel anything!!! I am going to call today to see about getting in to some first aid classes. I lost all composure, and I couldn't help my baby...that is every mother's WORST nightmare!!!
Whew, it is good to be home!!! I am now just really anxious to get into our house!!!
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