July 2006
July was absolutely FILLED with activity! With 3 of the four weekends
being dedicated to Maggie's Dad's 65th birthday, it was jam packed with fun
fun fun. One weekend we spent with the entire Hart family. Uncle
Mike, Bev, Tim and Greg came up to hang with the locals. We had a
really good time. My favorite part was easily "adults night
out" Friday at the Irish pub. Luckily I didn't have to
drive :)We also spent a weekend in sunny
Sheboygan, Wisconsin. It was really nice. We stayed at the
Osthoff hotel (where Maggie and I spent
our one year anniversary) and got to swim, and play on the beach, and hang
together and relax. Happy Birthday Dennis, and thanks a MILLION to Moe
for comping the entire thing for everyone!~ He's fantastic.
The 4th of July was packed in there, and we had a
very scary event occur. I've detailed it below...
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Today Maggie and I experienced a very scary situation that runs shivers down
the backs of every parent. Maggie called me at work this afternoon, crying, and said
"I think the baby is drowning...come home". It was on my cell and as I
yelled "WHAT???!?!?!?!" the call dropped off (I HATE NEXTEL). I raced home (I live .4 miles away) to a street crowded with cops,
ambulances, fire trucks, and every neighbor on the block out on their lawns.
I ran into the house, and Maggie was holding the baby. She looked OK. I asked the
six Evanston municipality workers that were in my living room what had happened
and they told Maggie to tell the story again. Maggie said that she was giving
the baby a bath, and Jack came into the bathroom with his box of toys. He
dumped the toys into the tub (he thinks this is funny). Maggie shoo'd Jack
from the bathroom and scooped up all the toys. She took them back to his
bedroom and put them away (30 seconds maybe?). When she walked back into the
bathroom, the baby was under the water and blue.
Needless to say she freaked, grabbed our
half-conscious baby from the water and pounded the liquid from her lungs.
She called the paramedics, then me. By the time the paramedics got
there (7 minutes later), Baby Teresa was regaining her color, and starting
to recover. They took us to the emergency room, took x-rays, (one at 3pm,
and one at 7pm) and she was deemed OK. She was released at 7:15 with a clean bill
of health. Thank the Lord Jahosaphat. Pretty damn scary.
I hope none of you have to go thru anything like this
in your lives. It was a very humbling experience, and yet another reminder
of just how precious life really is.
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