Protective Grace

I have been way to emotional and guiltridden to even attempt this post until today. My heart is full of joy at the protective hand God placed on our sweet baby boy Saturday night. Let me explain...

I was dusting and found a penny on my dresser. The kids were all happily playing in the girls room. I thought I would just place it on the bed and put it in the change bowl when I was finished dusting. And then I did the unthinkable! I FORGOT about it...Conner comes in and starts cruising around the edge of the bed. The next thing I know I look down and he is not breathing! He had swallowed the penny and it got stuck in his airway. I was able to move him around and dislodge it so that he could breath. Thank God for allowing it to move to a more suitable position for survival. I don't know what we would have done if he had been taken from us now. God is so good! I took him on to the ER with his sweet sisters giving me progress reports along the way...Daddy and Mamaw Judy met us at the hospital. Once we got there the xray showed the penny stuck in his esophagus. The OR team was called in and an ENT retrieved the penny during a 45 minute surgery. There was no damage done. He has had a sore throat and cough but other than that is his usual happy self. I cannot say enough how stupid I feel for leaving it laying there for him to grab....but I am sooooooo thankful that God saw fit (YET AGAIN!) to protect our son. Thank you Lord for your blessings on our family!