That was scary...

I'm not an over-cautious parent (except when it comes to water, THAT freaks me out!). And I have done things with my kids that in retrospect I would not do again. If your baby puts rocks in his mouth, give him one big enough to gnaw on, so he won't choke on it (right, Andi??? LOL - that was an inside joke, in case you're wondering).  I dislike all the warning signs on every product I buy, because I KNOW that if I climb on a ladder, there is a chance I might fall off.... no need to tell me :-)))

BUT - nothing really, really bad has ever happened to any of our kids - except for Elia's bleacher and skull fracture incident, but even that turned out okay, as super scary it was at that time.

I believe wholeheartedly that the Lord watches out over my kiddos, and so much of parenting is trusting...

The following incident though made even MY alarm go off....

Nina has this cute shirt, actually a hand-me-down from big sister Anya. 

Now Nina is notorious with strings.... she loves to untie, tie, make lots and lots of knots in everything she can get her hands on.

When its time for her nap, she gets quite industrious before she actually goes to sleep. So the other day, she untied the string of this shirt, got it out of all the little loopholes, and had it TIED IN SEVERAL KNOTS AROUND HER NECK!! I about freaked out when I found her that way after her nap. How scary. Not to imagine what would have happened if she had tightened it too much. Needless to say, she got a very stern talking from her Mama, and she cried, thinking that she was in trouble. I assured her that I was not mad at all, but that this was VERY dangerous, and that she should NOT tie things around her neck. EVER!

So, my point is.... thank the Lord for keeping our children safe, but WATCH THOSE STRINGS!!