Hide a keys are good ideas...

I can't believe this happened... I LOCKED SAYLOR IN THE CAR!!!!!

Henry, Saylor and I went to watch Russ play soccer today at Tualatin high school with a bunch of other FF's. We had gotten mostly settled and were having a great time in the sunshine and then Henry got hungry. Okay, pack it up and head to the pizza place for a slice.

Once we got to the car, I made Henry stand right next to me as I put Saylor in the car. I then tossed my keys and purse into the front seat like I normally do, then shut the door to go put Henry in on his side... OH MY GOSH, the doors somehow automatically locked as Henry and I walked around to the other side, right before I opened up Henrys door.

My car has a safety feature for if you unlock it and then forget to lock it back up. This is great normally, but not when my 6 month old daughter and the KEYS are inside.

The best way to explain how I felt was to compare it to an incredibly horrible tidal wave. It was a tidal wave of panic, trying to keep sanity and mostly the feeling of complete and utter horror. It's the first hot day here in Portland and it was super warm in the car. My first instinct was to break the window... but with what? I couldn't find a single object to penetrate the glass with. So, I did the next best thing. I ran. I literally sack of potatoed Henry and started sprinting all the way back to the field. I had remembered that Russ brought his keys to the game and they were sitting in his shoes.

Here I am, in flip flops with Henry over my shoulder running as fast as I could. In the meantime, Saylor is locked in the car.

So many things went through my head. I knew that she was safe, but I didn't want her screaming, crying and getting scared. And, like I said, it was a hot day and the windows were all closed.

At first, Henry was startled and said "stop mom, I don't like you running fast." I don't even know what I said, but all of a sudden, he started laughing. He thought we were having fun! I round the corner back to the field and dash to Russ' shoes where the keys were. I put Henry down for a second, kicked off my flip flops, picked up the keys, my flip flops and threw Henry over my shoulder again and started sprinting... Oh MY GOSH!!!!!

People were looking at me very confused. I certainly had no time to explain and truthfully, I didn't care what anyone thought. Saylor was still in the car.

So, I am barefoot and off and running again. Let me also tell you that I am sooooooo out of shape, especially for this sort of sprinting with a 35 lb. kiddo in hand. I finally have the car back into site and I am barely alive it feels. I am not kidding. This was so horrible. I was just about to the car and the letdown of this erratic exercise I have just completed hits me. I see Saylor, I put Henry down and unlock the car. The door is open, Henry is laughing and saying, "that was fun mom, let's do it again." I now put my flip-flops back on.

Saylor was just fine. She was a champ. I don't even really know how long of time period it was... It was mostly a purely horrific blur. The good news is that Saylor is fantastic and didn't even know that there was anything wrong. Henry got his pizza and I now know that fight or flight mode is real!

Note to self... Hide a key is a good idea!