Close Call

On Thursday night of last week, Avery was super tired so we put her down to sleep at 8 which is a little earlier than when she normally goes to sleep. The following morning I woke up at 8:20 and still had not heard Avery cry other than one whimper at around 7. I was just thinking, wow she must be tired. I walked past my closet...yes she still was sleeping in my closet...and planned to get breakfast. But for some reason I decided to check on her 1st. This is what I saw when I entered into the closet...

You see, this bassinet was given to me from a sweet lady in the ward from Spain, who knows if it really is a safe bassinet and obviously it wasn't. Avery was not in there. The bed skirt had come detached from the bars which in turn caused the mattress to sink. I also found her little snuggie just laying there which she never has ever come close to getting all the way out of it. I thought, maybe Ryan moved her to her room, but then thought, why would he do that? I began to feel around and in a panic realized that Avery was laying face down on the ground, wedged between the mattress, sheet, and bed skirt. There was no movement and I thought

for sure she had suffocated. I quickly untangled her from the sheet and she then began to cry. Ahhh a sigh of relief mixed with a few tears. It turns out she was sleeping like that, I don't know how either. I also know that babies have died from a lot less than that and I know that Heavenly Father was watching over her. When I brought her into the light she had deep lines in her face from being so smashed. I don't know if you can tell from the picture below but the arrow shows where she was wedged...

We get sick every time we think about this. We just feel so lucky that she is still with us. But it really shows how precious life is. That morning I gave her a long bath and snuggled with her for a long time. Every time I looked at her I had such a sad feeling of what it would be like without her. Needless to say, the bassinet has been thrown out and I was forced to transition her into her own room. We love you Avery!

*Note, these pictures were taken several hours after the event, not during*