It's summer time. It could happen to you.

I am due to have my 4th baby girl in 4 days. I needed to do some last minute errands. My mother in law offered to watch my 3 girls so I could hurry and just get them done. I needed to go to the bank, get gas, go to fabric store and spend my kohls cash. 

This was my plan all morning. The afternoon rolled around and I drove them over to drop them off. When I got there my 2 yr old was asleep. I decided I would just take her with me. She is rear facing and in the 3rd row. 

I checked on her 1 last time to make sure she was really asleep and then pulled out. I drove for about 2 miles having major anxiety. I kept repeating in my head. You took bryn, you took bryn. I had planned all day to go alone and had a list a mile long. I kept thinking about all the excuses I could come up with if I happened to leave her in the car. It horrified me. I then pulled out my pin and wrote it on my hand. 

This 30 minute drive made me feel like a horrible parent and was also a reality check on how these things happen. I have said in the past that I would never forget my child. Yet it happens and babies suffer. And I found myself questioning if I would remember.

 So as the summer heat approaches be proactive and do whatever you can to remember you have a baby in the car. 

I felt so guilty she got spoiled at panera and got a huge m&m cookie. :) 

Our babies are everything. And I was humbled today.