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Monday, July 5, 2010

Little Girl Lost

So yesterday was July 4th and as usual we decided to celebrate with the rest of Laramie Wy. There was a party in the park so we decided to see what kind of trouble we could get into. The first attraction we went to was a car show, how predictable right. Any who Kathryn was asleep in her little umbrella stroller as I pushed her with Kambree walking right by my side. By this time we were watching Thomas play with the remote control cars. Keep in mind that Kambree is still standing right next to me and never ever runs off. Kevin asks if we want to go get free ice cream across the park and so I holler at Thomas and turn around to follow Kevin to the ice cream. I thought he had Kambree with him, but when I looked at him in front of me I noticed she was missing! Frantically I yelled at him and asked where she was. He ran back to the remote control cars and we both were in total panic! I'm thinking about what could have happened to her or who could have taken my baby, and did I remember what she was wearing or even what kind of shoes she had on that day. I felt empty and scared. I thought my biggest nightmare had come true. I lost my my little girl. While Kevin ran around looking for her I asked people in the area if they had seen my daughter. Everyone said no. FINALLY I heard Kevin yell over to me that he found her. She was hiding by a tree behind a truck! She was scared and I'm sure she was looking for us. Kevin ran over to her and picked her up. I ran over to her and when she saw me she started to cry and wanted me to hold her. Holding her right then was like I was given a second chance. A chance to be a better mother. I cried and held her tight. The time she was missing was the longest two minutes of my life. She wasn't even gone for that long but in just seconds anything can happen. One second she was right next to me and the next she was gone. I'm not really sure what happened or how she got lost, but I do know that It was my fault. I lost my daughter. She was in my care. She is my responsibility. How could I LET her go missing!? I'm grateful that we found her and that no one took her. This could have been worse.

2 comments:

~estherlynn~ said...

Girlfriend! It was an accident! And everything was fine and now you will be extra-careful. Believe me, it happens to the best of Moms. That was a very sweet story. Give Kambree a hug from me too.

Jess said...

I know how that feels, and I'm so glad you guys found her. There's nothing worse!