Rescuing Ainsley with the Jaws Of Life

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So, today was one of those days where you can’t do anything but laugh and shake your head.

In the two short years that Ainsley has graced the world with her mischievous presence, she has managed to get herself into quite a few noteworthy situations.  Today, for instance, was no exception.

Today involved a call to 9-1-1, multiple fire trucks, police cars, ambulances, and medic vehicles.   I am pretty positive that the entire task force of police men, township workers, paramedics, and firemen were in my house today.  My neighbors who were lucky enough to peek out their windows can vouch for this!

Want to know what happened?

As I was doing the normal afternoon routine of cleaning up lunch, warning the kids that we had FIVE minutes before nap time, throwing on a load of laundry, etc, I heard Ainsley say “Mommy, AC is stuck! Help!”  I sighed.  You have to understand that this really is a normal occurrence around here.  Ainsley has gotten herself stuck in many many objects around the house (boxes, drawers, cabinets, toilets, etc)  so I wasn’t all that concerned.  I walked over, half expecting her to be caught up in the toy bench, but no, she somehow got her chubby leg caught in the ottoman.  There are slats under the ottoman, a shelf of sorts.  Ainsley managed to slip her leg right through one of the slats.  So, I did what any normal concerned mother does in this situation.  I took some pictures!  haha

Look at that pout!

So, after I got a few photos of her, I figured it was time to get her leg out.  Well, lo and behold, that bugger of a leg was really really stuck!  Whoops.  That is when she started panicking and writhing around, causing her leg to start swelling up.  Uh oh.  I did everything I could think of…. I even lathered her leg up with butter and Vaseline and that only caused her to smell like a dirty chicken!

Once I realized that I had a serious issue on my hands,  I called up Garrett at work and told him what happened.  He told me he was on his way home and he suggested I call the police.  The police?!  I refused!

I tried again and again to get her leg out and it was getting worse, which is when I decided that I had no other option but to call 9-1-1.

Dialed 9-1-1.  (by the way, this is the 3rd time we have had to call 9-1-1 for Ainsley.  Don’t ask!)

THEM:  “9-1-1, what is your emergency?”

SHAMEFUL MOTHER:  “Um, hi.  I apologize for calling you but I have a ridiculous situation on my hands and I don’t know what else to do!”

THEM:  “Please tell us your location and the reason for your call”

SHAMEFUL MOTHER:  (gave them the address)  My daughter is stuck in our furniture and I can’t get her out.  I tried, but she is like literally stuck.”  This is when I giggled.

THEM:  “What do you mean she is stuck in furniture?  What type of furniture is she stuck in?”

SHAMEFUL MOTHER:  “Well, we have this upholstered ottoman with a shelf underneath of it and she got one of her legs stuck in the slat.  I tried buttering her up, but it didn’t help.”

THEM:  “Is she hurt other than being stuck in your ottoman?”

SHAMEFUL MOTHER:  “No, she is fine, just smells a little now.”

Okay, so I got off the phone with them and waited for the police to come.  Of course, during my wait, I put on a show for the kids and updated my Facebook status to let everyone know that Ainsley was stuck in the furniture and the police were coming!  Totally a normal Mom thing to do, right?  Mainly, I wanted my neighbors to know why there would be a police car at the house.

Well, who would have thought that the entire township would show up at my house with lights blazing, firemen in full gear, hacksaws in hand?!  Oh my oh my.

The look on Ainsley’s face when she saw the fully suited firemen was priceless!  I think she crapped her pants right then.  Ethan was ecstatic and so happy to have real live firemen and policemen in the house!!!

They took a look at her leg and determined they would have to cut her out….UNTIL a genius firemen came up with the idea of using the JAWS OF LIFE!  Yay!  Way to go fireman!  Save my daughter AND save my ottoman!

Please keep in mind that there were about 10 people in the driveway, 10 people in my kitchen and about 9 people in the family room.  Total zoo.

So, they surveyed the situation and set up the Jaws of Life.  (please excuse the awful photos)

Notice Ethan on the couch without his pants on…  Does this get better or what?

Look at her precious face as they get her out!  Also, please note the guy in the background holding the saw they were going to use if the Jaws of Life didn’t work.  Yikes.

Total bonus of the day…. Each kid got an awesome fire hat from the fire chief 🙂 So, that was my day.  And it is only Wednesday. On a different note, I have been working on the kids’ costumes.  They are going to be gnomes for Halloween!  I still have lots to do, but here is what I have so far: Their toadstool treat bags:

Ethan’s gnome costume.  Still need to make the beard, eyebrows, boots, pants and add some garden tools to his little pouch:

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Hayley Crouse is a wife, mother and multifaceted designer. Her love of sewing, crafting, cooking and interior design infuses her daily life and naturally spills over into her online presence. She pushes the envelope of her creativity and hopes that others will be inspired to do the same. She currently authors the Welcome to the Mouse House Blog, is the pattern designer behind Mouse House Creations and is a collaborative designer with Willow & Co. Patterns.

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