Very scarey moment with one of my boys today

[Overrun]

I was putting all three of them in the car, and as usual dt2 was resisting my efforts to put him in his car seat, I had to get in the car to try and buckle him up (seat nearest road). I had left other twin in the pushchair.
I casually look out of the window and do a double take as dt1 (22 months) is standing by the car on the road. It's a really busy road (Lake Road West) for any one who knows Cardiff. I think I just dropped dt2 and legged it out of the car round to where he was. Thank god thank god, that an oncoming car stopped and he stayed by the car. I know what he was trying to do, he was trying to open the door to do some pretend driving.
My heart was hammering, what might have happened if I hadn't noticed him (it takes ages to buckle dt2 in as he really struggles). He could so easily have been killed.
This follows another incident about 2 months ago when my three year old let the dts out of the house and i only caugth up with them at the end of the drive.
I think I am so careful, but obviously not careful enough. I should have checked his pushchair harness, as it was very loose when I looked, so he was able to climb out.
Sorry for long post, had to get that out, dh not available to speak to till later, so had to share it with someone

God, Overrun - what a horrible fright for you. Just remember, everything turned out okay.
If you're anything like me, you'll be running it over and over in your head. Just promise yourself to double check the harness next time and try to forget it. And have a big glass of something nice tonight to aid your recovery.

Oh hun how are you feeling now? You're not the first for this to happen to and it sounds like you have your hands well and truly full. We all have moments if not like this then similar. I once almost wiped out ds2 in a road crossing incident. I wasn't concentrating due to tiredness etc..

Hope your heart beat has relaxed a bit overrun, just to let you knmow you are not the only one. We broke down in our village when ds was 2 iwas driving, i pulled the car over as soon as i could got the buggy out of the boot of the car and sat ds in it..... me and dp then started looking under the car to think how we could bodge the exhaust just to get us home, think you have to be 1mile away from home for aa with our cover. Anyway we heard a bit of a commotion and when i looked for ds he wasnt in his buggy......a mainline bus had stopped because ds was in the road........you can imagine how i felt.

so you are not alone overrun but my heart goes out to you, its the worst feeling ever..

hugs.

Poor you! Please don't beat yourself up over it. It was all OK. We've all had moments like that; when Ds1 was three we parked, and went all into the house. But fifteen minutes later a woman knocked on the front door (which was ajar - it hadn't clicked shut...) holding DS1 by the hand. He had gone out the door and was standing outside. I nearly died - no-one knew the door was open. The look she gave me.

I live that one over in my mind, and it was 8 years ago.

Thanks every one, its good to know these stories. As advised I will just have to put it out of my head, it didn't happen, but also learn from it and check those harnesses
I am sure as in every thing luck makes a huge difference, guess we were lucky today thank god

I can see why your name is "overrun" - I have trouble with two children.

Hope you dh is home or will be soon

maybe you should try strapping dt1 in first, whilst leaving dt2 in the pushchair. Or sometimes I just used to put them both in the car, jump - then strap them in, and then put in the pushchair.

It is much easier when you can lose the pushchair - and by then they are hopfeully old enough to have some more road sense.

I know Lake Road West, don't blame you for being scared!! So glad he was okay.

Hi Papillion, throkenholt and anniediv,
thanks for your responses. My dh is working late tonight as as he is taking paternal leave to look after the children while I am in hopsital. I am having an op tomorrow
I also shut three year olds fingers in the car door this morning getting the twins in the car. I am afraid dt1 is just as bad, so I struggle with both of them.
Anniediv, its a really busy road when you are trying to get the children out of the car isnt' it? Thats why I got in the car to put him in the seat by the other door (I have three carseats in a row, so its hard to get them in, esp when they are fighting me

I hope the op went well.

It is a nightmare trying to get 3 in at the ages you have got. I am afraid it was a case of reading the riot act and being very firm. They have to do as you so or you don't go out. They will learn - and hopefully soon before it drives you round the bend.

Another of the not so fun things about twins

hope the op went well

Didn't know I had another mnetter so close. I drive down your road all the time so I'll make sure I keep my eyes open for twins on the run! and go under the speed limit.

Oh and have a look at the welsh meet up thread when you get a chance!

get better soon

Thanks throkenholt and hockeymum, unfortunately the op got cancelled. bloody typical.
AS you say throkenholt, I have to be firm, I have taken twins back into the house as a way of deterring them, but its hard if we are taking oldest to nursery as can't really go that extra mile and cancel trip
Hockeymum, I had looked at the meet up thread before, you were planning to meet up at the cafe in the new farm shop, but for some reason it got cancelled.
I am always in two minds about meet ups, as a lof of me thinks it would be fun, then the other bit quite likes being unknown. I don't really post about anthing that I wouldn't say to close rl friends, but even so.
I will keep a look out for new dates anyway and decide nearer the time.

sorry the op got cancelled overrun.

I know what you mean about meet ups though, have never done one yet myself. I don't think I'd like to find out someone I already now in rl is on MN, but wouldn't mind meeting people from MN for the first time in rl IYSWIM (garbled mutterings)