3.5 Seconds

"Go get your coat, Lets go to the car"

I grabbed the diaper bag, put my shoes on and opened the door. Holding Bryson's hand we walked the path to the car.  Zoe (the dog) was running around with us so I let Bryson fallow her a few feet away from the car. I put the diaper bag in the car looked at Bryson and said "Come on lets go". He was about 25 feet away and started running towards me. I stepped up into the car leaned over his carseat grabbing a binky that fell and stepped back out. 3.5 Seconds. When I turned back around Bryson was gone.

Usually he would have been on the other side of the car or right next to me but this time I couldn't find him...? He was right there?!?! He was running to me...

I called his name and looked around. From where I was standing I could see a great distance and there is no way I couldn't have seen him run away. At first I causally walked around calling his name but with no response and time ticking I started to panic. My panic was, if he was chocking or in water my response time was running out!

Bryson???!?!?! Bryson?!?!?! 

I was more in shock he just disappeared when I could have seen him any direction he could have gone. I started to run to the beach, got half way there & remember telling myself he couldn't have made it that far without me seeing him. My Grandparents are my neighbors and they have a creek running through their yard. I checked there, I gazed the beach, I looked in the hedge incase he slipped. Nothing. I was in shock. He was only 25 feet away and just vanished. I think the thought of Aliens at this point could have been believable.

I rang my Grandparents door bell and ran away still looking yelling his name. Time was running out. I called my Mom who lives two miles away. She heard the fear in my voice and was on her way. I ran down my path back to my house to see if he was hiding behind a bush next to the door. Half way down the path I looked back at the car....

Standing in front of the car with the look of hide and seek on his face stood my little Boy. SAFE, Cute and playful. I ran up to him and when I got three feet away he started to run away like it was a game. My heart wanted to jump out of my chest and cry tears of joy. Ohhh the joys of Motherhood!

I'm not sure I can go through that again!