I had married and my husband was working on his PhD at Ohio State University. I was about to have my third little boy. It was a full time job to track them. I counted heads constantly or I would forget to keep track of them. I knew I could not handle any more then three. One for each hand and a third to track and grab if need be. I had to be alert at all times because if not I would forget to count heads. I remembered the two close calls with cars I had as a child when two and when eight. Now I had to keep track of cars for my little ones. I had a very close call. I was eight months pregnant with the third child. I had to go do laundry and left the house carrying a basket load of clothes. My one and two year olds were by my side. The one year old darted out into the street to watch a car coming at him. I started out after him.
I glanced at the driver and I could see he was unaware of the little tike in the road. He was not even slowing down. I panicked unaware of when I dropped the basket and darted even faster after him. My arms were stretched out to grab him. I looked up and the car was almost on us. It was too late to just grab and swing him out of the way. The radiator was emanating heat. The legs are much stronger, I had played basket ball and was quick on my feet. I grabbed his little body and sprang up and out. The car flew by as we flew through the air. The little guy was laughing as he thought it was fun. I fell on my side with him in my arms. I looked up and the two year old was screaming. He was old enough to understand. I heard the breaks squeal. As I got up a young man approached me in a panic. He thought he had hit us. He was muttering something about he was a college kid and did not think there were any little kids on the block. I heard myself saying every house had a child in it. He was relieved that he had not hit us and I shook the rest of the day. How could I go to school and take care of three little ones? But I was determined that I would go. I would wait for the right moment no matter how long it took. I knew I could never give up, I would always look for the opportunity to learn. Then the most unexpected thing happened.
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