Porter's Scare!

Please Read this entry! I know often times looking at blogs gets overwhelming so many times we opt not to read what is written but for my sake, please please read this!
Yesterday afternoon I took my kids and my sisters kids swimming at a friends subdivision pool. My Sister Heather and Brother Harrison were there with me also. We were having a great time and about ready to leave. I decided to get in the pool with the 2 older kids before we left. Porter fell into the Jacuzzi and my brother Harrison saw him struggling and ran over to pull him out. But when he pulled him out he was purple, throwing up and not breathing. I immediately freaked out and couldn't think of what to do. I was just so emotional and overwhelmed that I couldn't make rational decisions. Seeing him lying there lifeless was killing me and controlling my thoughts. Luckily things turned out well. Luckily there were 3 moms that were there that happened to be nurses. They immediately helped my brother and I perform CPR. Luckily porter finally took a breath after several tries of breathing and chest compressions. He threw up all the water and his color quickly came back. My sister called 911 and they got there within a few minutes. They took him to St. Jude emergency room in the ambulance and then transferred him to Childrens hospital in Orange County. They watched his vital signs over night and everything just kept going great! It was definitely the scariest thing I have ever experienced. It was so traumatic and I strongly feel that there is a lesson to be learned. Many have asked what they can do to help and all I ask is to please pass on this information to every mother you know! NEVER PUT A FLOATING DEVICE ON YOUR CHILD! Porter is in his 4th week of swimming lessons and knows enough for survival. His swim teacher called me last night and told me he couldn't believe it when he heard it because Porter knows how to swim and was doing awesome in his class! Instead of holding him evenly out of the water, the floatie made him top heavy. Once Porters weight was forward, the floatie kept his face down and would not allow him to get his feet back underneath him to hold his head out of the water. This is what makes them so dangerous.
Please also look into taking a CPR class. It was so crucial in porters situation that the women there knew what they were doing. But what if they weren't there and I was alone. I knew enough from girls camp and enrichment nights but it was such a wake up call that I need to be prepared! All of us do! Even the Nurses knowledge was clouded by the situation. They later realized the many mistakes they made and luckily they didn't effect the outcome. When water is involved never take your eyes off your children, even for a second. Always be within arms reach! Many of you might be thinking "Duh" but seriously we all do it!
I also know that Prayer truly works. In the midst of my screaming and crying I took a deep breath and said a heartfelt prayer. I know that Heavenly Father heard me. Then shortly after Porter took his breath. Its amazing to me how awesome he is doing! We worried for awhile about how long he had been without oxygen and if they would have any repercusions on his physical or mental ability. We just had to wait. Slowly he was starting to say a few words and even laughing and giggling. We knew he was going to be ok when we took him to the childrens toy room and set him down to walk. He picked up a ball and and went shoot it in the basket, missed and said "dangit!" He has been so sweet and so cute today and I appreciate every move he makes. Everytime I look at him I am so thankful I was given a second chance. Hug your children tonight and please learn from me so you don't have to go through this awful scare!

This is the type of floatie porter had been wearing! The first picture above was taken the day of the accident. I bought the most expensive, name brand speedo, tight fit, correct weight requirement device at the store! I didnt leave him alone thinking it was safe, I knew it wouldn't save his life, I just was using it as an extra precaution. It didn't work and made the situation even worse. The swim teacher told me the problem with them is they give children and parents a false sense of securtiy! Its true and I hate that I had to learn the hard way!