Choking... what a scare

Tonight we experienced the biggest scare of our lives. I was sharing a frozen go-gurt, yes a go-gurt, with the kids after dinner when I was down to my last bite so I gave it to Ethan since he was a bit to timid to bite into the cold. I didn't think it was a big piece but next thing his face was gagging, he swallowed it whole and it was logged in his throat. He was panicking and so were we. We tried hitting his back, leaning him over all the while he was still gasping for air. I tried the heimlich maneuver but since I had never done it I didn't know what I was doing, what felt like an eternity was probably only 30 seconds maybe a minute,  Saul tried then grabbed the phone to call 911. Saul gave him warm water and the long awaited gasp of air and his sweet crying voice saying "mommy" was a sigh of relief. Saul had only got to 91 so he hung up the phone.  Let me tell you, this has been tearing at my heart all night, we were both shaking with the fear of our son gasping to breath. A few minutes later Ethan was back to his little self, making us laugh like always. When things like this happens it makes you realize a few things, that we were at a loss of what to do, we both don't know CPR and so we will be taking a class very soon. It also makes you realize that your childs life is your world and nothing is more important than that. The lesson we take from this is that we need to be prepared, always be cautious of what our kids are eating, they are only 3 & 4 they still need smaller bites, something I forget too often. Even a simple frozen go-gurt can do more harm than we thought. I am grateful that this situation turned out ok but it still makes my heart ache. So be careful with your kids, and love them everyday they are the best God given gifts.