Don't Hold Your Breath!!!

So right before lunch today I got a phone call from the school nurse saying that Hailey had fainted and fallen and cracked her head, and asked if I could come and pick her up.

Seriously?? What in the world??

When I sent her to school she was completely fine, not sick or anything. So I asked tons of questions and was imagining that the rest of my day would be spent in the ER just checking things out to make sure she was okay. I mean, why would a perfectly healthy, energetic kid just fall to the floor, completely unconscious? It really scared me.

When I got to school no one really had answers for me. They said she was fine all morning, didn't seem tired or sick. Her teacher just said that the kids were lined up for lunch and as the line moved forward down the hall Hailey completely veered off in a totally different direction then fell over like a tree to the floor. Another mom in the hall ran over to her and she was completely unconscious. When she came to she couldn't remember what had happened.

It was so random.

I left Hailey with the nurse to go down to her classroom and gather her things so I could take her home. As I was leaving the classroom one of Hailey's friends ran up to me saying,"I know why Hailey fainted." She went on the tell me that while Hailey was waiting in line to go down to the cafeteria they were having a contest to see who could hold their breath the longest and to see who could get their face the reddest. Yikes! Nice contest, huh?

Does that mean Hailey wins?

Hailey and this little girl ended up saying that a lot of the kids are doing this at recess, which lead to a huge 2nd grade class discussion entitled, "Don't Hold Your Breath!"