Parents Don't Try This!

The other day the worst thing that I have ever done happened....I managed to lock Zak in the car while it was running.......

I got to spend a day with just Zak and me. I took him to get our hair cuts, his looks so cute. We walked directly next door fromt he salon to get ice cream from Cold Stone, he picked out his mint ice cream with gummi bears all by himself. on the way back to the car I asked him if he wanted to call his mommy and tell her about his haircut and ice cream. I unlocked my car using the remote and started it, then turned the A/C on low (it was a warm day). I then called Kari and gave him the phone as I Buckled him in his car seat. I closed the door and walked around the car as he was excitingly tell his mom about the fun he was having with dad. I pulled the handle and found my door didn't open...funny I thought because i know if the passenger door unlocked using the remote then the driver's door should also be unlocked. I walked back to the passenger door to open it. That door too was locked! I did my best to stay calm to keep Zak calm aswell. I realized my phone is in the car and I can't call anyone for help. Zak tells me through the rear quarter window that his mom wants to talk to me and tries to give me the phone through the window. I told him that I couldn't get the phone because I can't get in the car...He got really mad at me for not taking the phone and throws it at the window and then to the floor. I asked him to see if he could unbuckle his car seat and open the door for me. He manges to unbuckle his upper buckle on his car seat, however due to the nature of car seats, he could not get the bottom buckle undone. Then he started freaking out cause he couldn't get out of his car seat. I did my best to get him to slide himself out of the belts. But once again one of the things a car seat was designed to due was keep a child in his seat. AARRGGHH!!! Someone came by and I explained to him what had happened. He let me use his phone to call the police. Just before the police arrived a man drove by and asked my if I needed my car unlocked, I of course said yes please. He opened a professional lock out kit, said he was a bouncer. The police arrived along with the fire department and attempted to unlock my car using a slim jim while the other man was using his kit. Meanwhile Zak had fallen asleep in his car seat. As the random bouncer man unlocked the car my wife shows up (she'd figured out where I was by Zak telling her about his haircut and ice cream). Worst Experience Ever!

I found out that my car will automatically lock itself after 2 minutes if the driver's door is not opened after unlocking with the remote. Smart feature if you accidently unlockyour car and not realize it, keep it safe. Not such a great feature if you don't realize that starting it and opening the passenger door does not disable this feature. PARENTS BEWARE.