Where did my careful boy go?!!!

So recently my son locked me out on the balcony. Well tonight, he stuck his finger in a hole on one of his big toys and he couldnt get it out. He came to me and told me it is too heavy meaning hard for him. So i tried and i couldnt. I applied soap, nothing. At this point he was crying in pain. His finger was swelling. So am in panic, our bedtime routine turned into us dressing up to run to emegency. All pediatricians are closed at this time. I am calling to let them know am coming and if it is ok. First hospital which is only 5 minutes away refers me to go to another childrens hospital. Never heard of it so i search on maps and realise it is 20kms away. Am dressing up but obviously not warm enough for the snow outside. Am trying to get my son into warm clothes but no winter jacket since his arm is stuck in a toy. So am packing blankets and a jacket for after they get the toy off. I pack snacks and water and am ready to go then think of a nearer hospital where i gave birth. So i decide before driving that far, i will call another hospital which was 10kms away. My battery was drained and on charger, my network gets bad, i load up more airtime just in case. I have trouble getting to anyone and finally after 10 calls, a lady gives me a number to call for emergency doctors who could be closer. I call and after 3 attempts i get through and the guy is so friendly. Asks if i tried the hospital and i tell hik they refered me to call this line and offers to have people come home. Am obviously relieved. As we wait, we get off the heavy clothes. By now my son is calm and playing with his toy. Which relaxes me a bit. Now it is nolonger bothering him much that it is stuck. Before he was crying and wantit off. As long as i dont touch his finger, he is happy. They come after 15 minutes and are shocked to find us all looking normal. My son welcomes them and runs around. They ask me what was the emergency and i tell them it is here running around. By now the original panic is gone and am able to joke. They look at his finger which is now red and swollen. I tell them i tried to get it off but he seems to be in too much pain and i dont want to damage anything. I give them soap on demand and they try. At first he is calm and as they work he wimps then screems. They stop. They use surgical scissors to chop the toy away and leave a small piece. After 15 minutes they tell him to go wash hands and they try under water. Nothing. I have milk, a cake, and tv on and am giving kisses and telling him not to look all this time. Trying to distract him so they get it off. He aint struggling but crying. He wants it off too and tried to be strong. He is sleepy so he leans on me and calms down. Finally the man takes over and cuts it to his skin without cutting him. Am impressed. Then he uses his hands to rip it apart. Baby boy is crying but we are having progress. And finally as he sees it being opened, he calms down and as it gets off, he is happy. He thanks them and gives high five. Took them 30 minutes to get it off. He had it an hour before they came. They stay a bit to see if he can bend his finger and at first he aint using his right hand i think out of caution but does the bend after a while. We were all happy and so was he. Gave them muffins as a thank you. And before long, my son was playing. The only sign of the past 2 hours was his red finger and the ring mark. It is way past his bed time. 11pm, and finally i can relax and so we est out cake and milk that i had given to distact him and brush his teeth, change diaper and off we went to bed. The incidence is long forgotten in his world. The toy in question, i bought it at some kids play center. So many toddlers had it and he wanted one. The size was toddler friendly but that hole!!! How his finger even fit i have no idea.

I tell myself, this is good, it is triggering me to get even more careful. But also cant help but wonder how he never got into trouble before and now, when he should be outgrowing things, he is getting more accidents. I wonder what next. To think that i was about to take down all my baby proofing.