Bound to happen!

They told me in the hospital that this would happen at least once. Since a year had passed without incident, I thought I was in the clear. Apparently I was wrong. This morning he did it. He pulled his trach out!! I heard him wake up at around 7 am and almost immediately I heard him making a funny sound. I rolled over to Rich and I said, "Doesn't he sound funny?" Of course Rich just kinda grunted and said, "Humf". I waited just a little bit longer and I noticed he was kind of gasping for air a little bit. I shook Rich and told him to go and get him because he is making funny sounds. He laid him next to me and I just thought he had a mucus plug because he was breathing fine but he was making normal sounds as if he had his speaking valve on. That is when I noticed it. The part of the trach that is supposed to be in his trachea was sticking out!!! I freaked out! Then I realized that he had been breathing and making sound for the past minute or two without the trach and I calmed down a little. I still undid his trach tie and put the trach back in but it was so "exciting" that he did fine without the trach. I am grateful that he pulled it out when I was paying attention and could react quickly. It makes me nervous now that he is going to pull it out when I put him in his room to take a nap. I think the reason it happened is because I left his trach tie too loose. I will be sure not to make that mistake again.