You wouldn't normally be thankful that someone dropped your baby. But for Kelly McMahon, that drop ended up saving her baby's life.

Madison McMahon seemed like a normal four-week-old. And like many two-year-olds, her sister, Kris, wanted to hold her. Unfortunately, Kris dropped Madison. The four-week-old fell onto a pile of clothes.

"At first, we thought she was OK because we were able to calm her down," McMahon said.

The next day, Madison was still fine. But two days after the fall she started to scream when she cried. McMahon was scared, fearing that the drop did more damage than she expected. So they took her to the Children's Hospital.

"They asked if she had a fever or if she was throwing up, and I said nope," McMahon said.

But when the doctors checked, Madison had a fever of 39.5°C and was rushed into the back for immediate care. On the way, she threw up everywhere, which was when McMahon really got worried.

"Then I knew, she is sick, this isn't from the fall," McMahon.

After a number of tests were done, the doctors said that Madison had early onset meningitis with cell counts at 500, when they should typically be zero. But the doctor was amazed. When infants are typically brought in for meningitis, their cell counts are over 1000 and it becomes too late to save them.

"There is a high death rate with meningitis in newborns because it's not caught in time," McMahon said the doctor told her.

More tests revealed that she had E-coli bacterial meningitis, which she had picked up during birth. The doctors immediately put her on antibiotics. But a week later, Madison started to have multiple seizures.

The seizures were being caused by two big puss build ups in her head that had to be surgically removed. 

"It was hard to see her just laying there with all these cords coming out of her," McMahon said. "[But] the whole time, [Madison] didn't stop smiling when she was awake."

Madison ended up staying at The Children's Hospital for nine weeks, finally coming back home on Monday, December 18. The road isn't done for the McMahon family, however. More tests will be needed to make sure the buildups don't come back, and she will likely remain on seizure medication for the next couple of years, slowly tapering off until they are sure she is OK.

"One more day could have been fatal."

McMahon says there were so many prayers warriors that came together for her. She also said she never once questioned why this was happening. Rather, she put her trust in God to take care of Madison's life.

During the time spent in the hospital, McMahon was struck with two verses. Isaiah 66:9, which says "I will not cause pain without allowing something new to be born, says the Lord."

The other verse was the story of Jesus healing the man who was born blind. In John 9:1-12, Jesus sees a man who was born blind. His disciples ask him if it was because of his parents' sins or his own sins. Jesus says, "this happened so the power of God could be seen in him." 

"Basically, if my daughter didn't drop her, I wouldn't have brought her in on time," McMahon said. "The doctor said she's a miracle because meningitis is never caught this early . . . one more day could have been fatal."