"Jersey Shore" star Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino shared a video showing a scary moment when his 2-year-old son, Romeo, was choking on pasta.
"THE SCARIEST MOMENT OF OUR LIVES‼️" Sorrentino, 41, captioned the Ring video from his home, which he posted to social media Saturday.
"It was an ordinary dinner at the Situations when suddenly without notice Romeo started choking on his favorite pasta pesto gnocchi !!" Sorrentino wrote. "He hunched over and wasn’t breathing."
The video shows the Sorrentino family having dinner at the table when suddenly Romeo starts coughing. Sorrentino and his pregnant wife, Lauren, immediately moved toward their son to provide aid.
When Romeo hunches over, Sorrentino springs into action by lifting and patting him on the back to dislodge the pasta from his airway.
"It's OK. As long as he's making noise, he's not choking," Lauren is heard saying as she retrieves something from a kitchen drawer, which she uses to help Romeo.
The couple is eventually able to save their son, who starts crying.
"I am so proud of how my wife and I didn’t panic, didn’t hesitate and eventually dislodged the food which was blocking airway and saved his life," Sorrentino wrote. "I love my family with all my heart and am so grateful things worked out 🙏🏼 it’s safe to say we are now taking CPR lessons and Romeo won’t be having gnocchi anytime soon."
Fans praised the couple for staying calm during a scary situation in the comments.
"Omg my heart, so glad he’s okay!" wrote Sammi Giancola, Sorrentino's "Jersey Shore" co-star.
In addition to Romeo, Sorrentino and his wife also share a 1-year-old daughter, Mia, and they announced in September that they have another baby on the way. The couple have been married since 2018.
