Well, I've been waiting for it to happen and it finally did. Ethan burned his finger yesterday on the spaghetti pan. I was boiling the spaghetti for lunch and went to put Caleb in his swing. Ethan ran up to me, not crying, and said he burned his finger. I didn't think it was too bad because he didn't seem too upset. The tip of his right index finger was a little white. I ran it under cold water and that's when he started screaming...for 20 minutes straight. I sprayed it with Solarcaine (or as he calls it "cold spray") but it didn't help at all. I tried cold running water again to no avail. By this time Caleb is screaming in his swing and wants out. Too bad for him, Ethan was injured. At this point the whole pad of his finger is a giant blister. I made an ice bath in a tupperware dish and put his finger in it then gave him some Ibuprofin. After a few minutes the screaming finally stopped. He wanted to sit on the couch and watch Richie Rich and soak his finger. Remember, he hasn't had lunch yet. I finished up his spaghetti (which I'm suprised hadn't caught on fire). I sat on the couch and fed it to him while he soaked his finger. Luckily Caleb has fallen asleep in the swing. I held Ethan on the couch and he fell asleep with his finger in the water. I held him for 2 hours while he slept. Poor little critter. Today he still has a giant blister but he said "it's feelin' better". He told everyone at school about his ordeal. He's playing like nothing is wrong. I hope the blister doesn't pop. That will be screamfest 2008 all over again. Here's a picture after the incident of him listening to daddy's MP3 player (Blink 182). Excuse the spaghetti on his face, there was too much trauma that day for a clean face.
Doesn't he look so sad?
2 comments:
Poor little guy!
Wonder if he learned his leason?
I didn't know little man was a fan of Blink182...good stuff.
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