Saturday, November 22, 2008
We had an eventful evening last night. We were sitting down to dinner (leftovers) and Parker was sitting on his Dad's lap. I had just heated up a plate of food and set it in front of Brooks. A few seconds later Parker reached for the food and got the top of his middle three fingers in some really hot sauce. He burned himself pretty good and we called the pediatrician who had us come in to check it out. Parker cried the whole way there. I tried to keep his hand in a glass of water, which mostly spilled all over him in his car seat. We finally got there (after passing two accidents). Parker calmed down considerably once we walked in the office, although he was still whimpering. The nurse came in to ask some initial questions and he was laughing at her, so that was a good sign. The doctor came in next and told us that it was good the burn was on the top of his fingers and not the other side of his hand. He has a couple blisters, one of which was quite large, but has gone down considerably since last night. They wrapped his hand and gave him some Motrin. As most of you parents understand, that was one of the hardest things for me to see my child suffer and cry endlessly while I felt helpless. He is doing much better this morning, after a rough night, and has already pulled the bandages off his fingers. Luckily the nurse sent us home with extra bandages, she had asked us if we wanted BYU Blue or Utah Red, and was pleased when we, of course, chose the BYU Blue. Go Cougars.
