So Painful

So we had the biggest scare as parents last night. Note: Lukas is fine and was all smiles this morning, but grip yourselves for this story. Last night as we were all in the kitchen getting ready for dinner, Lukas was crawling around on the floor as he normally does. Edwin was pulling something out of the oven and Lukas reached out and burned his right hand on the door. He cried really hard (of course!) and I put his hand under running water and then gave him his frozen teether that we keep onhand in the freezer.

I was able to calm him down for a while and he even smiled a little when I put on some silly sunglasses. We sat down for dinner and gave him some Motrin for the pain. There were some white spots on his hand, but it didn't look too bad. We tried to give him some dinner, but he didn't really eat much. He was crying so much that I just sang and rocked him to sleep. He woke up around midnight presumably because he was hungry since he didn't eat or because of the pain. When I nursed him, I noticed that those white spots had become blisters- one in the palm of his hand the size of a pencil eraser and a few more on his index finger. He was able to nurse and go back to sleep, thankfully.

He woke up this morning and was smiling like he normally does. He was also using his right hand, though he was gingerly touching things rather than hitting them or swatting at things like he normally does. He also was able to crawl, but with his right palm up. Everyone tells you how painful it is to see your child in pain and not be able to do anything about it. Even though I am sad that this happened to my poor baby, I am thankful that the damage was not worse. It could have been a lot worse if Edwin hadn't seen him. We didn't have to go to the doctor (though we did call our friend Sujay who is a doctor) or an emergency room. We thought about going, but figured that if he was able to sleep and if he wasn't crying uncontrollably today, he didn't need to go.

So we have some new process changes in our house as a result. Lukas is not allowed in the kitchen if the oven is in use or must be put in his chair. No more free range Lukas because he much faster than we think. Also, for any parents-to-be, I recommend singing to your child because that was the only thing that got him to stop crying. It's the one non-medicated thing you can do to soothe your child in addition to holding him. Doesn't cost you a thing, but the ability to ease the pain of a crying baby is priceless.