Griffin is definitely 2 years old. He is rough and tough, and usually handles things really well. This past week has been hard on him as he's had his first 2 major events happen.
1) Backwards dismount off of the bathroom counter while brushing his teeth -- this could easily be avoided if we did not let him sit up there. I will have to buy a step stool that is tall enough for him to reach the sink. Drew was in charge and I heard the thud/yell from the bedroom. Of course, they were both upset but thankfully unharmed.
2) Hand meets floating tank heater element -- this one is substantial. We are 2 days out now from this traumatic event. The horses have to be moved around this time of year due to grass/fertilizing/etc, and while drew moved the water trough to a new pen, Griffin thought he should pick up the heater by the element while it was still plugged in. They look like this. I heard him scream from the other field while I was trying to wrangle the horses. I couldn't tell if he was hurt or just having a temper tantrum (they come and go) but since Drew was with him I wasn't too concerned.
One loose horse, and a lot of running around later.....I found out what had happened and we immediately put his hand in a cup of cool water to soothe him. Surprisingly, he wasn't crying but was definitely in pain according to the look on his face and little whimpers. It was pretty pitiful. He handled it all really well. Uncle Brent and his fire chief med-bag wrapped him up for the time being and provided us some good cream to use. By bedtime that night it had finally stopped hurting and he slept all night with bandaids and a sock over his hand. He's gone to daycare for 2 days now with ointment applied a couple times throughout the day and a sock covering his hand, no trouble yet. I really hope the blisters do not pop and just take their sweet time to heal. We'll keep our fingers crossed!
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| a few hours after the incident |
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| lots of cuddle time -- I soaked every minute up since this is a rare occurrence for me! |
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| fresh bandage and a popsicle |
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| Uncle Brent and Briley signed his "cast" |
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| here's my best attempt at a photo from the night after |
More pictures to follow in the coming days.....
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*UPDATE*
Healing progression at night 3 post-accident:
And here's where we are on night 4....unfortunately, the biggest blister on his middle finger did pop at some point today:
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*UPDATE*
This picture was taken 2 weeks ago........it keeps looking better and better. So glad that didn't become a big, scary deal. They say burns are the most common injury to children, but I'm hoping we never experience that again.
