Poor Mia was crying and freaking out. I asked her to run get me the phone so I could call Jon. She was running around crying and saying "I can't find it!". Bless her heart...she was so upset. Then I called Jon and said "call the doctor, we're on our way there". On the way to the bank Mia, Averi & I were all crying. Hilarious now that I think about it but at the time it was pretty upsetting. So Jon talked to the nurse and she said Dr. A recommended that we not come in because there wasn't much more they could do in the office than what we could do at home. And there is so much sickness going around so we may not want to expose her to all the germs, So she called in some burn cream and was able to talk me through how to dress it.
It was so funny because when I went to get the burn cream and some other supplies to dress it, Jon kept her at the bank. He & his coworkers had wrapped her in a towel and jacket and set her in a chair in their breakroom to watch cartoons and eat a snack. She sat there for over an hour straight! We were laughing so hard because she has NEVER EVER done that in her life. She would have normally climbed up and down in the chair at least 20 times been running all over the branch. She will never sit still and watch cartoons so we knew she was feeling pretty bad.
She actually has been doing pretty well this afternoon and tonight. I thought she may be fussy but she really hasn't been at all. Mia has been asking her all day "Averi are you okay now"? and she gets all flustered and says "No Mia I not okay...I have a boo boo on my leg". Mia is so concerned about her. The burn does look a tad better tonight but the nurse said it will be pretty yucky and sore for about a week or so. And yes I feel HORRIBLE! I still can't believe it happened and will definitely not ever be letting her sit on the counter or stove anymore...Please tell me I'm not the only one who's kids have had accidents like this.
She wanted a Barbie band-aid which of course was way too small to cover the burn so I put it on top of the bandage and she was much more happy:)
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Oh dear. Lessons are awful to learn, especially when our children are involved. I think we all get that award some time in life. Sorry you had to get it today. Give Averi a kiss from us.
Oh bless all of your hearts!! :(
And I am sure that you are NOT a horrible mother and things like that happen to everyone who is managing a household and kids!
Ouch. Poor thing! I feel for Averi... and for you, too!
Oh goodness. Try not to put too much guilt on yourself. It was an accident and thankfully boo boos heal. If it makes you feel any better, last night while I was cooking dinner, I turned around to put something in the sink and didn't see Eli standing at my feet. I knocked him down and he hit his head on the kitchen floor. I felt horrible!
Glad that Averi is okay... That could have been so much worse! I didn't get the fact that Jon works at a bank. I thought that you guys were just stopping by the bank to run an errand on the way to the doctor's office. THAT would've clinched worst mother of the year award!
I feel for you!! That's an awful feeling.
We used to let Ali play "shaker" with my Benadryl bottle. Childproof, of course. Under supervision, of course.
On thanksgiving afternoon when she was like 10 mos old, it somehow opened, AND she got at least one in her mouth and down the hatch in the 10 seconds it took us to catch it.
I gagged her immediately - out of reflex and she puked pink.
We freaked and called the ER and of course they HAVE to tell you to come in, so we spent all Thanksgiving evening at the ER while they did NOTHING.
And of course she was fine.
All that to say, I know exactly how you feel and it really stinks!! But it fades fast! ;)
If its any consolation, Joshua burned his arm on the pancake griddle because he was standing on a chair watching me. She'll be ok. Sorry it happened. :(
poor girl.. wow!! I am so sorry Jaci.. that was totally an accident.. you are NOT the worst mother.. nor should you get the worst mother of the year award.. I am still the reigning champ in that department.. call me for that story when you want to feel better about yourself..
I have so been there! I had a cooking incident with Robbie when he was three. He walked right under a pot of scalding water that I was taking over to the sink. The pot of too full, and he got scalding water on his forehead and can face! I have never felt so bad in all my life! I was crying and so was he! And to make matters worse, he had just had surgery a couple of weeks prior to remove a bone tumor. Poor kid!!! He has healed with no scar either physically or emotionally, and even though I would never wish this kind of thing on anyone, you do realize how much you love them when something like that happens!
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