Alyssa has been giving us quite a scare lately with her desire to help but doing so in the wrong ways. The consequences have been pretty serious though. Last week the boys were building a fire (without my permission I might add) and Alyssa decided to move a log. The problem is, it was a smoldering log. Then last night, she was helping me make hot cocoa and climbed onto the island where our stovetop is and fell, catching herself on the burner that I had just turned off, with her hands.
I immediately turned around and ran her hands under cold water for what seemed to her FOREVER. I wasn't going to risk the chance of having the burns worse than they already were going to be. Tyler was at the computer during the occurance and sat at first stunned and concerned, then helping me however he could to make Alyssa comfortable while I held her hands under water. By the time I released my hold of her, the arms of her pajamas were soaked. We changed her and immediately sprayed her hands with dermaplast to ease the pain (I discovered this stuff after having a baby, it is great. If you don't already have it on hand, you should) for cuts and burns. Then bandaged her hands and gave her some motrin. Despite all this, she woke up this morning feeling fine as an answer to prayers, although a couple blisters had developed. If you look closely at the picture, you can see them.
My sweet baby.
The good side of the story is her amazing ability to bandage her wounds herself! Doesn't her thumb look like I wrapped it?!
Justin did a pretty good job taking these pictures, didn't he?! Her Dora bandaides seem to make everything feel that much better. Thank Heavens!!!
