HOT!

Caleb now knows what the definition of HOT means.  I was in the bathroom putting on my makeup and Caleb was playing with a drawer right next to me that he usually takes stuff out of.  All of a sudden I heard a scream and loud noise.  I looked down and my very hot hair straightener was on the ground and Caleb was screaming, looking up at me, with his hands clenched.  I ran him to the sink and immediately put his hands under cold water.  Inside I felt crushed but I kept calm so that Caleb didn't panic more.  He cried for 45 minutes straight.  I held him and sang to him to help him calm down.  He stopped crying and seemed to be fine but we brought him into the clinic because he had large white blisters on his fingers.  Everything was fine until the doctor walked in which then Caleb proceeded to cry.  I think he now knows that the clinic rooms and doctors equal shots.  The very first thing the doctor said was "This happens all the time".  And for about 2 seconds that made me feel better, but clearly not enough, because I broke down crying.  I felt like I failed as a mom at that moment.  She then proceeded to say "you will remember this forever but Caleb won't remember it at all".  She was so sweet and nice!  As she proceeded to examine his fingers she said they would heal up beautifully!  Well I'm here to report that they did heal up PERFECT!  He wore band-aids on his fingers for about a 3 week stretch but they didn't seem to bother him at all which was great.  The doctor is right, he won't remember it all, although he definitely understands what HOT means.  I'm just thankful that I didn't burn his fingerprints off. :)