Never growing up

Burn

The baby burned his hand today/yesterday. Somehow he got the iron from on top of the dining room table and knew to plug it in. I couldn't believe he plugged it in and turned it on, but I shouldn't be surprised he's done other ridiculous stuff. At first I didn't know how to react I was on the phone in my room when my sister came in and told me what happened. He was crying really hard, but it seems like he has that intense cry even when something small happens. Well I was freaked out but it wasn't until later that I really really started feeling horribly bad for him. He kept sticking his red little hand out to me as if I could do something to make the pain away. I felt really bad and almost wanted to cry. We tried running his hand under cold water and putting ice on it, it worked for a short while. We also gave him some pain reliever to help him out and calm him down. My sister called the hospital and they told her to put ice on it too, but that she would have to go to the hospital so that it didn't get infected.

After waiting in multiple rooms we saw the doctor and he said that infection shouldn't be a problem, but that scarring would be more of an issue. He said sometimes kids get claw hands and I think he was talking about the scabbing or something, like while it was healing. It sounded gross though. So by the time we got home, a little bit after 12:30, he was in a good mood again.

While he seems fine now, I can't help but keep that picture in my head of him just holding his hand out looking at it and at me, and expecting me to make him feel better. I hate when he cries like that and there is nothing I can do. And even when he cries for something he shouldn't have, I still can't stand it.

I didn't like that feeling I experienced today and so that's something else I am adding to the long list of why I shouldn't have kids. Having kids in a huge responsibility and extremely taxing on your emotions.

I think people should just stop reproducing and take up less space and resources on Earth, till we're no longer here to mess it up. =)

posted by Kathy =) @ 6:26 AM