OncE uPon a TimE there was a very bad MoM...

Yes yes yes, I am having "guilty mom" syndrome. Today was not such a good day for us. Like always, I was trying to juggle a million things at once this morning. Long story short- I had been baking pumpkin bread and up until this point, things were going pretty great- hectic, but great. I was managing to get my routine things done around the house. The pumpkin bread was smelling yummy I do say so myself. Well, as I was pulling it out of the oven... out of nowhere comes Paisley and sets her tiny little sweet babysoft most delicate hands on the oven door that was down... and it happened. She burned her hands... toasty and all. INstantly the swelling and blistering was visible. Despite my good intentions to remain calm, I, of course was crying right along with Paisley. However, Paisley was crying in a way that I had never experienced unitl this moment. She was in obvious pain no doubt about that. I have burned myself several times doing hair with my marcel iron, and that hurts incredibly bad. So I could only imagine how she felt with both hands burning and stinging. Ive honestly never felt so awful in all my life. Trying my best to hold Paisley, find the Dr.'s number, and get out the door,we finally made it to the car (in the pouring rain of course, i mean why wouldnt it be freezing AND raining?!) The doctors office told me to go straight to the E.R...luckily its only a few minutes away. THe whole ride to the E.R and for an hour and a half later she screamed. Our wonderful friend Matt brought WEs over so he could be with us. After the burn specialists saw her hands, they said she would be ok, it would just be a battle to get them all healed up. Paisley is a busy body and is always using her hands.. so now that theyre all bandaged up, she looks like a little snowman with little usage of her hands. Tomorrow we have another appt at the hospital in which they will "file" off her blisters and boils so they can clean them and then bandage them up again. THis will help prevent infection. So, family please keep our little Paisley in your prayers tonight; she's clearly uncomfortable. Tonight when we put her down for bed she couldnt fall asleep because normally she will suck her fingers until she's out, but with the bandages this isnt going to happen. As for now, she's nestled into WEs's chest on the couch undoubtedly watching ESPN or something of that nature. Speaking of Wes, i have to add one funny point in our disastrous day at the E.R. Wes kept leaving the room a few times and finally I asked him, "why do you keep going out there?" Turns out there was a soda fountain and ice machine placed conviniently outside our room. So as for Wes, he was in heaven with the free pop :) love you wes. ;) So there you have the story of the bad and sad mommy.