Brody's Burns

Sunday evening Brody was playing over at the house down the street. Unfortunately, he put both hands on their grill when it was hot and burned both of his hands. Both hands have second degree burns, so we'll have to keep them bandaged until they heal - up to three weeks. He's pretty bummed that he can't go to the pool, and it's almost impossible to ride his bike. All the kids learned a valuable lesson: don't touch a grill, stove, or pan because it might be hot. In true Brody fashion he said this while we were looking at his newly-burned hands: "Why does everything have to be hot?" Yes, it's the grill's fault, and apparently "everything" is hot.

Of course, he won't let me take a picture, but I snuck one anyway.


It hurts for him to move his fingers and bend his hands right now. Doctor Hottie said the burns look good and should heal without any loss of movement. The new skin will be tender and tight at first, but that will pass.

Good thing he refused to play fall sports.