Odin got his first burn today. The oven was open and neither of us could see him (don't ask how this happened), and he hit the top of his fingers on the rack. So now he has a small blister on one knuckle and two of his fingernails are singed. Luckily he didn't touch the inside of the door or recoil and set more of his weight on some other part, or, the red hot bars heating up.
He cried for a bit and made a big deal out of it, but he's quite now and that was only a few minutes ago. The nurse said we don't need to put anything on it when I asked if he needed a band-aid to keep from brushing it up against things, he should be fine really soon.
I'm glad he did this to himself because he needs to learn limits. He's always trying to come in the kitchen and climb up the stove when I'm cooking with hot oils, maybe now he'll be wary enough to stay away. He's been doing this a lot; lately I've noticed he wont drop off the bed or any ledge because he knows what might happen, and sometimes he'll even slide off legs first so he can land. It's good to see him figure things out like this. How else will he learn, after all.
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