brave young soldier

Vacation isn't all pina coladas and getting lost in the rain, as Asher learned a few weeks ago.  He went to a nature preserve with Drew and Papa Gene and ran his hand along a wooden rail picking up 3 splinters along the way.

Nooooo.

Anybody ever have to remove splinters from a 3 year old's hand?  Oh my - not fun.  When they first got home and I learned what happened I decided to try a solution I pinned for just this occasion.

Pinterest to the rescue!  

I knew it might not work, but anything was worth a try before getting out the needle and tweezers.

Drew and I whipped up a quick baking soda + water paste and slathered the splinters well.  A band-aid sealed the deal so they could "cure" for a few minutes.  According to Pinterest this should cause the splinters to pop right out.  While we were waiting Asher had a snack and rested his hurt paw.

Bless his heart.  He didn't even want to take his sunglasses off - ha!

After a few minutes I checked them and one had popped out!  The other 2 were too deep, so the baking soda didn't work.  I had to extract them the old fashioned way while Asher watched a movie on the iPad.  He. was. amazing!!  I still can't believe how still he sat while I got the splinters out.  So proud of my brave boy.  :-)