Sadbh slept quite well through Friday night and did not need suctioning until around 4am Saturday morning. By then her airway was very dry and I spent a good 45 minutes or so dropping in saline and suctioning out dried secretions.
Eventually I was successful in clearing her airway, and her breathing sounded much more relaxed.
Later on I awoke to Sadbh tapping me on my forehead, and when I opened my eyes, Sadbh was inches away with a huge smile on her face.
I love waking up to Sadbh’s big smile.
We had a lazy start to the day and when she was ready for her next nap, we were able to manage her trach care.
Later in the morning, Katie’s mum came by to spend time with Sadbh.
Sadbh had just woken up from her nap and was very happy to see Ali-Baba.
After Ali-Baba left, we all headed downtown to check out the Christmas lights.
Seattle was packed with shoppers and Sadbh didn’t miss a beat.
The holiday lights, sounds of the buskers, and the throngs of shoppers were fascinating to Sadbh.
On our way home from downtown, we decided to stop off at Smith on Capitol Hill for a quick bite to eat.
Smith has a large assortment of birds on display on one of the walls, and Sadbh was quite intrigued.
It reminded Katie and I of when we were in Smith with Clodagh when she was around 12 months old and all the birds were fascinating to her also.
Once we got home, we got Sadbh all cleaned up and ready for bed.
In the last week or so, Sadbh has started making this sucking noise with her mouth, almost like blowing a raspberry. It’s terribly cute and we also know that it’s an important part of her speech development.
Since it was still a little early, we headed down to the basement and played on the floor mat for a while watching Sadbh reaching for some of her toys, especially one of the cookies from her Cookie Monster toy.
All the best,
Wayne, Katie and Sadbh.
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