Saturday, August 11, 2012

Sadbh’s update – August 11th, 2012


Sadbh slept well and joined us in bed shortly after 4am. She fell back to sleep until 7ish, and then decided that it would be more fun if everyone else was awake. She managed to wake me up by kicking my back until I was awake, and in the meantime she kept doing the baby sign for daddy while laughing her little head off.

After breakfast we headed out for a walk and shortly afterwards Sadbh fell asleep. We did not want her to sleep so soon since we still had to manage trach care.
We were headed for a park not far from our house and as soon as we arrived we gently woke Sadbh up. She seemed a little bit disorientated at first, but as soon as she realized where she was she could not wait to get out of the stroller.
She had a blast and could not keep off of the kids play area.

She walked most of the way home and at one point she stopped and started making the sign for motorcycle. She could see this bike through a fence that was parked at the back of the building. It took both Katie and me a while to find it, and she could not stop grinning from ear to ear.

Once we arrived home, it was time for a light snack and then her bath.
She got very fussy once I took her out of the bath and it took a while to get her calmed down enough to go to sleep, but once she was asleep, trach care was very easy.

Sadbh did not sleep for long and not long after waking up, Ali-Baba and Kirk stopped by. Sadbh was very happy to see them both and immediately started to play with Ali-Baba.

Later in the evening Sadbh, Katie and I headed out on the boat for a spin on the lake. She was very excited but fell asleep shortly after we left the dock. We have a 2 person inflatable dinghy as a lifeboat for Sadbh since she cannot go into the water. The dinghy proved to be a great cot for her after we dropped anchor and she slept soundly for a while.

She woke up with a big appetite and a huge smile. As usual, Sadbh could not stop waving at everyone that she could see and she received as many waves back as she gave out.

Things got a little stressful on the way back to the dock as the engine started to cut out. Thankfully we were able to make it back, but just about.

Sadbh had a great day and was in the best mood all day.



All the best,

Wayne, Katie and Sadbh.

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