Sadbh slept quite well and joined us in bed around 4am. She was
slightly uncomfortable and needed a suction and a nappy change. Just as we were
putting a nice dry nappy back on, she left out a big fart. Despite being fast
asleep, she made the baby sign for poop as soon as she farted and both Katie
and I had to hold back the laughter for fear of waking her up. It was a
priceless moment.
Sadbh’s new nurse Caity started work today so Katie worked from
home in the morning and I worked in the evening. This gave Caity a chance to
get to know the lay of the land and also Sadbh the chance to get to know Caity.
Everything went really well and Sadbh had a lot of fun with her
new nurse.
Later when it was time for trach care, Sadbh had a nice relaxing
bath and was soon fast asleep. Katie and Caity managed trach care and Sadbh
slept on for a couple of hours.
Caity is experienced with trachs and how to care for them,
however our technique was very different to what she was used to, so it was
good to get some first hand experience with Katie.
In the afternoon Sadbh got to go for a walk with Caity and they
ended up down by Lake Washington. It was a very long hike back up the hill and
through Madrona, however Sadbh did not seem to be too fazed by it all.
She had a great evening hanging out with Katie and when it came
time for bed we went out into the garden to say good night to the moon. Sadbh
searched everywhere for the moon and after I explained that it was behind the
clouds she gave it a bigger than usual kiss good night.
The nursing agency really let us down again today and informed
us that our nurse that was scheduled for tomorrow could not work due to some
internal retraining issue. If they could have given us more notice we would not
have to scramble to try to find someone to help.
Thankfully Audrey got back to Katie and confirmed that she could
cover the shift. We are so grateful and it’s alleviated a lot of stress.
Larissa is working tonight so Sadbh will be well taken care of.
I hope for Larissa’s sake that Sadbh tones down the flatulence.
All the best,
Wayne, Katie and Sadbh.
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