Sunday, February 10, 2013

Sadbh’s update – February 10th 2013 (22 months old today)


Sadbh had a very good night but woke up very early. She woke up shortly after 5am and was very happy playing with Julie until 6.
Since she was still quite tired Katie brought her up to bed in the hope that she would fall back to sleep.
This was wishful thinking for the two of us as Sadbh had no intention on going back to sleep.
Eventually it was time to head downstairs for breakfast.

She had a great morning and spent it playing with her toys and little kitchen. She was in a fantastic mood and danced around the living room like crazy.
At one point I was trying to sweep the dining room floor when Sadbh came around the corner and insisted in helping. She had an oven mitt in one hand and the sweeping brush in the other.

Eventually she grew sleepy so we gave her a bath and got everything set up for trach care.
Sadbh fell into a deep sleep allowing Katie and I to manage trach care without any problems. Her neck still looked quite tender on one side so she did flinch when we were cleaning that area.
She only napped for 40 minutes but woke up full of smiles.

After lunch we all headed over to Greenlake for a walk. It was quite chilly but Sadbh was bundled up nice and snug. She was delighted to be out and about and loved all the dogs that we passed.
She especially enjoyed a busker that was playing music and insisted on playing hide and seek with him as he performed.
We passed a school bus on the drive home and Sadbh got so excited. She had this surprised look on her face and started shouting “wheels bus!”.

Sadbh wore her trach cap for 40 minutes this evening while playing with her bubbles in the bathtub. She loves playing with the water and all her bath toys.
She even practiced sitting on her potty, although she never did use it for its intended purpose.

For the past couple of days Sadbh has been complaining of discomfort. She points at her diaper and says “owwa nappy”. She doesn’t seem to be constipated but she’s definitely experiencing some issues. One of the side affects of antibiotics is potential bowel bacterial infection and considering that she was taking two different antibiotics over a 17-day period, this is a possibility. That said, we have been giving her a remedy to counter that so we are not sure exactly what is going on.


Sadbh had a good mix of food for dinner. Rice, chicken curry, naan bread, black beans, spinach and yogurt. I explained to her that she should eat her spinach, as it will help with her bottom. With that Sadbh grabbed a handful and rubbed it into her bum. It was so funny and we all nearly fell out of our seats with laughter.

Sadbh was exhausted after such a long day so she went to be an hour earlier than usual.




All the best,

Wayne, Katie and Sadbh. 

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