Julie worked last night and
Sadbh had a fairly decent night sleep. Her heart rate, respiratory rate and
temperature were higher than usual so we decided to call her doctor first thing
in the morning to have her checked out.
She woke at 5:30 and was
playing very coy. She kept asking for Katie, but after a quick game of hide and
seek she was soon giving me huge smiles.
It was time for me to head
off for work as soon as Katie arrived and as soon as I told Sadbh that I loved
her she responded with “I love daddy” while also making the sign for “I love
you”. Has to be the best way to start the day.
Katie was able to get her an
appointment with her doctor for 11:30. Caity worked today so she joined Katie
and Sadbh for the trip.
Thankfully, she was in a
very good mood and she entertained everyone by dancing in the doctors office.
After giving Sadbh a good
look over, Dr. Hathaway determined that Sadbh had an ear infection. She figured
that the antibiotics were probably not strong enough to clear her HIB fully and
now there was an infection setting in. She wasn’t too concerned and prescribed
a new dose of antibiotics for the next 7 days. This should hopefully clear the
infection before it gets any worse.
Despite the increase in temperature,
heart rate and respiratory rate, Sadbh was in a great mood. She got to go out
for a nice long walk in the sunshine and she really enjoyed herself.
Sadbh’s Christmas stocking
arrived in the post today, even though they were ordered before Christmas. She
was excited and immediately kicked off her slippers and had to put it on. It
was so funny watching her try to walk with both legs in the sock.
She only had a 20-minute nap
and that was before her doctors’ appointment today. By the time she was done
eating dinner she was like a zombie walking around the house.
Just before bed we hooked up
the nebulizer to her trach to help clear out her lungs. She was happy playing
with her iPad and did not fuss much when it came time for her antibiotics. Her
heart rate was starting to climb, probably due to the nebulizer, so we gave her
some Ibuprofen to help make her comfortable.
Julie is working again
tonight so we’re hoping Sadbh gets a good nights rest.
All the best,
Wayne, Katie and Sadbh.
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