Saturday, March 16, 2013

Sadbh’s update – March 16th 2013


Sadbh had a good night and wore her trach cap a couple of times. The first was for 20 minutes and the second was for 40 minutes. She did great each time but did start to get a little restless.

Julie’s shift ended at 6 so I took over to look after Sadbh. She slept for another 20 minutes and was eager to get upstairs to see Katie and hopefully Kipper.
She was in an excellent mood and wanted to play.

She had a fun filled morning and got to watch quite a bit of Sesame Street, Thomas the tank engine and Kipper. Katie and I were busy putting an offer together for Sadbh’s new nanny so Sadbh got to watch a little more of her iPad than usual.
Thankfully it was well worth it as Amy accepted the offer and will start working with Sadbh on Monday.

Just before nap time Sadbh got to Skype with her aunt Trish in New Zealand. Since they are a day ahead of us it was already St. Patrick’s day in NZ and more importantly it was my sisters birthday. Sadbh greeted her aunt by wishing her a happy birthday and later on she joined in on singing to her a happy birthday.

When it finally came time for her nap she was wiped out so it did not take long for her to fall asleep after her bath.
Trach care was very easy today and we were also able to change her trach for a new one. Sadbh slept great throughout and barely flinched when I inserted the new trach into her airway.

After a two-hour nap she woke up very happy and extremely giddy. She could not stop playing with Katie and the both of them were in hysterics with laughter.
Once she was dressed it was time for a big feed and then off out for a walk through Madison Park.

We headed down to a dock on the lake and since the wind was blowing so hard the waves were rolling in off the lake. Sadbh was in her element and did not want to leave.
Our next destination was the kid’s park and Sadbh got to have so much fun swinging and playing on the other fun things.
The sun finally came out so we headed up to Volunteer Park up on Capitol Hill. It was kind of chilly due to the wind so we hung out in the car for a bit while enjoying the sunshine. Sadbh joined me up front and pressed every single button on the dash.
Eventually she asked me to move into the back seat so I asked if she wanted to drive us home. She immediately said yes as if she was an experienced driver.

Sadbh was exhausted when it came to bedtime tonight so it did not take long before she was fast asleep in her cot.



All the best,

Wayne, Katie and Sadbh. 

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