Sadbh had a very good night
and slept soundly until 6:15. Julie had to suction around 3 as Sadbh had a
coughing fit and she fell back into a deep sleep as soon as her trach was
cleared. Julie capped her trach a couple of times the first was for 10 minutes
and the second was only for 5. On the second attempt Sadbh woke up pointed at
her track cap and said “off!”, Julie did not need to be told a second time as
she could see that Sadbh was not comfortable with the cap on.
We had a fun morning and since
it was a beautiful day we headed out for a walk. Sadbh was very happy to be out
and got very excited every time she spotted a bus.
Her two favorite dogs were
also out enjoying the sunshine and Sadbh had to stop for a while to chat. Just
as we were leaving Sadbh called out “bye dog, bye other dog”. One of the dogs actually looked very
sad to see her leave.
Our timing was perfect as
Granddad and Nana were able to meet us after they were done with mass so we all
went for coffee.
We figured that Sadbh would
want to sit in her stroller for the trip home since she had walked most of the
way to the coffee shop, however she was too happy walking and insisted on making
her own way home.
Trach care was easy as Sadbh
was very soon in a deep sleep after we arrived home. She slept for almost an
hour and woke up very sad and upset.
We are not sure if she had a
bad dream of something but she did not want to go back to sleep.
After a big lunch and some
playtime, Sadbh was back in a great mood.
Sadbh’s short nap worked out
well from a timing point of view as she had a play date with her friend Conor
and if she kept sleeping she would have been very late. She insisted on
bringing her stuffed dog, Regal, with us for the trip. Regal had to stay in the
car though so we had to hide him so no one would think we had a dog locked in
the car without the windows cracked open.
When we arrived at Conor’s
place Sadbh was very shy. It took quite a while before the two kids started
playing with each other and as soon as they did they had a ball. They were
laughing their little heads off and having a wonderful time.
Unfortunately, it was soon
time to leave and you could tell that Sadbh was getting very tired.
Sadbh had a big dinner and
was in a great mood. Aoife’s mom sent a lovely package of St. Patrick’s Day headbands
for Sadbh and she was happy trying them out just after her dinner.
Bedtime came easy as Sadbh
fell asleep in Katie’s arms in no time at all.
Julie is working again
tonight so hopefully she will get to practice capping her trach a few more
times again tonight.
All the best,
Wayne, Katie and Sadbh.
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