Thursday, April 11, 2013

Sadbh’s update – April 11th 2013


Sadbh slept right through the night until 7am. She did get slightly tangled up in her oximeter cord but thankfully it was slacked up enough not to get wrapped around her neck.
She was in a fantastic mood when she woke up and wanted to cuddle up with Katie as soon as she could.

All of a sudden Sadbh got very irritated and had a fierce tantrum. I could not console her and she kept lashing out when she did not get her way. She managed to push all of my buttons and it became a game of determination between two very stubborn people. I don’t think there were any clear winners but we both learned a lot.

After breakfast we all headed outside to fly a kite in the windy garden. Sadbh had a great time and even got to hold the lines as the kite flew high in the air. She did great until she lost interest and then moved on to the next fun thing.

After a fun packed morning Sadbh started to show signs of getting tired so we ran her a bath and got her ready for trach care. She loved playing in the water and did not want to leave. She finally got worried when the water started to flow down the drain but was relieved when I reassured her that she was safe.

She had no interest in going to sleep and had way too much fun playing with Katie on the bed. After trying for ages we finally decided to manage trach care while she was awake and this worked out well until she decided she was done and tried to wiggle her way out. Thankfully we had a good grip on her so her trach was secure. Katie calmed her down and was able to finish up trach care and get her trach ties secured.

Afterwards we headed off to Lake Chelan and Manson for a drive and Sadbh finally dropped off to sleep. She slept for almost an hour and a half and woke up just as we pulled up to winery that we had decided to visit for dinner.

She was in an excellent mood throughout the rest of the evening and got busy playing with her Lego blocks just before bedtime. She usually likes to demolish things so it was great to see her building for a change.

Bedtime was a fun ordeal as Sadbh was very playful. It started off when I accidentally dropped an F-bomb and Sadbh started to repeat it saying “No F%&@ing” over and over for the next ten minutes. It was quite funny even though Katie and I had to work hard to remain serious. Another valuable lesson learned today.



All the best,

Wayne, Katie and Sadbh.

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