Sadbh woke up just after
Danielle left and just as Katie was about to lie down on the chair next to
Sadbh’s bed. She was eager to start the day and kept saying “Mommy get up” and
was not satisfied until Katie got up.
She had a quick breakfast and then it was time to get busy playing hide
and seek.
After a fun morning she grew
very tired. She did not want us to do trach care and started to grab her trach
to pull off the artificial nose. She kept doing it and it resulted in stressing
all three of us out.
Thankfully Katie and I were
able to calm her down and gave her a nice relaxing bath. She was fast asleep
soon afterwards so Katie and I got stuck into trach care and once we finished
up Sadbh slept on for an hour and a half.
The sun came out this
afternoon so we headed off to the zoo. Sadbh was over the moon and could not
wait to see the lions.
We first stopped off to see
the penguins but Sadbh seemed more interested in the water fountain next to
their enclosure.
After checking out the
penguins and the adjacent fountain it was time to visit the otters. She loves
otters lately so she was excited to see them.
On the way to the lions we
came across two giraffes that were eating their dinner. She was afraid of them
but did not want to leave. She seemed fascinated.
Next we stopped by the lions
and Sadbh was excited to see the mother lion with her cubs.
She would not wear her cap
so we had to bribe her. The only way she was going to see the elephants and
monkeys was if she wore her trach cap. It worked and soon she was waving at the
elephants and imitating their sounds.
When the elephants headed
off around the corner out of sight, Sadbh turned to Katie and with her hands in
the air she asked, “Where are my elephants?”.
It was very funny and
extremely cute.
The rest of the visit was
fun and Sadbh even got to check out the carousel where she freaked out the last
time she was there with Granddad.
On the way home we stopped
off for some sushi. It was one of those restaurants where the food goes by on a
conveyor belt in front of you.
Sadbh was very hungry so we
picked some good food for her to eat. Unfortunately, when the cup cakes went by
Sadbh lost interest in what was on her plate and demanded a cup cake.
She would calm down after a
few minutes but then get upset when the cup cakes came around again.
Needless to say it, was not
a very relaxing dining experience so we finished up quickly and headed home.
The rest of Sadbh’s evening
was fun and when it came time for bed she was wiped out. Katie and I gave her a
saline nebulizer to help clear her lungs and soon she was fast asleep.
All the best,
Wayne, Katie and Sadbh.
No comments:
Post a Comment