Sadbh woke up at 4:30am and
was desperate to be with Katie. She was very upset so Danielle called Katie
down. There was no hope in getting her back to sleep so it turned out to be a
very early start to the day.
By 6am I was also being
dragged out of bed so we all headed downstairs for breakfast. Sadbh was in a great mood and very
eager to get her day started.
We were able to Skype for a
brief while with Gerdie back in Cork.
Sadbh asked to see Nana a couple times, but unfortunately, Nana was away
so Gerdie took the message.
We decided to get trach care
out of the way as soon as possible so that we could make it to the zoo. Shortly
after we were done, we packed up and headed off.
Sadbh was fast asleep within
seconds of leaving the house so we decided to drive around a bit to let her
continue sleeping. We ended up in
north Ballard and picked up a couple treats at the bakery that Katie, Sadbh and
Ali-Baba went to last weekend.
Since we were in Ballard, we
carried on to Ali-Babas’s to say hello to Katie’s Aunt Kathie and Uncle
Bill. Sadbh woke up just before we
arrived and she was delighted to see everyone.
She also got to goodbye to
Phebe, Ali-Baba’s dog, as, sadly, she will going to a new home in the next few
weeks. Sadbh was happy to
introduce Regal to Phebe and the two were instant friends.
Soon we were off to the zoo
and so was half of Seattle, apparently.
It took us awhile to find parking and Sadbh kept insisting that we were
almost there as we drove around and around. We were all delighted when we found
a close spot and Sadbh was over the moon to be heading in.
We saw giraffes, birds,
elephants, orangutans, penguins, flamingos and many other exotic animals. Sadbh’s favorite spot in the whole zoo,
however, was this one pothole and a spray painted spot. She quickly became attached to this
location (right smack in the middle of all the people coming and going) and we
were unable to drag her away for a while.
It was pretty funny.
At one point, an airplane
flew overhead. Sadbh started
waving frantically and yelled “Bye Bye Nini”. She does this every time she sees or hears an airplane.
She wore her cap for 3 and a
half hours in one single go and she did great. When she got home, she was exhausted and since she hadn’t
really properly eaten during the day, Katie made her a nice big meal. She managed to eat most of it.
Sadbh was delirious with
exhaustion and was running around like a zombie.
Just before bedtime Sadbh
had a nice relaxing bath. This did the trick and soon she was snuggling with
mommy before falling into a nice deep sleep.
Hopefully she’ll sleep in a
little later tomorrow.
All the best,
Wayne, Katie and Sadbh.
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