Today
was hectic and it started off with Sadbh waking up at 7 after a great night
sleep.
Her
airway sounded quite goopy so we tried suctioning to clear it. Unfortunately
this did not work so we gave her a nebulizer and once we were done with that we
were able to clear her airway with another suction.
We
were heading back to Seattle so as soon as Sadbh was out of bed it was time to
break down and pack away all her medical equipment and supplies.
Sadbh
was not in the greatest of moods to begin with but Sophia helped entertain her
while Katie and I got to work.
It
took us three hours to get everything packaged and loaded into the cars and
just before we hit the road we got trach care done.
Sadbh
was sad to leave Lake Chelan but was very excited to be heading home.
We
stopped in Leavenworth on the way and Sadbh was delighted to stretch her legs.
The
first shop she visited was a candy store and she wanted to sample one of
everything. She had to contend with a couple of pieces of taffy, which she
loved.
The
next shop was full of Christmas stuff. It was full of all sorts of tree
decorations and so many Santa’s. Sadbh could not believe her eyes and did not
want to leave.
She
was out like a light within five minutes of leaving Leavenworth and she slept
most of the way home.
Sophia
helped keep Sadbh entertained when we arrived home so the rest of us could
unload and get her room set back up again.
We
had been promising Sadbh a big girl bed for her birthday on condition that she
gives up her binkys. She got her wish this evening after Granddad and I put her
big girl bed together and when she saw it she was over the moon. It took some
effort to get her to go to sleep. Just before she dozed off she turned to Katie
and “Mommy, I don’t want to give up my big girl bed but I just want a binky.”
As soon as she saw Katie bringing in her binkys she asked “two binkys?”. The
little princess knows how to negotiate and get what she wants.
Danielle
is working tonight and after a week of not having nurses it is very strange and
hard for us.
Thank
you all for the kind birthday wishes!
All
the best,
Wayne, Katie and Sadbh.
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