Sunday, August 19, 2012

Sadbh’s update – August 19th, 2012


Sadbh slept ok until shortly after midnight when she joined us in bed for the rest of the night. It was a lot cooler than the previous few nights so the three of us slept well until shortly after 7.

She had the biggest smile on her face as soon as she woke up and was waving like crazy. You could tell that she was eager to start the day and she could not wait to get downstairs to have breakfast and to catch up on some of her Baby Signing Time DVD.

Her morning was spent either chasing Katie or me, or being chased around the house. She had a brilliant time and did not show any sign of slowing down.
This went on for a few more hours and even Nini joined in on the fun.

Eventually she was showing signs of getting tired so we prepared her bath and started the trach care proceedings.
She really enjoys her baths and even though she is getting bigger by the month, she still fits nicely into her blue tub. It’s easier for us to keep her safe and preventing her from dunking her head under the water when we use this tub. If she goes under the water, it would result in an emergency situation since she has no way of stopping water from getting into her airway through her trach.

It did not take long for Sadbh to drop off to sleep and this allowed us to manage trach care very easily. She even slept for an hour and a half afterwards.

Once she was awake, it was time for her lunch and off we went to visit friends of Katie.

We arrived at Sonja and Rob’s house with a very shy little girl. She was very quick to hide behind Katie or myself, but it did not take long for her to come out of her shell, especially after meeting their two kids, Devin and Carson.
Sadbh had a great time trying to keep up with her new friends and things got even more exciting when Sadbh got to play with their drum kit.

She had so much fun she did not get to take her second nap of the day.
Traffic was terrible heading home but Sadbh got to snack all the way. She has the most incredible appetite and can put away so much food.

Once we arrived home it was time for her evening meal and at this point she was getting very tired.
Katie headed out to the shops to get groceries and Sadbh was not pleased. It took a good half an hour to settle her down and eventually she fell asleep.
It breaks my heart to see her so upset.

Larissa is working tonight so I know Sadbh will have a good nigh sleep.



All the best,

Wayne, Katie and Sadbh.

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