Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Day 20: Solid Food

It has been over 48 hours since Evie acquired her Auntie Clare's bracelets, and she is still holding onto them. You can see it in all the photos below! Her nurse told me that during morning rounds, Evie threw one of them at Dr. Ilbawi! He definately got it right (last year, when she was there for her first surgery) when he said that she "has a lot of character."


I gave her applesauce today and she kept it down. She had some big poops, too, which made everyone happy. She got another chest physical therapy "vibes" treatment, below. The tool that the respiratory therapist is holding vibrates some of the junk in her chest to loosen it up.


After her treatment, I thought she was going to take a nap, but she only dozed for 15 minutes or so and then she was looking around:


My baby girl!


A smile for her Uncle David, who was able to visit today:


Here is a video of her playing with her bracelets:


Here she is turning pages in her book while Uncle David held it:

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2 comments:

Unknown said...

Those videos are just precious. Looks like she's shaking less? She's a trooper, I bet she (and the rest of her family) can't wait to get her home!!

February 25, 2009 at 9:31 PM
Anonymous said...

Hi folks! Long-time blog-watcher, first-time commenter! (This is Julie K, concerned second Cordes cousin and avid Evie fan.)

I LOVE the dozing picture. Evie looks so Zen. Like she's meditating with the aid of her fabulous bracelets! "Om... Om... Om-igosh these bracelets are so stylin'!" :)

Looks like her breathing pace has slowed, too. I'm so thrilled to watch her steadily improve. Thanks for keeping us all in the know, and for keeping your spirits high!

I love you all tons and tons.

Go Evie go!

February 26, 2009 at 12:50 PM

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