Two down; four to go!

We're at the two week mark. YAY!! Sophie B is doing well, although she's cranky as a hornet. Mom thinks she's bored, which she probably is. There's only so much you can do when you are lying on your back and I think she's tired of all of it. We try putting her on her side but - alas! - she scooches her hiney so that she's flat on her back. She did let me prop her up in the middle of the night last night. I think all that lying on her back finally got old. We've watched a TON of TV these past two weeks. I think Soph has probably seen every "iCarly," "Jonas," "Imagination Movers," and "Little Einstein" that has been created. We've moved on to some movies, which seem to help; she loves Beauty and the Beast and has enjoyed the Charlie Brown Christmas special.

We've started laying her flat on the floor and she seems to enjoy that. I think she feels like she has more freedom that way, even though she's limited to what's around her. We've given her some of Jack's toys from his room to make it seem more exciting and she does love that. (Gosh, Jack would die if he found out!) Wheeling her from place to place just isn't as cracked up as it used to be; she'd much rather sprawl out and let us come circulate around her head. She likes her people close to her.

One thing that seems to be getting The B down these days is her incision site. The site itself is okay; however, it's the dressing that's the problem. She managed to tear off tiny bits of the first three dressings that we put on and we are now down to medical tape and guaze. Susan did go on a quest today for the dressing that we got in the hospital as it seems to move more with her skin than the tape. Poor sweets; her skin is sooooo irritated from the tape. It's so fair and sensitive anyway that any kind of abrasion or irritation seems magnified a hundred-fold. Susan mentioned this morning that The B seemed to be squirmy in her wheelie and when sitting up this morning. I can't help but wonder if it's the tape.

We're still hanging on the Motrin. Sometimes, she doesn't seem to need it but I guess there are flare ups now and then. Susan actually went to get more on her quest for a wound covering today. At least we haven't backslid to the Tylenol with Codene. : )

Sleep is still. . .well. . .difficult. We've had trouble getting her down the past three nights, although it take less time each night. She has gotten used to being the principessa (as mentioned in an earlier post) and we're having some toddler boot-camp to get back into her routine. The other night, she woke at 4:30 a.m. I got her a snack, a drink, changed her diaper, put a sweater on her (in case she was cold), gave her Motrin for pain and Benadryl for sleep; in short, I couldn't figure out what else to do. We spent the next hour (4:45-5:45) with me stationed in the hallway listening for the fall of the sassy or the cup and her screaming her little lungs out. It's humorous really; it's something so typical that it makes me laugh. I am sure that if she could have stood up, she would have thrown herself on the floor in front of the door and drummed her heels and fists on the floor. I really had to laugh as I waited to rush back in, feeling like the King of Siam's servant as I averted my eyes from hers (thanks, SPY), and give her her sassy or cup back to encourage sleep. At 5:45, though, I decided to put her in bed with me where she promptly fell asleep. C'est la vie!

Even though she's been a little cranky, Sophie's still keeping us entertained, though! Susan and I did some singing for her yesterday and she actually danced a little - she got her hips hopping and her head bopping. It was nice to see. : ) Mom wants to paint her toenails but her little toes just keep moving and grooving underneath all that pink cast. I don't know how we're going to keep those piggies still!

Sophie has her first follow up with Dr. Piehl tomorrow morning at 8:45. Hopefully, he'll think she's doing as great as we do! If you have ideas about entertainment, please let us know! We'd love some suggestions! And, as always, feel free to become a "follower" or leave a comment. We'd love to hear from you and know that you're out there thinking about us! : )

Much love.