Getting ready to takeoff for home.
Falco is already insane and we’re still at the gate. God help us and those around us.
Archive for August, 2008
On vacation.
We all slept great (and a lot) last night. Ready to get our nerd on today! Vacation for Falco means disposable diapers and as much TV as he wants — a vacation from being a hippie.
Great day.
I don’t know when I have felt as lucky and happy as I did this evening. Matt and I took Falco to a cafe and then to Golden Gate playground before dinner, and we all had a lot of fun (especially Falco, who jumped in puddles and sand and got filthy). Adelaide is doing great; no one would know that she was in critical condition just two days ago. I am immensely happy to have my dog back, my kid is beyond adorable, and I have a fabulous husband. Today I felt like I couldn’t ask for more.
(OK, I could have asked Falco for a little less whining, but I think he is a really good kid by toddler standards.)
Up and around!
The first part of last night was a little rough. Adelaide was restless and not sleeping, and neither was I. She was in a soft crate next to our bed, and I kept getting up every 15 or 20 minutes to try to help her lie down and get comfortable. She looked worse than when we brought her home, and I was worried that we were going to have to take her back in before morning. At 2 a.m. she peed in her crate, but after I got her cleaned up and bedding change, she quieted down and we both slept until 6:00 or so.
I took her out this morning, and she peed outside. She was trying to take a few steps but couldn’t hold herself up without losing her balance, so I was basically holding up all her weight. She ate breakfast like a champ, in a lying position but without help. We left her in her crate to rest for an hour or so while we went to get breakfast, and when we got home she was trying to walk on her own! She needed someone there to catch her if she fell and was pretty wobbly, but getting around. A few hours later, she was trying to prance around and ate and drank while standing. At this rate, she could be back to herself in just a couple days!
We still don’t know her long-term prognosis, but for now we’re just happy about how well she is doing. Hopefully only good news will follow!
