CPAP Victory!

As Hannah says, "Practice makes progress. And perfect."

She did it! Last night Hannah slept through the night, with the CPAP, in the conservatory with the candlestick. And *I* slept in my own bed! I peeked in at 7:15 a.m. and she was still asleep. Around 8:00 she emerged, well rested and proud of herself.

I had heard many stories about kids with Ds not ever getting acclimated to using the CPAP. I was skeptical that we'd make it as far as we have, but fortunately Hannah is all on board with anything medical, so she was able to persevere.

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It was good that she was well rested because I had a long list of things for her to accomplish this morning. Besides fitting in some schoolwork, we expected company around 11:00 a.m. There was plenty of tidying to do, and some baking. It all was done before our friends Deb, Meghann and Anya came for a visit. We met them in the fall after having corresponded via email for months (maybe even a year?).


Adorable Anya is 5 and was adopted from Ukraine in 2007. Meghann, her big sister, is almost 10 (or will be by the time most of you read this! Her birthday is tomorrow--Happy Birthday Meghann!). The girls kept themselves busy, and then kept the Moms busy too! It was a fun day.

There was plenty of medical care offered to our guests, plus games of Charades and Wii Sports. Playdoh and a Tea Party. Musical instruments to explore. Martha Stewart's Macaroni and Cheese (oh yum...we had it for dinner too, much to Hannah's delight).

We had a wonderful day!