Day 26

Ugh...I guess we were due for a rough day. Olivia had a great day at school and I'm grateful for that. She was very hungry on the ride to the center and ate alot, so she didn't fall asleep until we were most of the way there. She had a hard time falling asleep as well, so that meant she was cranky, kicking the back of grandpa's seat and whining, until she finally calmed down. She woke up cranky The receptionist commented on how she didn't know this Olivia. I told her I was all too familiar with her.

Needless to say, she didn't want to get into the chamber. Luckily, she didn't put up a fight, but just wasn't her normal happy self. I put on an extra blanket because it was so cold out today. That was good and bad. It was bad because the chamber felt extra tight. The tech had to squeeze us in because instead of Olivia hanging out towards the bottom of the chamber where there's more room, she chose to lay right on top of the italian sub I had for lunch. Next time I'll remember not to have a big sandwich before going to HBOT. It was good because for some reason Olivia was sensory seeking and needing to bite. The blanket was getting bit instead of me. I later took her water bottle apart to give her the straw to chew on. It seemed to help quite a bit. Towards the end, Olivia was getting impatient, so the tech was nice enough to play with her a little bit with a stuffed tiger that Olivia likes.

When our time was up, the tech signed Olivia's “all done” and Olivia was really happy. She was excited to get her sticker, run around outside a bit, and slept most of the way home. I guess it was just one of those days.