Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Dance with Dad

I went by for a visit with Dad today...for the first time in several visits he was more awake this time. I got a nice smile and bright eyes when I arrived. He was mumbling a bit, and seeming to have a hard time hearing, but was definitely giving me a lot of eye contact and pleasant responses. I helped feed him some thickened apple juice and he enjoyed it, opening his mouth wide for every bite. Anna said he continues to be a good eater. In general, he's having some very weak days of lots of sleeping and staring at the ceiling, but also will have alert days as well.

He got on to something about "dancing," pointing me to Anna or the guy on the TV set, saying "dance with him." He was in his recliner...eventually I moved to his other side and asked him if he wanted to dance. I grabbed his arm and started dancing with him (as he was seated, so it was mostly just "arm dancing" that we were doing.) I was doing twirls and humming music and moving my feet...he really seemed to enjoy it. When I stopped after a bit, he was moving his arms like he wanted to do more, so we did it some more. His arms were strong and he was holding me firmly when I would do a "dip" and a few times I would come in for a peck kiss, and he kissed me back! We enjoyed it for quite a while...very nice!!