Bailey had a noticeably worse day. Her breathing seems to be labored a bit and she continues to slow down. In the past, she would run up and down the steps after Nicholas–she still tries to do that, but just can’t keep up to her old self. She specifically had difficulty a couple times coming down the steps today; the first time, she let out a yelp when she went down the steps, which she had never down before. The second time, Bailey went down the steps a tad slower than normal, but when she got to the bottom, her legs just gave out. Clearly her strength is reduced.

Another sad milestone; Bailey normally sleeps with Nicholas and due to her weakened state, she cannot do that anymore. Nicholas is not at all happy about that, but does understand.

The good news is that Nicholas is done with finals tomorrow (good luck!) and Danielle finished her finals last week, so they can spend more time with Bailey over the Christmas break.