March 2011

Gem has recovered from her VP shunt and things are going well.  Her emesis has completely stopped, which not only makes things so much nicer for Gemma but also that it significantly reduces her risk of aspirating.

Spring has arrived and the weather is much nicer.  We have taken Gemma for her first walk around our new neighbourhood and it was really nice getting her outside.  We found a shortcut to a park just down the street from our home and it is on the grounds of the elementary school I used to go to in grade 2.  How much smaller it seems!

It is a quiet, peaceful neighbourhood, a lot different than what we were used to in Vancouver. 

Gemma has popped out four teeth now, two on the top and two on the bottom.  So cute!

Gem has had another stable month and we are feeling a lot more comfortable with her cares.  It is so wonderful having her at home and having the shunt surgery behind us.