What a wonderful morning - we walked into Gemma's room, to her sitting on a chair behind a table staring awkwardly at a coloring in book the nurse had given her. I think she was unsure as to how she was going to be able to color in, when her right hand was bandaged up with a drip in, and a prong on her finger. Her face lit up, for the first time in 3 days, and she gave us the most beautiful smile. Michael, last night, had told her that we would be back at 09:30, when visiting hours started, so every so often she would call the nurse and ask her to show her how many more hours on the clock in her room, it would be till we would be visiting. While we were sitting with her and looking at her coloring in book, she took it upon herself to try and write her name in her book with her left hand - and she did! On doctors orders, she was given bits of apple juice to try and drink yesterday, which she didn't really want, and struggled to get even a few sips down. She is not fond of sweet juices, but this morning she willingly drank about 25mls of milk. Baby steps. As I mentioned yesterday, Gemma's oxygen levels were slightly low. Whilst I was writing the blog, the physio had come to do some mild physio on her, and Michael was encouraged to take her for a little walk around the unit. She went to visit all the little premature babies. She was also given a little contraption to practice some blowing and sucking, by blowing through a tube to get a little ball to jump up and down. She does this every hour. Her oxygen sats have been very good since then. She is able to talk a little louder today, without strain, so I'm sure these exercises have helped in that regard as well. Her blood sugars have still been good, with the lowest being 4.2 this morning. We trust that they will not go lower than that. If all goes well today, and she tries to eat/drink a little more, hopefully her nose tube will come out. Bryce is as happy as can be. He has been staying with Granny and Grandpa as well as his cousin Josh, and is moving to Jax's house today to spend a few days with his cousins Kate and Matt. He still only speaks to us for a minute or so and is then off to play. I would like to ask you all to keep our special friend Jill, who is having a hard time with Jason, trying to find a school that will accept him next year as he still has his feeding tube. If it weren't for Jill, I would never have thought of starting this blog for Gemma. To read her and Jason's story, please visithttp://www.jasonsjourney.weebly.com.
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