It's been a while...

Oh, hello there! It's been a while since we've spoken! It's so nice to see you again.

Little Miss Arabella has been been doing very well. Thank you for asking!

If you must know, this shy girl is currently 2 years + 3 months old, weighs 19 pounds (8.6kg) and is 83cm tall. She's growing nice and steady! 

Since she got her g-tube last year she's been gaining a steady amount of weight, little by little, and it's finally starting to show. We can even see the extra weight gain in her cheeks and around her tummy!

YAY!

The only bad news is that her oral eating has drastically halted in the last 4-5 months. Arabella went from eating entire meals to barely eating at all again. Welcome back eating aversion...

Lucky for us, the g-tube allows us to give her a nutritious blend of food at any time. And so, life goes on. 

This is how March looked like here in Toronto.

Even into April we were wearing winter hats, gloves, boots, and double layers of pants. It felt like one of the longest winters that I could remember. And who can forget all the snow. Snow, snow, and more snow!

But we made the most of it 😁

And do you want to know what else? Somehow we were all able to stay healthy through the winter. No one caught a cold. There were no emergency room visits. There was no drama of any kind. 

How did we avoid the winter flu and colds? It's partly due to luck, and partly due to paranoia 😂

We washed our hands constantly. We took plenty of vitamin C and D. We limited family and friend's visits. And we avoided public places whenever possible. We basically spent a lot of time at home!

The extra precautions are worth it - just ask any preemie parent and they'll tell you.

We were so relieved to have gotten through this winter!