Enjoyable few days

Life has been quite normal over the last few days. Today was a special day, we had our first proper family day out in a very long time. We took the girls and Auntie Aislinn (who is visiting us for the week) to the West Midlands Safari Park near Kidderminster. It was a great day. Niamh was a little scared of some of the animals, especially the camel who tried to come into the car and give Alex a kiss. She wasn't scared of the lions, tigers and wolves as luckily they stayed away from the car. We then had a walk in the adventure centre and the girls got to see a sea lion show. Niamh had her first go ever in a carousel. She never wanted to try before. This time, she was very keen to go in, especially in the princesses' carriage next to Emilie (or princesses' cabbage as Emilie likes to call it).

Niamh is continuing making great progress with her communication. She seems to be chatting and singing a lot. We understand a few words but unfortunately not many. 'maman', 'no', 'ello' and 'night' come out clearly. She is still making progress with her walking and standing but slowly. She really enjoys playing 'what's the time Mr Wolf', especially when she needs to run away from the wolf. She laughs so much that her little legs seem to go in every direction.

The consultant neurosurgeon had a look at Niamh's scar on Friday morning. He is very pleased with it. Hopefully she can start the radiotherapy as planned on Monday 16th May.