FIVE YEARS DOWN THE TRACK...

In November 2004 we started the journey to bring a baby home from China ... five years later, in October 2009, we met Isobel Pingqin.
Our little livewire known as Izzy.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Wednesday, December 23, 2009











Out and about
















Have been spending time at the park and beach.

Trying my hardest to walk

We're having a lot of falls at the moment - trying our hardest to stand without holding on and trying to walk but still very wobbly.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Visiting Santa


Ben and I went to visit Santa today. We didn't get a good photo - I cried and Ben was too excited about Santa to concentrate on looking at the camera!

Pegs are pretty cool and the basket makes a nice hat too!







What have I been up to?





Well I'm now cruising around the furniture all the time. That's all I want to do. I found the corner cupboard in the kitchen is pretty good for leaning against and I don't have to hold on to anything.
I've started going to Mandarin playgroup which is great for me, but mum doesn't understand what they are saying.

My Great Nana


This is my great nana who is 94. I am her 11th great grandchild.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Friday, November 6, 2009

And now we are home


Izzy will take another 2-3 weeks to fully recover. She also has to now become familiar with our house, although didn't have any trouble getting busy with some toys.

So close to home... but not yet


Izzy's first day in Australia, and first day of seven days in hospital with RSV bronchiolitis and pneumonia.

Leaving Shanghai




Our last hours in Shanghai, waiting in Qantas Club for our flight home.

Hospital - Day 7... and finally going home

We were told last night that depending on how Izzy did with her oxygen requirements overnight, we may come home today.

She must have known as she went the whole night without assisted oxygen and we came home at 2pm today.

Finally!

There were a few other photos which were supposed to go on my blog prior to hospital, so they are coming now so I can complete the journey.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Hospital - Day 5


Izzy is starting to respond to her antibiotics. We trialled her today without oxygen - she may go back on it overnight when she is asleep. Paed confirmed it will take about 2 weeks for her to get over RSV bronchiolitis, hopefully the pneumonia and other bug will go sooner.

He wouldn't give me a definite answer on whether we would be staying in hospital for the two weeks, he just said we don't want to send her home too early.

I've now been living in a one room hotel room or hospital room for four weeks. Makes our shoebox house seem like a mansion!