I cannot believe we have been a family for a little over a week now. So much has happened since we became family of four!
Sweet ChallieJayne has been sick since we met her at the airport, and was diagnosed with pneumonia on Tuesday. She has been on two breathing treatments, an oral steroid and an antibiotic since then. Last night was really rough for her in terms of breathing/coughing, and Mama was awake all night with her. I arm starting to think she has asthma too. Then we found out (but were not surprised) that she has giardia. Anyone familiar with that knows this is not fun. The medication is very nasty tasting, and the treatment is long. We had to have the medication made especially for her by a compounding pharmacist so she will take it. Poor baby has been through so much.
Other than the health issues, she seems to be settling in nicely. Of course there is some competition between her and AlinaJayne, but I'd expect nothing different. They'll get there! She calls me Mama or Mommy, and Matt "Ababa" which is Amharic for Dad. AlinaJayne is "Seesy." I think the cutest thing is what she calls Papa. That would be "Apapa." Like a combination between "Ababa and Papa." It is so sweet to hear her say "I love you" and to recite her ABC's. The accent is too cute!
Mama goes back to work in a week, then Daddy is home for four weeks with the kids. I will miss them, it has been nice to be at home with them, but I know they are in excellent hands! They've got themselves a great Daddy! Which, by the way, AlinaJayne has decided to start calling Matt "Baba" again. This is Mandarin for Dad. Hmmmm...........
Speaking of Dad. We had MY Daddy up for Father's Day dinner on Saturday. We were not able to attend the party at his house on Sunday since ChallieJayne has been sick. I took a lot of fun pics, so do enjoy.
Off to try to sleep a bit tonight.
Check back soon.
(Father's Day Weekend-click to enlarge the pics)
