It's been so long since I've updated Isla's blog - I've been busy posting weekly pregnancy updates on A Baby Story - my pregnancy blog, and sadly, this one has been rather neglected.

A lot has happened since I last updated here. Isla is doing very well, we pick up new helpers this week, very exciting. When I spoke to the lady at the Orthotists office, she asked if we wanted the butterfly stickers still, and I said yes, but I'm not too sure whether they're just stickers or they'll be melted into the thermo-plastic.

We went away for Chrismas in July last weekend to Sussex Inlet which was lovely. Quite cold, but we had a nice log fire to keep us cosy and warm. Isla insisted on going for a swim at the beach on the Saturday, despite the freezing temperatures! See pics of my little beach bunny!

One thing that is causing us a bit of concern with little Isla is that she's developed a stutter :( It came on suddenly, she's always been able to speak very, vwey well, and now somedays, has real trouble in saying simple words. It's worse when she's tired or over-excited, but her OT picked up on it the other week while we were visiting her briefly (and she wasn't even doing it to the extent that she normally does). OT is going to speak to Isla's speechie and see if we can get a referal to the Stuttering Clinic at our local hospital.

Isla is obsessed with drawing at the moment, she always has a pen, pencil or crayon in her hand. She can draw really good faces now, and is learning to colour within the lines of pictures. She's also started painting a lot too - and no longer with just red paint! When she was at FDC she would only ever paint/colour with red :S

Isla is very excited about getting a baby sister, we found out in June that we're having another girl, and Isla is already making lots of plans! "My baby sister can sleep in my room with me" she said the other day, I explained to her that little babies cry a lot when they're new and don't sleep very much, so she said, "Okay Mummy, my baby sister can sleep with you then". Hahaha!

Wednesday, January 17, 2007


The last three days have been wonderful :)


Isla is progressing SO well, we're all thrilled with how she's doing developmentally.


So many words and sentences now, Dorothy, Kath, Hannah, Michael, Claire are the new favourite words! Isla has gone drawing crazy, and constantly asks for her "papey & draw" for paper & crayons! Too cute!


Isla managed to take 2 unaided steps on Monday and Tuesday night - it was absolutely amazing! Her standing is improving too, she's a lot more balanced than ever, I think it's partly the new shoes - they give her great stability and fit the orthotics perfectly! We're going to look for a basketball hoop for Isla, seems she only wants to stand/walk if there's a ball involved!


Still seeing Michael, our physio, he's very happy with her progress, he's hoping to have her on the treadmill next week! Would have been last week but it wasn't working. We're still going to OT too, but Isla has taken a disliking to Mel and does nothing but cry until she leaves the room - then cracks up! Not sure how much benefit it will be in all honesty. Mel said that it's really for her schooling days so that she has the co-ordination to do up buttons and use scissors etc - so I guess it is important to have that mirroring under control.


Botox Clinic is the 28th of March - very nervous leading up to this, I know she'll benefit a great deal from the injections, it's just having them done that's the hard part, but still there's lots of little ones much worse off than our little poppet, I guess you still have to count your blessings - right?


Nothing much else is happening around here at the moment. Ian is giving up smoking, so he's been going to bed around 8pm! The house is very quiet when the two of them are in dreamland!