Maxine & BiBi - Rascals du jour
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
WE'RE HOME.....finally!!!!
The girls and I flew in last night with the aid of my "mannie," my dad. He's the greatest! He has never really done in child/baby care and he was a champion "mannie" yesterday. And we passed all of Vanderbilt's test with flying colors! Vanderbilt's IA clinic is just terrific. We cannot thank Vanderbilt enough.
So we are finally home. I'm just trying to get settled, get supplies for twins, and slowly unpack the assorted 7, yes 7, checked bags/boxes that I brought home. One tends to accumulate a lot of stuff when travelling extensive periods with twins.
Oh and, one quick tip I have for those of you travelling to China soon. You can never take too many or too much antibacterial wipes or antibacterial liquid soap. More travel tips to come. But leave you with the 2 most important items to take to China. Ergos and Sit n Strolls. Could not have functioned without them.
So we are finally home. I'm just trying to get settled, get supplies for twins, and slowly unpack the assorted 7, yes 7, checked bags/boxes that I brought home. One tends to accumulate a lot of stuff when travelling extensive periods with twins.
Oh and, one quick tip I have for those of you travelling to China soon. You can never take too many or too much antibacterial wipes or antibacterial liquid soap. More travel tips to come. But leave you with the 2 most important items to take to China. Ergos and Sit n Strolls. Could not have functioned without them.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
AUGUST 21ST FROM AUNT JAMIE
HAPPY ONE MONTH ANNIVERSARY
Wow, how time flies when you have two beautiful girls!!!! I truly can't believe it has been one month since Beth and Mok finally met their wonderful babies.
I would like to thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers during this immensely stressful time in Mok and Beth's life. They were definitely answered. Mei Mei and Bibi are thriving thanks to the wonderful, caring, professional Chief of Staff, Dr Margaret Rush and at Vanderbilt's Children Hospital, Dr. Cooper, Dr Rothman, and all the nurses and staff.
They will stay in Tennessee for the duration of August to be close to Vanderbilt to ensure they are completely virus free and ready to travel to Venice. They are pulling up on the crib and cruising around it. Bibi favorite thing is to lie on Mei Mei until she yelps for help:) It is amazing to see them so happy from the fragile state they had been. I see them having so much fun in Venice visiting all of you who can't wait to meet them for the first time. They have stolen my heart and I am so happy they have found such wonderful, loving parents. Mei Mei and Bibi are so lucky to have so much family surrounding them right now. Aunt Chavigny is AWESOME and so are Jeb, Jasper, and Mike. Need I mention Marmee (Grandma) and Grandy. They are beyond the most special grandparents I know. Mei Mei is such a charmer. She melts everyone's heart and Bibi is a little rascal.
Happy Happy Happy One Month Anniversary!!!
Love to all,
Aunt Jamie
Wow, how time flies when you have two beautiful girls!!!! I truly can't believe it has been one month since Beth and Mok finally met their wonderful babies.
I would like to thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers during this immensely stressful time in Mok and Beth's life. They were definitely answered. Mei Mei and Bibi are thriving thanks to the wonderful, caring, professional Chief of Staff, Dr Margaret Rush and at Vanderbilt's Children Hospital, Dr. Cooper, Dr Rothman, and all the nurses and staff.
They will stay in Tennessee for the duration of August to be close to Vanderbilt to ensure they are completely virus free and ready to travel to Venice. They are pulling up on the crib and cruising around it. Bibi favorite thing is to lie on Mei Mei until she yelps for help:) It is amazing to see them so happy from the fragile state they had been. I see them having so much fun in Venice visiting all of you who can't wait to meet them for the first time. They have stolen my heart and I am so happy they have found such wonderful, loving parents. Mei Mei and Bibi are so lucky to have so much family surrounding them right now. Aunt Chavigny is AWESOME and so are Jeb, Jasper, and Mike. Need I mention Marmee (Grandma) and Grandy. They are beyond the most special grandparents I know. Mei Mei is such a charmer. She melts everyone's heart and Bibi is a little rascal.
Happy Happy Happy One Month Anniversary!!!
Love to all,
Aunt Jamie
Monday, August 4, 2008
FROM AUNT JAMIE
August 3rd
We are sorry for the delay in posts and appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers at this time. This has been the most frightening, heart wrenching, physically, mentally, and spiritually trying time for Beth, Mok, and the babies. In time, when they are ready, they will share the stories and events that have taken place.
What is important now is focusing on the recovery of Mei Mei and BiBi and their safe return to the U.S. They are both in PICU with a rare pneumonia (they do not know the cause and we probably never will know) and slowly improving day by day. Their temperatures are down, their circulation has improved, their respiratory rate is finally normal, and removal of the ventilator is the next step. Both babies are unable to drink from bottles so this will be very challenging for a while and especially on the plane ride home.
They are searching and are in need of a doctor to travel on the plane ride home with them so if anyone has any connections or any information that would help, please notify us immediately.
Your continued thoughts and prayers warm our hearts. Please send all your positive, healthy energy their way.
With all my love,
Aunt Jamie
We are sorry for the delay in posts and appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers at this time. This has been the most frightening, heart wrenching, physically, mentally, and spiritually trying time for Beth, Mok, and the babies. In time, when they are ready, they will share the stories and events that have taken place.
What is important now is focusing on the recovery of Mei Mei and BiBi and their safe return to the U.S. They are both in PICU with a rare pneumonia (they do not know the cause and we probably never will know) and slowly improving day by day. Their temperatures are down, their circulation has improved, their respiratory rate is finally normal, and removal of the ventilator is the next step. Both babies are unable to drink from bottles so this will be very challenging for a while and especially on the plane ride home.
They are searching and are in need of a doctor to travel on the plane ride home with them so if anyone has any connections or any information that would help, please notify us immediately.
Your continued thoughts and prayers warm our hearts. Please send all your positive, healthy energy their way.
With all my love,
Aunt Jamie
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
GOTCHA DAY WAS MONDAY THE 21ST!!!!
TWO BUNDLES OF YUMMY!
Maxine BiXia (Mei Mei)
Elisabeth BiYun (BiBi)
I AM READY FOR MY CLOSE UP!!!! (BiBi)
Friday, July 18, 2008
WE ARE IN CHINA!!!
Well, Mother and I made it to China. The Northwest World Business Class is AWESOME!! People... start saving your frequent flyer miles!! It is definitly worth it! So...In Tokyo when we changed planes, they confiscated all of our bottled water. Ughhh. We had no Japanese money...but I found some little place, Tatsu that would take USD so i could buy a miniture perrier for $4.00. Also there is a Mickie D's in the Tokyo airport that supposedly would take credit cards but I just could stand in that long line. Then when I gate checked one of sit n strolls in tokyo, they didn't bring it back up to me at the jetway after waiting and waiting and asking and begging. So it came out with the luggage fortunately. Then we pushed our great big overloaded luggage carts through customs after loading them, unloading them, scanning them and re loading them. Fun, Fun! Then we proceeded out into the GZ airport where someone was suppose to meet us and take us to the Novotel Hotel. Uhhhh... they weren't there. So.... I saw a sign pointing the way to the Novotel hotel and follow those down these extremely long and dark hallways under the GZ airport. (BTW it is like midinght at this point.) It lead us out the back of the airport into a garden area with a long slope up to the hotel which took us into the back of the hotel with no elevator to put our luggage. So some bellhop carried it up to the mezzanine and put it on the elevator to take it down to the lobby. And this is where we found they didn't have any reservations under our name. So... after many discussions of yes we have a reservation, they finally determined it was under a travel agents name. Phew! And then..... my Panda phone(Chinese cell phone rental) had not arrived. UGHHHH!!! Well, after many unsuccessful discussions i just let it slide until this morning when I raised some Alabama hell. Oh... our guide has just shown up. Must go see GZ now. BTW.. We are already laughing about the mishaps. Oh and if you try to call us at the Novotel, you have to give them our room #.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
8 MONTHS OLD....
Jin, Bi Yun
Jin, Bi Xia
Just wanted to let everyone know that the girls are now 8 months old!!! Happy 8 months to my babies!!! We should have them in our arms before they are 9 months old. Travel dates are still tenative but it is really close. And we received our Travel Approval yesterday, as well. So our Consulate Appointment has been requested. When we get confirmation of our CA then we buy plane tickets!!! OMG! Who is excited??? ME!!! That's who!!!
Jin, Bi Xia
Just wanted to let everyone know that the girls are now 8 months old!!! Happy 8 months to my babies!!! We should have them in our arms before they are 9 months old. Travel dates are still tenative but it is really close. And we received our Travel Approval yesterday, as well. So our Consulate Appointment has been requested. When we get confirmation of our CA then we buy plane tickets!!! OMG! Who is excited??? ME!!! That's who!!!
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