Day +200

Above: Running amok in the backyard and pretending to be the Easter bunny, carrot included.

Fantastic news today as, unbelievably, it is 200 days since transplant! The time has simply flown by, and looking back through some of the old photos Abigail has clearly come on in leaps and bounds. All indications are very good and she is clearly feeling a lot better, so much so that the terrible two's are starting to put in a belated appearance. Stubbornness is not, apparently, confined to her contempt for illness...

Sadly, we didn't manage to get away for a quick break, as one of Emily's friends at pre-school passed on her virus on Friday. By Monday we were all sick so no trip on the Tuesday. We did manage to have a relatively quiet week at home though, and by today everyone is doing pretty well. Abigail developed some croup with the virus, and we had to get a swab taken in case things got worse, but thankfully it seems to have all resolved itself now. Megan and Abigail still have a bit of a cough, but other than that all is pretty well.

When the weather warmed up some we went to a local farm on the Sunday so that the girls could have at least a little bit of a play. I'm sure we came across as damn city clickers, given that we changed clothes and shoes afterwards, wiping everything down with anti-bacterial wipes! Still, better safe than sorry.

Abigail loved feeding the chooks, but was less sure about the horse-riding, saying it was 'too bumpy' and bailing out very early on.

Emily on the other hand wanted to ride the pony (Jellybean) all day, and impressively held on by herself the whole time. She clearly loved it, but did have the good grace not to ask for a pet pony for at least an hour afterwards. We also managed to finally indulge Megan's craving for a devonshire tea, and clearly Emily loved the scones too. So, not really the week we'd envisaged, next time I think we'll avoid telling anyone we're going until about an hour beforehand!

Em enjoying a scone and chocolate milkshake (the salad sandwich she had beforehand is just out of camera shot...)