Lizzie goes to the bird park

Dearest friends,

We recently brought Lizzie to see her paediatrician, and was advised to consult an eye specialist, as she is developing a bit of a squint, and the doctor suspected that she may be short sighted.

So we went to the childrens' eye specialist, and after the first lot of tests we were told she had very severe astigmatism and short sightedness, and that her squint would need surgery!  We were completely in shock. ANOTHER SURGERY?!?!

After more detailed testing, to our relief, the eye specialist told us that Lizzie indeed had astigmatism, but it was still within normal limits for her age, and as for her vision, she had long, not short sightedness, which was ALSO within normal limits.  Phew! Thank God.

However, she warned if her squint does not improve, or worsens, she may need to go ahead with surgery on her eyes to correct it.

We will have to return for a review in 3 months to see if things get better.

Please pray for Lizzie that she will have normal eyesight, and that she will not have to undergo anymore surgeries than is necessary.

I'll have what Mummy and Daddy are having....

Oh well, I'll settle for water again....

Its tough without a bendy straw....

Freeze! its Inspector Lizzie!

We recently brought Lizzie to Jurong Bird Park - she really enjoyed herself, pointing at all the birds and giving us a good workout (lugging around Lizzie's pram, Lizzie's bag, and Lizzie).

Liza-bird & Mummy

Liza-bird & Grandma checking out scary huge fish.

Father & daughter taking a quiet stroll 

Rainbow lorrikeets in a row

"The World's Most Dangerous Creature"

Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day.   Lizzie:  "Slurp!"

"I've got chocolate where?"

"Ah, nevermind..."

Thank you for blessing us with your prayers, and for encouraging us to continue this blog.  We continue to ask for your prayers for Lizzie, during this time, her condition is stable, but we recognise that she still has a long road ahead of her, and we want to remember to look towards God for guidance and direction every step of the way.

God Bless,

Elaine

Updated pictures of Lizzie in various activities!

Dear friends, thank you for your prayers and keep a watch over Lizzie's progress. Lizzie is well and by God's grace, is prospering in all sense of the word :D

Lizzie watching her DVD -->



<-- Lizzie relaxing with flowers in hand

Lizzie still watching DVD, with Mommy -->

<-- Lizzie posing at home

Lizzie playing in the tub -->

<-- Lizzie, before she snatched the camera

Singapore Idol Lizzie -->

<-- Japanese Geisha Lizzie

Looking forward to a 2nd Lizzieful Christmas

Dear friends, warmest greetings in the best time of the year, Christmas time!! Elaine and I are involved in a personal project that seems to be taking more of our time than expected for the past 2 years, hence the low frequency of our postings. Hopefully, it will be over soon.

Lizzie having a teddy moment

We have been monitoring Lizzie's O2 level and I am glad to say that her O2 has been hovering around 80 to 85%, which is far better than a year ago at 70 to 75%. We thank God for His grace over this girl, who is full of energy, cheer and spirit.


Lizzie acting cute.




As we approach the 2nd Christmas with Lizzie, we want to thank one and all for keeping Lizzie in prayers. We treasure every moment with her, realising how precious and fragile life can be, especially without God's grace. Each day that Lizzie lives to play, grow and even be naughty is a day of grace from God. Indeed, His grace is sufficient for us.

Lizzie and mommy in church

We may complain about how naughty Lizzie is or why she is still not speaking at 27 months, but we are secretly thankful that God has blessed this child with many things, including her cheerfulness and her relative health (compared to a year ago). What God has shown us in the past 3 years has given us hope that there is more grace for Lizzie, that the major open-heart surgery may even be unnecessary, if only God is willing. As her parents, we can only pray and hope, but as God's children, we dare to claim it for our child.

Discussing world events with Daddy

Teen outreach - my calling?

As we look forward to many years ahead with Lizzie, we greatly treasure your precious prayers for her well-being and her future. As her parents, we are praying that all these efforts will not be in vain, not for the sake of having another life on earth. We are constantly praying that she will grow up to be a purposeful servant for God, and her life to be a testimony to show how personal and how intimate our God is.

This Christmas will be more fun as Lizzie can now comprehend occasions, enjoy company and especially, toys! We are trying to fight off overzealous grandparents and even aunties buying the entire toy shop for Lizzie. So much for a zen-style house! We are also putting up the Christmas tree as soon as we are settled in so that she can enjoy it. To everyone reading this, may God's love be your Christmas cheer and His peace be your sparkle at all times.


Blessed Christmas and God bless.

Dear friends, thank you for checking this blog from time to time and keeping track of Lizzie’s progress. We, as her parents, are most grateful for your constant prayers for her.

Lizzie in Bunny's clothings -->

We brought Lizzie for reviews with her pediatrician and cardiologist on Monday (and for my colleagues reading this, I was only there during lunch time). Both doctors were surprised by how much Lizzie has grown in the last few months and how much progress she has made in terms of growth and development. Lizzie has caught up with the average Singapore girl her age in terms of weight (12.2kg) and height (86cm). In both categories, she is at 50 percentile (so our girl is just the right height and weight :D). During the visit, the nurses also took blood from Lizzie and gave her vaccination jabs. We were very surprised that Lizzie did not shed a single tear while these happened (this may be a problem when it comes to disciplining her though :P) We thank God for His grace over this child, that despite her condition and what she had gone through, she was able to catch up in growth and seems to be sufficiently resilient. We also want to give thanks for Lizzie’s appetite for solid food, which has been improving (vs 100% milk 3 months back). Given that Lizzie's O2 level is holding well at 82 to 85%, her cardiologist does not foresee any surgeries in the coming months. This is a great relief for us and a big thanksgiving.

Lizzie making a fashion statement, with diaper

"Dear God, .... " Prayer in progress

In recent weeks, Lizzie has surprised us with what she understands and does. For example, she managed to correctly point out each number on her alpha-numeric floor mat when we asked her. She is able to say PaPa and MaMa and has learnt what these mean. Most rewarding was Lizzie learning to pray. She now prays with her eyes closed (with occasional peeps) and only opens them when she hears the word “Amen”. We pray that this little girl will know God in her heart and learn to lean on God.

Lizzie's sincere prayer

We asked for your continued precious prayers for Lizzie as we look forward to miraclous healing from God. We know He is able and we wait for His timing.

God bless,

Lizzie daddy

Happy Birthday Lizzie

Dear friends,

Just last month Lizzie celebrated her 2nd birthday, though with less festivities than last year, it was a very enjoyable and quiet time at home with family and our cg family.

Our little princess has made some progress with her speech - after telling her to start talking before she turns two - she suprised us on the eve of her birthday by softly uttering "MAMA" and "PAPA"! It brought tears to our eyes....

Update with our latest cardiologist visit - Lizzies oxygen saturations are holding, and she is on track with her physical growth and mental development. We praise the Lord, for such a gentle girl - she has her extremely cheeky and mischevious moments too. We are trying real hard not to spoil her, but she has such a friendly and sociable character, that even complete strangers find her hard to resist!

Mummy, Daddy & Lizzie

We brought Lizzie to the zoo for the first time, and she enjoyed seeing all the animals up close - the rhinos, giraffes, lions, jaguars, even the giant tortoises.

Lizzie & Grandma with giant tortoise statue

While we continue to pray for her condition to be lifted, and we recognise and give thanks to the Lord for giving her strong immune system - which has so far proved to withstand even very bad bouts of cold and flu, and she has only fallen sick once this year, recovering on her own within days.

Lizzie loves playing soccer!

Lizzie enjoying an episode of 'Dora the Explorer'

Thank you brothers and sisters for your continued friendship, support and prayers.

God bless,
Elaine