Tis official - Sophia is now an Australian Citizen (by descent) - and here she is partying with her Aussie mates in celebration! The certificate arrived out of the blue this morning and cheered me up no end after two nights of very little sleep as I've been up cuddling and comforting my poor little girl who has a hacking cough and violent wet sneezing fits - she's crying in her sleep, it's breaking my heart not to be able to take the discomfort away, so I just hold her as close as I can and whisper to her and stroke her hair and do all the things my Mum used to do for me when I was sick and needed comforting. Get well soon my dearest girl.

So, now we have the citizenship, next stop is the passport!