Tuesday, November 15, 2005
I woke at 4am, Mum said I was confused by the change of time zone but she breastfed me anyway. I didn’t want to settle in Mum’s bed so she put me back into my portacot but I didn’t like that either. About 6am, Nanna came in to get me and take me next door to her room. Mum must have thought that I walked out of her room by myself because she was trying to sleep but could hear my crying disappear into the distance!
It was soon obvious that we were all up for the day so I had my breakfast and played in Nanna’s room. She found keys, bags, belts, boxes and all sorts of things for me to play with. I had a sleep about 8am which kept me going until we went to visit Poppa mid morning. We said hello and goodbye to Poppa and took some photos with him and then Mum, Nanna and I walked back to our hotel and got into the taxi we had booked to the airport. Unfortunately we had only gone a couple of blocks when the taxi pulled into a service station and the driver opened the bonnet. The taxi had overheated and would not be going any further, so the driver called another taxi for us. With one hour before our flight, when we were meant to be at the airport we were still sitting at the Star Mart in North Sydney. Luckily our replacement taxi soon arrived, the driver quickly installed the child seat which he was carrying in the boot, and we were on our way to the airport. We were late but got checked in OK and Nanna walked us to the gate where we had to say goodbye to her. I was a bit tired by that stage and when Nanna went to give me one last kiss I burst out crying!
We were soon on the plane sitting next to a very tolerant man which was lucky because I fidgeted and grizzled all the way to Perth. Although I had a bassinet right in front of Mum, I didn’t want to be in it at all, let alone lie down in it, and all I really wanted to do was pull on the cord connecting the man’s earphones to the socket! Mum was exhausted by the time we got to Perth and we were very glad to see Dad welcoming us when we got off the plane. I had a big smile and cuddle for him and we were soon on our way home.
All in all very successful trip and I am now a seasoned traveller! I wonder when my Frequent Flyer membership will arrive?
It was soon obvious that we were all up for the day so I had my breakfast and played in Nanna’s room. She found keys, bags, belts, boxes and all sorts of things for me to play with. I had a sleep about 8am which kept me going until we went to visit Poppa mid morning. We said hello and goodbye to Poppa and took some photos with him and then Mum, Nanna and I walked back to our hotel and got into the taxi we had booked to the airport. Unfortunately we had only gone a couple of blocks when the taxi pulled into a service station and the driver opened the bonnet. The taxi had overheated and would not be going any further, so the driver called another taxi for us. With one hour before our flight, when we were meant to be at the airport we were still sitting at the Star Mart in North Sydney. Luckily our replacement taxi soon arrived, the driver quickly installed the child seat which he was carrying in the boot, and we were on our way to the airport. We were late but got checked in OK and Nanna walked us to the gate where we had to say goodbye to her. I was a bit tired by that stage and when Nanna went to give me one last kiss I burst out crying!
We were soon on the plane sitting next to a very tolerant man which was lucky because I fidgeted and grizzled all the way to Perth. Although I had a bassinet right in front of Mum, I didn’t want to be in it at all, let alone lie down in it, and all I really wanted to do was pull on the cord connecting the man’s earphones to the socket! Mum was exhausted by the time we got to Perth and we were very glad to see Dad welcoming us when we got off the plane. I had a big smile and cuddle for him and we were soon on our way home.
All in all very successful trip and I am now a seasoned traveller! I wonder when my Frequent Flyer membership will arrive?
# posted by Connor McDonald @ 10:23 AM 
