Monday, November 14, 2005
Mum picked me up from my cot at 4.30am and carried me to the car after I said goodbye to Grandma. Mum drove Grandpa and I to the Auckland Airport where Mum and I arrived 2½ weeks ago. Dad phoned at 5am to say that he was just going to bed at midnight in Perth! I was awake and looking around for a while and then I slept for about an hour on the way.
At the airport, Mum got us checked in and then Mum and Grandpa had coffee after I had my usual weetbix and banana breakfast. We said goodbye to Grandpa and then Mum bought me an All Blacks beanie! We got on the plane and had a seat and a bassinet in the first row of economy next to a nice man who smiled at me because I kept smiling at him!
I sat in the bassinet and Mum threw in lots of things for me to play with while she ate her breakfast. But then I didn’t want to lie down and sleep. So Mum held me and I eventually slept for about 45 minutes.
We touched down in Sydney on time, Nanna met us and gave me a very tight snuggle before we caught a taxi to her hotel in Crows Nest. Poppa was soon on the phone to ask where we were, so we took a short walk to the hospital where he is staying. Although he couldn’t hold me, Poppa was very pleased to see me and Nanna and Mum held me where Poppa could see me and I played nicely with various toys which came within reach. Poppa didn’t look as happy as he used to, but I did my best to smile and make him happy.
I ate my lunch in the lobby then Mum, Nanna and I walked to the shops with me in the little fold up stroller. Mum and Nanna had lunch at Macro, a yummy health food market (all Mum gave me to eat there was a rusk!) Nanna bought me and Claudia some clothes before we went back to the hotel and I had an afternoon sleep. I slept so well that Mum and Nanna had to wake me at 6pm. We headed back to see Poppa again and I had dinner at the hospital. Later, we came back to the hotel for Nanna to bath me (I showed her my good splashing!), massage and dress me and then give me my bottle before bed. I had a portacot setup in Mum’s room and Nanna’s room is right next door with an adjoining door.
Nanna went back to see Poppa and Mum watched TV next door in Nanna’s room and ordered a huge meal from room service. Nanna came back later and chatted.
At the airport, Mum got us checked in and then Mum and Grandpa had coffee after I had my usual weetbix and banana breakfast. We said goodbye to Grandpa and then Mum bought me an All Blacks beanie! We got on the plane and had a seat and a bassinet in the first row of economy next to a nice man who smiled at me because I kept smiling at him!
I sat in the bassinet and Mum threw in lots of things for me to play with while she ate her breakfast. But then I didn’t want to lie down and sleep. So Mum held me and I eventually slept for about 45 minutes.
We touched down in Sydney on time, Nanna met us and gave me a very tight snuggle before we caught a taxi to her hotel in Crows Nest. Poppa was soon on the phone to ask where we were, so we took a short walk to the hospital where he is staying. Although he couldn’t hold me, Poppa was very pleased to see me and Nanna and Mum held me where Poppa could see me and I played nicely with various toys which came within reach. Poppa didn’t look as happy as he used to, but I did my best to smile and make him happy.
I ate my lunch in the lobby then Mum, Nanna and I walked to the shops with me in the little fold up stroller. Mum and Nanna had lunch at Macro, a yummy health food market (all Mum gave me to eat there was a rusk!) Nanna bought me and Claudia some clothes before we went back to the hotel and I had an afternoon sleep. I slept so well that Mum and Nanna had to wake me at 6pm. We headed back to see Poppa again and I had dinner at the hospital. Later, we came back to the hotel for Nanna to bath me (I showed her my good splashing!), massage and dress me and then give me my bottle before bed. I had a portacot setup in Mum’s room and Nanna’s room is right next door with an adjoining door.
Nanna went back to see Poppa and Mum watched TV next door in Nanna’s room and ordered a huge meal from room service. Nanna came back later and chatted.
# posted by Connor McDonald @ 10:20 AM 
