So, I’m sitting here in my cozy sweater and fuzzy pants,
under my fuzzy blanket, mourning the fact that I had to close the windows
because it’s too cold today. It’s
60°F today. I suppose this is winter in
Australia. Just because it’s windy
and overcast my brain is telling me it’s cold outside!
It’s hard to believe that just two weeks ago Meghan was here. That week was truly perfect weather. Blissfully warm, but not hot, days and cool nights perfect for snuggling under the covers with the windows open at night. So glad she got to experience Queensland at its best.It was a week full of new experiences for her too! Hopefully they were all good, but you’d have to ask her to be sure. We went to the beach almost every day. Matt taught her how to skimboard and bodyboard. I like to tell myself that my semi-professional photography skills just made her look good, but truthfully she just picked it up way faster than I did. See for yourself.
We also took her to the Billabong Sanctuary to see some of the native wildlife. One of the things I like most about the zoos here is how interactive they are. Kangaroos are just roaming around the park hitting people up for food. If you know Meghan, I’d have to say this day was pretty special for her. I’m fairly certain she’d opt to clean her patients bed pans over dog-sitting any day. But that day, she was a temporary animal lover! She petted a dingo, fed some birds, let a kangaroo come right up and eat out of her hand. It didn’t even end there…check out these pics of her holding a koala and a wombat! I just love wombats so I had to get in on that action too!
Unfortunately for me, I’ve got a temporary aversion to
boats. My bout of seasickness back
in January was my first clue that I was pregnant. So I decided to go baby shopping while the two of the
drifted out towards the Great Barrier Reef for some scuba and snorkeling
time. Sounds like they had a
blast!
Don’t feel sorry for me though, my excitement was just
around the corner. We
scheduled our second ultrasound for the week Meghan was here too. Since she wouldn’t be able to make it
back for the birth, we thought she might enjoy being the first to know what we
were having. The sonagraphers here
are extremely well trained and very detailed, so we spent nearly an hour with
him looking at the development of our babe’s eye lenses, lips, heart chambers,
kidneys, etc. We didn’t get the
typical cutesy image, but we did get a positive id on her teeny little girl parts!!!! Won’t she look super cute in these teeny
little clothes from Auntie Megs?
We topped off the trip with a celebratory dinner with Mexican
food and margaritas. Mine was a
mocktail, naturally. It was a
great way to wind down the trip with a hint of home.
Thanks for coming to see us, Meghan! We love you and miss you!
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