Belated: Our Trip To Adelaide

It's a little late, but it's important. A few weekends ago Anna and I went up to Adelaide for a short stay. It's always really lovely going up to see the growing family, just Anna and I. And I really do have to mention how amazing Anna was on the flights, she's becoming quite a pro at it,. I know I shouldn't judge other parents and their screaming babies as I was there not long ago, but I can't help but feel so smug when my little angel is sleeping soundly in my arms while every other baby on the plane is screaming. Anna was just fabulous - she slept from take-off and woke up as the plane came to a stop. Brilliant!


The family in Adelaide are happy and healthy, what more could you ask for. Little Isla is not so little any more (well, she's still tiny, but has grown heaps since we last visited) and the two girls played so well; there was a lot of smacking each other in the head but a lot of cuddles, attempted kisses and laughing. I really can't wait to watch those two little cherubs grow up together. I can see it now, playing 'mothers and fathers', 'circus' and 'poor people' like I did with my big sister and Nikki and Jessica. I have such fond memories of my childhood, I really value the close and loving relationship I have with Lauren, so I hope that Anna and Isla will share the same.

Well, Kort, Ram, Isla, Anna and I had a fabulous time going shopping for mum clothes and baby clothes, we had lots of coffee at Cibo (I have no idea why there isn't one in Melbourne...hmmm business idea?) picking Ram up from ELC and seeing his world, and there was lots of down time at the residence. With all babies sound asleep by 7 (yep, all three, by 7) Kort and I shared a couple of blocks of chocolate and watched the cheesiest of cheesy films we could get. And there was lots of mum talk, the kind of mum talk I needed for my own sanity.

I think I saw a total of 5 or 6 hours of Tom, he was very busy at work. But I think saving lives is a pretty damn good excuse! But even still I really had an awesome time with Kort and the kids.

As usual, I returned refreshed, less stressed and with a changed perspective on things. Time away with good company can really help sometimes. I think the main thing I came back with was an acceptance of being a mother. Parenthood is so quickly thrusted upon you, it's like you're pregnant, and within a matter of hours, you're an expectant mum to 'mum'. And they're such dramatically different things, no amount of pregnancy, books or information can prepare you for being a parent, and for the first few months, you're running on, well, I'm not sure, but something gets you through. Then you start to realise how much a child impacts your life and there's this tug-of-war. And now I've hit the 'I'm a mum, a good mum, and I love it' stage, where I'm not fighting it anymore and I'm a better mum because of it.

And as usual, I didn't have my camera so i'm going to have to steal one of Kort's again.

I'm determined to get up all the posts I should have put up a long time ago. Apologies for only getting this one up now, life couldn't be more full on lately.

Thanks for a great weekend away.