Goodbyes and Sydney Arrival

Well as you might have guessed from the new look of our blog...we are now in Australia! We made it! But I have to start blogging about our journey from the beginning so forgive me for going back in time a little bit. Saturday was a very long day for us. We got up early and scrambled around trying to finish last minute packing. We ended up with 3 suitcases- one for each of us. Mine and Todd's were really HEAVY. Jett was probably the hardest to pack for though. Which outfits is he growing out of? Which toys would he most like to play with? How many outfits is he going to go through on the plane? How many diapers will get us through the next couple of days? How much formula?

Somehow we were able to finish getting everything ready though and then we had to say some goodbyes. I know we really are not going to be gone that long (10 months) but it was still hard to say goodbye to family and friends. We are now all by ourselves and we already miss you guys!


It was especially hard to say goodbye to my sister! We usually see each other every day so it wasn't an easy parting. LUCKILY we just found out that she will be coming to visit in just a few months! We really hope Aaron can come along with her as well so the whole gang can be together.
The flights turned out to be okay. On our flight to LA we had an empty seat next to us which was nice. Jett was pretty active so we needed the extra space. We got to LA and we had no idea where to go since we didn't have our boarding passes to Australia yet and we thought we would have to go through security again but luckily we found the right person to ask and we got a shuttle to our terminal and there was no hassle.

We flew V Australia from LAX to Sydney. We reserved bassinet seating which is basically a little basket that hooks onto the wall in front of you so that your baby can sleep. It took awhile for Jett to fall asleep at first but when he did he slept for a good portion of our 14 hour flight. We left LA at 8 so it was nice and dark on the plane and perfect for sleeping. Of course I wasn't able to sleep a ton on the plane but still this little basket SAVED our lives. Thank you to whoever thought of this. It was an interesting experience changing a blowout diaper on the plane but still, our flight was a lot better than I thought it would be!
When we finally arrived to Sydney it was Monday morning (we are a day ahead of the states). We were expecting customs to take a lot of time but it was really pretty quick. We took a cab to our hotel since we had so much stuff and we were a bit early for check in so we hung out in the dining area of the hotel for 3 hours until they had a room ready. This was probably my least favorite part of the journey since we were just so tired and just wanted a bed to sleep in. We also had no food at this point so Todd went across the street to a gas station and came back with a loaf of bread ($5!) and a candy bar (it was nasty-chocolate covered honeycomb). We really liked the bread though. It is super thick and fluffy.
Even though there were some stressful times during the trip, Jett kept his sweet little smile and kept us from getting too grumpy.
When we finally got into our room we took an hour and a half nap and then decided we better try and stay up to lessen jet lag. We walked to a nearby shopping area and got some fruit, water, power adapter, and some snacks. There is a huge Asian population here and there were lots of Asian food products in the store. We came across some snow fungus. I don't think I will be eating that any time soon...
While we were on our stroll we saw some flowers for sale and remembered that it was Valentines Day. We just laughed because we both weren't even thinking about it and didn't get each other anything since we were so busy.

We also picked up some dinner- Half of a roasted chicken on chips (fries). It was super good!
After dinner we accidentally fell asleep (it was only 7:30). We got up at about 5 the next day and got Todd ready to go and enroll at the University of Sydney. I stayed behind with Jett so he could take some naps. That morning Jett was all over the place. He is beginning to crawl! Something just clicked and now I have a feeling I am going to be a lot more busy keeping track of my little boy.
After Todd got back from doing his school stuff we hopped on a train and went to see the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. It was beautiful. We loved it and we felt a little more in place with all the tourists walking around!

Jett also got to try some gelato! He loved it.

Anyways, we love and miss you all back at the states! We love it here so far and we'll try and keep you updated on our adventures.