Our trip back from South Africa went well – very surprisingly well! The day before we were due to get on the plane I had a terrible bug – couldn’t keep any food or fluids down...at first I thought it was just being overwhelmed with the move/flight/baby etc. But as the day went on I continued to be sick. So we ended up in the emergency room so I could have an IV drip to regain fluids. 1am that morning we finally went back to the Gillons house (friends from church who were hosting us) to rise the next morning for our flight. I still felt quite sick in the morning. When we arrived at Durban airport we discovered (not surprisingly) that we were about 30kgs overweight! (that’s around 60lbs) so we had to pay a fine and were a little worried that we were going to be fined a LOT in Australia. But at the same time, it was a blessing because they didn’t say “you can’t take this” it was just a matter of a fine – which frankly we were quite prepared for!
Thankfully by the time we were in Joburg I ate a little bit of lunch and it stayed down!! I was so excited. We made our way over to the international terminal (if you’ve ever been to the Joburg int’l airport – it isn’t pretty. The lines are always SOOOOOOOOOOOO long. But again the Lord blessed us and we came to an empty available desk as soon as we found our QANTAS check-in desk! We went straight through (again with way too much luggage, but she said it was ok and we didn’t have to pay a fine)!
The flight to Australia was typically yucky – I’m not a good ‘flyer’ and Lyle has long legs...But I must say I was blessed to be sitting in a newer class called “premium economy” it’s not business class, but has much bigger seats and is far more comfortable than cattle class where my poor hubby was! I asked the flight attendant if I could have a leftover vegetarian meal – explaining I hadn’t been well and being pregnant simply HAD to eat something. He was a gem, he went to first class and asked them to make me a specially prepared meal that was perfect for me – something bland but food nonetheless and I was able to eat for baby.
We arrived late in Sydney, but were placed on the next available flight, so from arrival to departure there was only 30 minutes! With customs I was given a complimentary express pass that I and anyone travelling with me could use. So again we whisked our way passed the long, long lines and went straight to the front. We then collected our luggage and our express pass was valid through the customs baggage section too! So we flew past the lines and even though it seemed that everyone was being pulled aside for baggage checks and scans we were waved through without question.
So on to Brisbane we went to be met by my parents and a very hot climate!
We’re finally settling in to our house – another amazing provision from the Lord – but I must admit I am not coping with the heat. Today is 33 degrees (Celsius) and I don’t even want to know what the humidity is – probably around the 80% mark again. We’re at mum and dads using the internet (and air conditioning!) our internet won’t be connected for another week or so.
God has blessed us so much and we are so thankful for all His generous provision, it really has blown us out of the water. We have a kind, faithful heavenly Father from whom all blessings flow!
Hopefully I’ll be able to write updates more frequently when we have internet. For now, know that we’re well, baby is growing perfectly – we’ve met my new obstetrician and she’s very happy with the progress – and I’m hating the heat...did I mention that? :)
In the mean time here’s a 30 week piccy of the bump! (with a very fake smile, because I battling the heat)
