Olivia’s temperature dropped below 38 degrees in the early hours of the morning. Hopefully this means she is well and truly on the road to recovery. If she manages to remain without a fever for 24 hours, doctors should let her go home tomorrow. Fingers crossed!
We had a family pass booked at Dreamworld today. Unfortunately, there is no way Olivia could go. James suggested I take Sarah. Initially, I was reluctant to go without Olivia. I would feel so guilty going without her and it just wouldn’t be the same. On the other hand, Sarah deserved to have some fun. Anyway, I negotiated with Oli, who was initially very disappointed that she couldn’t go to Dreamworld. However, the promise of bringing back something very special for her soon had her smiling and agreeing that I should take Sarah.
Sarah and I had a great time at Dreamworld. It was actually really nice to spend some quality time with her. Now that she has exceeded the 100cm height restriction, she was so keen to go on all of the ‘grown up’ rides. In fact, she was so keen that she avoided all of the kiddy rides, claiming they were ‘boring’. We went on the dodgem cars, the swings, the wild rapid ride and the log ride, etc. She was a little disappointed when I told her that she was still a little too small for the Giant Drop! One of the highlights for her was seeing Dora and Boots. She absolutely loves them. Last time we went to Dreamworld, she was most disappointed when Boots didn’t make and appearance. This time, he came out with Dora. Sarah wouldn’t leave him alone. She threw her arms around his neck and barely let go. She then had to make way for other children to have their photo taken with them. She waited and waited until all of the children had their turn so that she could go back and cuddle Dora and Boots again. It was very cute.
Before leaving the park, we bought Oli a beautiful mermaid costume (something she had been nagging me for since she saw her cousin Sam’s mermaid outfit). Sarah also got a Dora beach towel and jewellery which she absolutely loved!
I stayed overnight with Olivia.