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ohhhh, I totally understand Disney cravings (and I'm not even pregnant!) You are on a Disney hiatus because you are pregnant and I am on a Disney hiatus because of grad school. Here are my Disney cravings....
  • Riding Expedition Everest as many times in a day as possible
  • Walking down Main Street towards the castle
  • Watching my teenager act like a kid
  • Acting like a kid myself
  • Disney rice krispie treats (what do they do to those that make them so good?)
  • Spending hours in the shop in Japan
  • Eating at Teppan Edo
  • Riding Tower of Terror at night
  • Making funny faces for ride photos
  • I could go on an on!
Glad your pregnancy is going so well!! I was naseated for most of my pregnancy but when I finally did feel better I craved veggies also! That is until my last three weeks or so of being pregnant, I was on bedrest and craved Dairy Queen butterscotch sundae with whipped cream and nuts. mmm... my great hubby got me one after work every night during those weeks. What a keeper!!
 

So, perhaps we started living in Fantasyland a little bit the other day, when we started talking about getting Annual Passes again. The Year of Disney (2010) was supposed to be a one-time thing, but this COULD make some sense:

1.) We go in December 2013, as originally intended, and get APs then.


2.) We go back for a long weekend in Spring 2014, using our APs. We could ride the new coaster and also enjoy the Flower & Garden Festival, which we've never been there for.

3.) We leave the princess with the grandparents for our 2014 anniversary (October 1st) and go to Food & Wine for a few days.

I'm thinking this all is probably out of our budget, but it's now a thought. A nice thought. But, how cool would that be?

This makes perfect sense and sounds like a wonderful plan.
Ideally, I would love four trips a year - one during every season. That has happened a couple of times, and it was wonderful!!!
We can more realistically do three trips a year, which still stretches the budget, so we really should keep it a two.
I'm hoping we don't ever have to cut it down to one, but if we do, we are still very blessed to be able to do that, right? :thumbsup2

I think your plan for three trips looks great. Trip 3 can be your anniversary gift to each other, and you can always ask for Disney gift cards for birthdays and holidays to help fund the other trips. I think you would really enjoy the Flower and Garden Festival. It's so nice to see greenery and the beautiful flowers after a long, cold winter!
 
I craved veggies and healthy things too. I think cravings are our body telling us we need something. And I certainly needed health food cause I'm normally a terrible eater! I ate so well during the pregnancy and now that he's out I'm back to eating terrible again. :confused3 Mostly cause I don't have time to plan what to eat, I just grab the quickest thing in the pantry and the bad eating doesn't affect my weight now that I'm not pregnant. But MAN did it make me gain while he was in there!! By the end of the pregnancy I had to count my calories cause I was gaining too much weight.

My "weird" cravings were more just power of suggestion. If someone mentioned a food, instantly I wanted it RIGHT THEN! Watching TV was terrible cause every other commercial was a food one. I'd go from NEEDING a hamburger to wondering if I had mac and cheese in the pantry within seconds just depending on what commercial came on.
 
ohhhh, I totally understand Disney cravings (and I'm not even pregnant!) You are on a Disney hiatus because you are pregnant and I am on a Disney hiatus because of grad school. Here are my Disney cravings....
  • Riding Expedition Everest as many times in a day as possible
  • Walking down Main Street towards the castle
  • Watching my teenager act like a kid
  • Acting like a kid myself
  • Disney rice krispie treats (what do they do to those that make them so good?)
  • Spending hours in the shop in Japan
  • Eating at Teppan Edo
  • Riding Tower of Terror at night
  • Making funny faces for ride photos
  • I could go on an on!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets Disney cravings! Mmmm, rice krispie treats! One craving I had today was for walking into Pirates of the Caribbean. It's because, when I get off the bus to go to work in the mornings, I enter Minneapolis' skyway system by walking into a hotel and going up the escalator. That hotel USED to be rather dark and dank and somehow reminded me of Pirates. I'd always walk in and hear, "Dead men tell no tales..." But they remodeled it and now it's all bright and cheery...doesn't remind me of Pirates at all anymore. But makes me crave it, nonetheless.

Glad your pregnancy is going so well!! I was naseated for most of my pregnancy but when I finally did feel better I craved veggies also! That is until my last three weeks or so of being pregnant, I was on bedrest and craved Dairy Queen butterscotch sundae with whipped cream and nuts. mmm... my great hubby got me one after work every night during those weeks. What a keeper!!
That's awesome that your hubby got you DQ every day!!! That alone makes him a keeper! :rotfl:

This makes perfect sense and sounds like a wonderful plan.
Ideally, I would love four trips a year - one during every season. That has happened a couple of times, and it was wonderful!!!
We can more realistically do three trips a year, which still stretches the budget, so we really should keep it a two.
I'm hoping we don't ever have to cut it down to one, but if we do, we are still very blessed to be able to do that, right? :thumbsup2

I think your plan for three trips looks great. Trip 3 can be your anniversary gift to each other, and you can always ask for Disney gift cards for birthdays and holidays to help fund the other trips. I think you would really enjoy the Flower and Garden Festival. It's so nice to see greenery and the beautiful flowers after a long, cold winter!
I like your reasoning! Gotta love how other DIS-ers can help us justify these grand plans! I've got to revisit our long-term budget sometime soon. Although, it's hard to make much progress without knowing how much child care is going to run us yet. We interviewed and liked one provider so far, but she's quite expensive. More than we'd planned. If we can find someone good that is less than we planned, though, maybe there's some more Disney money. We'll see. I'm thinking about doing a "vacation fund" post sometime soon. Anyway, we'd love to see Flower & Garden sometime! :thumbsup2

I craved veggies and healthy things too. I think cravings are our body telling us we need something.
I've heard that too and sometimes it seems to make sense, but I've also heard that it's been completely disproven, so who knows. :confused3

And I certainly needed health food cause I'm normally a terrible eater! I ate so well during the pregnancy and now that he's out I'm back to eating terrible again. :confused3 Mostly cause I don't have time to plan what to eat, I just grab the quickest thing in the pantry and the bad eating doesn't affect my weight now that I'm not pregnant. But MAN did it make me gain while he was in there!! By the end of the pregnancy I had to count my calories cause I was gaining too much weight.
We generally eat reasonably healthy (well, except at WDW, I guess), but I don't normally get all excited about lettuce and cauliflower the way I do now. It's pretty funny. Of course, Dug baby is also crazy about dark chocolate sea salt caramels lately, so I guess it all breaks even.

My "weird" cravings were more just power of suggestion. If someone mentioned a food, instantly I wanted it RIGHT THEN! Watching TV was terrible cause every other commercial was a food one. I'd go from NEEDING a hamburger to wondering if I had mac and cheese in the pantry within seconds just depending on what commercial came on.
Totally relate to this!! We've observed many times how I became highly suggestible. Anything that was mentioned sounded delicious. It probably didn't help that I really have had no aversions, either. I lurk some pregnancy forums and always found it funny when there was a thread about something someone ate...because everyone else always wanted to eat it too. I remember a thread about someone going to Red Robin and almost all of the replies were people saying "I want to go to Red Robin" "I was going to have such-and-such for dinner, but now I'm going to Red Robin instead" "Yummmmm...Red Robin onion rings!" etc. So funny!
 


Healthy cravings aren't that crazy! I was the same with both of mine. With Andrew, I was such a nut for apples. I thought about them constantly and even wrote about the silly things. I was never a big fan before, but tried every one I could find. It oddly lasted for a few months after his birth. I was more into berries and nuts with Blakers. Pregnancy is wild. Enjoy it! :rotfl:

I wish you could satisfy these Disney cravings right now!! Everything sounds so wonderful. :cloud9:
 
Healthy cravings aren't that crazy! I was the same with both of mine. With Andrew, I was such a nut for apples. I thought about them constantly and even wrote about the silly things. I was never a big fan before, but tried every one I could find. It oddly lasted for a few months after his birth. I was more into berries and nuts with Blakers. Pregnancy is wild. Enjoy it! :rotfl:

I wish you could satisfy these Disney cravings right now!! Everything sounds so wonderful. :cloud9:
It is wild, indeed! I enjoyed a delicious salad last night (as per standard cravings), but needed Fritos today (which I never buy!)

New Disney craving today: walking along the Boardwalk. Yes, that would be nice right now. Oh, well, 2013's not THAT far away... :rotfl:
 
Hi, all. I've been so busy I haven't been keeping up on the DIS very well lately. :guilty: However, here's a quick recap as of late:

For Father's Day, I stole an idea from AprilRenee and got Dug this shirt:

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He LOVED it! :thumbsup2

A week ago Friday was our 28 week appointment. Everything was great and measuring perfect. Dug Baby was head down :upsidedow, which surprised me. I guess it was punches and not kicks that I was feeling! I also passed the 1-hour glucose test, so no gestational diabetes. :woohoo: Had to get the Rhogam shot, though, as a precaution because of our blood types. Not a big deal. Next appointment is coming up this Friday, at 30 weeks, since we are up to every two weeks now! Can't believe we're almost 3/4 of the way there already!

Here's our 28 week picture:

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29 weeks was last Friday and we were heading out of town to go up to the North Shore (of Minnesota) for a long weekend with Dug's parents, sister, BIL, and brother. Forgot to take the picture before leaving, so we had to take a couple of scenic view ones instead of the normal in-front-of-the-door shot. This one is overlooking Duluth, MN. There had been major flooding there a few days before the trip and you can see the water isn't its normal blue:

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This is from our destination, about 2 hours north of Duluth. The water here (Lake Superior) was fine and no flooding:

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It was just beautiful up there. This was just steps outside our door:

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I kept joking that I was a poster child for "things pregnant women shouldn't do." Climbing over rocks, for one. I also went on a few-mile bike ride up to view some falls/rapids that were spectacular (and, of course, climbed over many rocky trails). Luckily, I'm still feeling good and have good balance!

We had a wonderful meal up there and the dessert made me think of Artist Point and all of its berry yumminess:

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It was a blueberry cheesecake. Not Artist Point's famous Berry Cobbler, but pretty good!

We got home late Sunday night.

Last night, we spotted the coolest Disney thing on a vehicle that I think I've ever seen:

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Can you see that? It's Woody, dangling off the back of the minivan! How awesome! Wonder if that person is a DIS-er?

Also, this morning, I was following a car with a Mickey antenna topper. This afternoon, I saw a guy on a motorcycle wearing a patriotic Mickey shirt. It's like the universe is giving me a sign...go to Disney! (But not for awhile...)

I'll try to get more Disney-related updates up soon. Nothing new, really, just things I wanted to go into more detail on. So busy, though. Childbirth class this weekend too! And the nursery is now empty, but needs to be painted and filled. Once we get going on that, I'll get some pictures up. Only 10.5 weeks (or so) left until Dug Baby's arrival! :eek: :cool1:
 


:cool1::cool1::cool1: Yay!!! I'm glad he liked the shirt!! Did I tell you that I found a onesie with the same quote on it at Goodwill? Caden and Andrew wore them for Father's Day. It was super cute!
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(I apologize if those end up being huge! :confused:)

Yay for no gestational diabetes!!

You're getting so close!! This is the week of my pregnancy that I went to Disney. 30 weeks. Can you imagine walking around Disney all day every day for a week at this point? Yeah...it wasn't the best idea I've ever had.
 
Great news about no gestational diabetes. I had it with both of mine. I had to give myself insulin shots twice a day in the stomach with both of them. Not fun at all. And not being able to eat what I wanted to was horrible. I can't believe you only have about 10.5 weeks left. It seems like it is going fast.
 
Yay for not dealing with gestational diabetes!! I managed to fail one of mine and have to do the three hour, but passed. Most boring morning ever. :laughing: While you say "no big deal" to it, I thought those rhogam shots were pure misery. Maybe my memory is off, but I thought it was just painful. :confused3 It's been a while. I can't believe how far along you are already!!

That Woody toy was too funny! I love it! It's hilarious how the universe seems to be pushing you to Disney World, too. :laughing:
 
Love that t-shirt!

I also have to get the Rhogam- it stings! And I failed my 3 hour, so GD for me. :(

We are headed to Duluth this weekend! My parents grew up in Two Harbors.

Enjoy these warm days- I hope it passes quickly!
 
Just getting caught up. I know what you mean about Disney cravings. We call them Disney Flashes, because an image will flash in your mind briefly...but just long enough to make you REALLY want it. They usually happen to me on a day when I'm having a hard time at work. It's like my mind is telling me that it would rather be on vacation than dealing with junk from work. All of your Disney cravings were right up my alley!

What is your due date again? I'm so glad all of your tests have turned out the way you'd hoped. Isn't that stuff you have to drink for the diabetes test so gross? I will never forget having to take that. I was at a walk in clinic on a Saturday morning, and it was packed full of people who all sat and watched me drink this stuff because they made me do it at the counter. They just sat a clock in front of me and told me I had to finish it in 5 minutes. Talk about peer pressue! I could hear everyone having a running commentary about how I was doing, and I was just trying to not gag on the stuff. :crazy2:
 
:cool1::cool1::cool1: Yay!!! I'm glad he liked the shirt!! Did I tell you that I found a onesie with the same quote on it at Goodwill? Caden and Andrew wore them for Father's Day. It was super cute!
That is super cute! Good find!

Yay for no gestational diabetes!!
Yay! :cool1:

You're getting so close!! This is the week of my pregnancy that I went to Disney. 30 weeks. Can you imagine walking around Disney all day every day for a week at this point? Yeah...it wasn't the best idea I've ever had.
I can't imagine! I could probably do it for awhile, but not all day. That would be exhausting! I did get a taste of the heat, though, since it was 90-100 degrees here every day last week.

Great news about no gestational diabetes. I had it with both of mine. I had to give myself insulin shots twice a day in the stomach with both of them. Not fun at all. And not being able to eat what I wanted to was horrible. I can't believe you only have about 10.5 weeks left. It seems like it is going fast.
That's too bad that you had to deal with GD. I have a friend who had it recently too. No fun, so I was so happy I didn't end up with it. I had a slightly increased risk, due to Type 2 diabetes running in my family (including my mom, although she didn't have GD when pregnant). I have to say that, although I've generally been eating pretty healthfully, I had a giant piece of chocolate caramel cake and ice cream after that appointment. :blush: I'd hate to have to miss out on what I wanted to eat!

Yay for not dealing with gestational diabetes!! I managed to fail one of mine and have to do the three hour, but passed. Most boring morning ever. :laughing:
That's what I thought was going to happen, since I know it's not uncommon. Also, I had this 1-hour in the late afternoon and the lab tech went out of her way to tell me that NOBODY passes in the afternoon. She was amazed that I apparently was the exception to the rule! I did try to eat carefully all day, though, to not hurt the test (i.e. - snacked on cheese in the afternoon).

While you say "no big deal" to it, I thought those rhogam shots were pure misery. Maybe my memory is off, but I thought it was just painful. :confused3 It's been a while. I can't believe how far along you are already!!
It was more awkward than anything for me. I don't remember having to get a shot in the backside for anything before. I'm much more used to shots in arms. Anyway, it did ache a bit for the ride home (had to sit on it!), but it was fine after that.

That Woody toy was too funny! I love it! It's hilarious how the universe seems to be pushing you to Disney World, too. :laughing:
I loved that Woody! Gotta love those Disney signs!

Love that t-shirt!
Thanks! Dug was quite excited to see it.

I also have to get the Rhogam- it stings! And I failed my 3 hour, so GD for me. :(
Yeah, the Rhogam does sting a bit. That's too bad about the GD! :( I hope it doesn't cause too much trouble and goes away right away!

We are headed to Duluth this weekend! My parents grew up in Two Harbors.

Enjoy these warm days- I hope it passes quickly!
I hope you had a good time in Duluth! That's cool that your parents grew up in Two Harbors. Such a nice, pretty area! I hope you've been doing okay on all these warm days too (although this weekend's been pretty nice)!

Just getting caught up. I know what you mean about Disney cravings. We call them Disney Flashes, because an image will flash in your mind briefly...but just long enough to make you REALLY want it. They usually happen to me on a day when I'm having a hard time at work. It's like my mind is telling me that it would rather be on vacation than dealing with junk from work. All of your Disney cravings were right up my alley!
I like the Disney Flashes! I agree, this tends to happen during rough times at work! Some other times too. I haven't even had one of these, but today I was craving one of the mint Mickey Ear Hat brownies I saw on the Disney Food Blog. Mmmmmm.....

What is your due date again?
September 7th. Only 2 months away! :eek:

I'm so glad all of your tests have turned out the way you'd hoped. Isn't that stuff you have to drink for the diabetes test so gross? I will never forget having to take that. I was at a walk in clinic on a Saturday morning, and it was packed full of people who all sat and watched me drink this stuff because they made me do it at the counter. They just sat a clock in front of me and told me I had to finish it in 5 minutes. Talk about peer pressue! I could hear everyone having a running commentary about how I was doing, and I was just trying to not gag on the stuff. :crazy2:
Not a fun experience for your GD test! Mine wasn't too terrible, but only because I found out about a lemon-lime flavor and requested it (and didn't have the same peer pressure you did!). I had to do an earlier 1-hour, due to the higher risk of having Type 2 diabetes in the family and I got the lemon-lime then. It wasn't bad, tasted like flat Sprite. Passed that test (maybe around 18 weeks, can't remember?). This time, they didn't have any lemon-lime and had an orange one waiting for me. This may have been a problem, as I don't like orange-flavored drinks at all (maybe this stemmed from a childhood incident where I drank lots of orange juice since I was sick and it all came back out when I got sicker!) I wanted to avoid that at all costs and, luckily, the nurse was able to go somewhere else within the clinic/hospital and obtain a lemon-lime for me. I actually had a pretty easy time drinking it this time, since I was pretty thirsty and it was somewhat thirst-quenching.
 
Sorry for the lack of updates lately. We've been busy! Last weekend, we took our all-day Childbirth class. Yesterday, we had our Breastfeeding and Baby Care class. Today, we painted the nursery, with the help of Dug's sister and her husband. Things are coming along! So much still to do, though!

First off, the last couple weekly bump shots.

30 weeks (June 29th):

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31 weeks (July 6th):

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Last night, Dug and I did all the taping in the nursery and I removed outlet covers, etc. (and a vent cover this morning):

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Here are the "before" walls, in Oyster White (light yellow-y color):

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Dug Baby will have a room with a view:

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We painted all the walls a light purple, but did the window wall as an accent wall with a darker purple. All still bright and cheerful colors. The "after" walls (Dug's sister in the shot):

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We're very happy with how it turned out! We still need to take the tape off and put outlet covers back on, but I love it! :lovestruc

We also have a ceiling fan we need to install:

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Should be cute.

Then we can start getting the furniture in there and decorating and Disney-fying it! :cool1:
 
Love the colors!! And the fan is AWESOME!! You're getting so close! Are you having fun nesting? I loved it!! :)
 
We have that ceiling fan in our son's room. Be aware that it (our model at least) only takes 25 watt bulbs and puts out VERY little light. You may need some lamps.

Congratulations on your DugBaby princess:! The time seems to pass very quickly watching you on the Disboards but I bet it's not going by so quick for you.
 
Love the colors!! I love purple and that fan looks awesome! :thumbsup2 I can't believe how big your cute pregnant tummy is getting! Is Dug baby kicking you like crazy? I remember when I was pregnant I just kept thinking that it was so amazing that a brand new human being was growing inside me.... sounds silly I guess but the wonder of it was so overwhelming to me. I still look at my son and feel that I am so blessed to have him. :lovestruc
 
The room looks great. I know with having the room painted, it is starting to seem real. Not too much longer until Princess DugBaby makes her appearance.
 

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