We're too excited to sleep!!!

Amanda86 · Mar 31, 2015

27 days to go!!!! Magic Bands shipped on Saturday, arrived today, Monday! We are renting a pop up with our three, out of four tiny humans. The fourth is staying with grandparents. He hates strollers, does not sleep well with others in his room, will want to be carried, then put down and fight to be put down, thereby causing me to stress. It's one thing at the mall because I can put him in the carrier. But Florida humidity and my little furnace will not mix with a carrier. I will miss him, but his grandparents are so excited to have him stay and he will get spoiled. Of course my husband is prepared for me to say I just cannot leave our baby. Our oldest three 8, 7, 3 are super excited and have watched so many Disney World ride videos on youtube, they could be a cast member. We leave April 24th to go to my dad's in Montgomery, Al. then head to Gainsville the 25th, to stay over night. Then arrive at Disney bright and early Sunday, April 26-May 3rd.

Oh First trip for the kids, first time at the Fort for all.
My husband grew up camping, and our children have been a few times, so this is a perfect location for our family!

tiggerdad · Mar 31, 2015

You will enjoy it, I guarantee it. The Fort is not like the other resorts. It offers plenty of things to do, but is also laid back and easy to relax if you desire.

2goofycampers · Mar 31, 2015

Sounds like a wonderful time, enjoy!

tigger92662 · Mar 31, 2015

I bet the 3 that are going are gonna tell the 4th all about what he missed. Don't worry though, he'll be ready next trip. Enjoy the Fort. There's no place better.

Amanda86 · Apr 1, 2015

I dislike him missing pictures. But he is the child who swallowed five pennies, only one did I know about, until the x-ray revealed the other four, he climbed out of his crib (his mattress was already on the lowest setting), and he has taken to stripping his clothes and diaper off, at some point in the night or early morning before he wakes me. Did I mention he is 21 months? lol, he is just so busy!! He stole too cookies off the table. Hope this picture shows...

Maligator · Apr 1, 2015

Awesome. Have a great trip!

Bearikens · Apr 1, 2015

My husband was reading your post and said to me, "does this sound familiar"? Yep. My first born son was what you would call "active" as my mother would tell me. He walked at 9 months and climbed out of his crib then too. I would put him to bed and he would follow me out to the living room unbeknownst to me. When he was a toddler he stuck a screw driver into an electrical outlet scaring me to death. He climbed over our balcony railing two stories up when he was about 3 years old - while my mother and I were in the same room talking. Once at a mall when I was trying on a piece of clothing, he crawled out under the changing room door and when out into the mall. I hurriedly put my own clothing on and rushed out the store to find him several stores away playing in a water fountain. He never swallowed coins but he stuck a piece of foam up his nose and I saw the end of it sticking out of his nose and pulled it out. He squashed a whole banana in his mouth and almost choked. And we did watch him closely but kid have a way . . . My parents took him camping when he was four and my mother felt something cold on her back - it was my son who squeezed ketchup from a bottle onto her back. Unfortunately, he was fearless and dived off the high dive at a swimming pool when he was four. Thank goodness he could swim over to the side. Moving on to later years, he about nine me fashioned a working cannon out of a souvenir from Gettysburg by drilling a hole in the top, making a fuse and using some gunpowder from one of his miniature rocket kits and wadded up a piece of paper and shot it out. Can you say clever? Not trying to scare you here but be prepared for a colorful childhood. When he was 19 we came home from a vacation at Disney World only to find the roof of an older Volvo in our driveway. He wanted to have a convertible. He had rented a tool to cut if off. First thing his father saw when we pulled into the driveway and %#$@ came out of his father's mouth. Anyway, he's a grown man now, attended college and owned his own construction company. My husband (not his father) says he one heck of a people person and everyone likes him. The smile he has used all life still opens doors for him. By the way, my second son came along 9-1/2 years after my first son was born as I needed the time to rear him alone. Second son was quiet as can be to the point I wondered if something was wrong with him - no he was just relaxed. Does this sound like fiction? Nope - truth is stranger than fiction.

Teamubr · Apr 1, 2015

Amanda, are you my mother? Seriously, you described my toddler years. I had 9 concussions and 4 broken bones (1st was my collar bone at 3 climbing the fence to the neighbors house) by the time I was 15. And the only I sport I did was track and field, so none of the injuries came from anything organized.

Hang in there. I'm also 1 of 4 and we were all the same. Only difference is we were spread over 12 years.

Don't worry about him missing any "life long" memories. He's not quite 2 and if like me, one of his future concussions will knock out most childhood memories anyway. :rolleyes2

Really though. I made it to my 50s (so far), I have a relatively important job at a top 10 hospital and a lovely wife that's managed to put up with me for 33 years. Go to Disney and have a great time. And remember, the kids you are taking still outnumber the adults.

j

Amanda86 · Apr 2, 2015

HAHAHAHAHA! Bearikens, I don't doubt for a minute you were watching him! Because if you weren't you would not have the stories to tell. Bearikens did your son have a friend named Brad who encouraged him to cut the volvo? lol. My husband has seven pins in one hand from falling off the grain bin with a rope tied around his hand. He broke his arm jumping the fence, nail through his foot jumping off hay bails onto the barn floor, claw hammer to the top of his head. And the best would be playing bumper cars with his best friends using wheel barrow or barrels. His buddy was in the wheel barrow he was pushing towards the other friends, they hit, went into a ditch, flipped the wheel barrow, DH went flying and cut his leg on the legs of the wheel barrow. He had to walk a mile in a half bleeding to get back to his mom. His mom put maxi pads with horse wrap around his leg to stop the bleeding, so he could show cattle the next day, and he never went to the hospital to get stitches. He still has a scar. Was bit by a duck on a golf course. Sadly, for reasons I cannot disclose, he is no longer allowed at this particular golf course. So I am guessing I am in for a long colorful childhood with Jasper.

Thank you Bearikens and Teamubr, for helping me feel like I am not alone with an "active" child!

(He's not quite 2 and if like me, one of his future concussions will knock out most childhood memories anyway.) Too funny!!!!!

Teamubr · Apr 3, 2015

Amanda86 said:
HAHAHAHAHA!My husband has seven pins in one hand ... Sadly, for reasons I cannot disclose, he is no longer allowed at this particular golf course.

I bet there are some good stories there. And I think it's safe to assume where Jasper gets it... :crutches:

You just have to roll with it and laugh. No point in crying.

j

SamRoc · Apr 3, 2015

Op your little one sounds like my son! stuck a pretzel up his nose when he was 2 and had to go to the er to have it removed. then got 3 sets of stitches! he was always into something! you will have a wonderful time!

Chickp · Apr 4, 2015

Hope you all have a great trip! I thought of this thread this morning, super early, as my BIG kids were both up and excited and we don't leave til tomorrow!! :coffee:

Amanda86 · Apr 4, 2015

SamRoc a pretzel up the nose sounds painful!!!
Teamubr I believe you are right about Jasper getting it from daddy. Sometimes, I wonder how my dh made it to adulthood???? I on the other had was and still am a sassy brunette and our only daughter is my payback!!!! Lol
Chickp yay, you get to leave soon! We have a chalk board count down, my older ones write the number each day.

Now I have to go give Jasper a bath because he got into my shower and played with my conditioner!!!! I checked on him before I replied to this post and he was playing in his very Jasper proof room.

SamRoc · Apr 4, 2015

It was painful! The dr actually did CPR to get it out then put him on antibiotics. Gotta love kids!

Amanda86 · Apr 11, 2015

For anyone who reads my update: my mom has decided to come with us, so we are now taking Jasper!!!! Yay!

tiggerdad · Apr 12, 2015

There ya go!

5kidsmommy · Apr 12, 2015

You will have so much fun! And taking mom will help a ton. The first time we took our kids to the fort the boys were 9, 8, 6, and 4 and our daughter was 5. Having some extra hands made it so helpful.

My favorite memory of that trip was my youngest son playing in a water splash pad at EPCOT. He laughed and laughed and laughed.

And the Fort is such a fantastic family resort. I haven't stayed anywhere else because I love it so much. So very relaxing but still lots of fun.

Amanda86 · Apr 12, 2015

My mom is so excited to be outdoors! Most likely she and Jasper will be back at the campsite around 7, for Jasper's bedtime. So she will be outside reading, listening to her praise and worship and teachings on her iPod. At Epcot she will be the lady, asking every CM who is near a plant , if she can grow it in TN. Lol, she loves her plants.

5kidsmommy- You have four son's and one daughter, how do you keep yourself from over spending on her???
Also, the water splash pad, did your son have water shoes on to keep from slipping?

Teamubr · Apr 12, 2015

Perfect!

I know you will enjoy yourself more. I would feel a little uncomfortable not having one of my kids with me too. I only have 1 and that made it a lot easier, but we always brought him along everywhere we went. If I had 4? :worship:

j

Amanda86 · Apr 12, 2015

We are biggggg on family activities. So much so grandparents get their feelings hurt because, we never have them watch the kids. Mostly because my dad and step-mom are the only set of grandparents (there are four sets) who have retired, so I never ask for anyone else to take kids on the weekend, because weekends are for recharging. We will be married 10 years in June, and have only taken 3 mini vacations just my husband and I.

After I txted my mom about me having doubts about leaving him, she said whew...I was wondering how you were comfortable with this idea. I told her Jasper did really well at the zoo, and he only wanted every animal he saw, but he did so well that maybe Brad and I could do it. She said well what would it take for her to come with us? Just your park ticket, food is covered because I am cooking. My kids do not like restaurant food, or anyone's for that matter. She said I will check with work and dad. That was Thursday night at midnight, by Friday evening she and I had plans to get together yesterday to buy her park tickets and add her and Jasper to our site!

My dad and step-mom had started baby proofing, but still thought I might change my mind and take him. Their feelings were not hurt. As my husband says so everybody knows you and how you are with your babies.

Teamubr-I vaguely remember the days with one child. My two boys are 15months apart. Not planned! But loved!

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