First I just wanted to thank you all for the quick comments and welcome backs! Makes me feel really good
Thanks for sharing your update! Allergies are tough -- I give you credit for keeping up with the BF, that isn't easy, especially with allergies to contend with.
Your trip sounds great -- can't wait to hear more details! We leave for our trip on Sunday -- we'll have a 4.5 yr old and a 11 month old (who is now walking -- I tried planning this for pre-walking, thinking she'd be happy in the stroller/carrier -- so fingers crossed that she isn't wanting to be out and walking on her own all the time!). We don't have many ADRs, so hopefully all will go well in that area.
There were a few times I wanted to throw in the towel and buy formula but I worried that would not solve the issue immediately and I just wanted immediate relief lol. It isn't THAT bad at home, but being on vacation unable to enjoy my favorite foods really did stink.
EEK have an amazing trip!! We took Aria at 8 months and 10 months (10 she was walking, 8 she was trying to walk lol) and of course after that as well. 10 months was fine, she loved the stroller despite wanting to walk. Our biggest hurdle at that age was she was suddenly afraid of the characters. Like screaming bloody murder if she saw one nearby. I hope yours will not be like that lol! Otherwise it wasn't bad. She was still nursing but not as frequently, and eating table foods really helped at restaurants.
Welcome back! Sorry to hear about the allergy issues - though glad you have it identified and under control now
That will be nice to get another Aria only trip in - definitely sounds like at least potential for really tough with the 2 by yourself.
Also glad to hear that Aria is still excited to be a big sister. It still gives me a warm feeling when I see my older ones being good big sister/brothers
Thank you!! Between not being able to go on any of the bigger rides, to all the nursing sessions I'll need to do, diaper changes, nap times when there won't be someone else there to take Aria to go have fun, I just think it is better. Even logistics for diaper changes during meals when I'll have to leave everything behind, bring aria, etc... Plus I'd love some one on one time with Aria as that is really sparse now.
I'm glad you're back-- I love your reports! I really feel for you with baby Maya. We went through something similar-- it's just HARD. Period. Hope daycare continues to wear her out and you can get some rest!
Thank you so much! It really is hard. I keep waiting for the fun to start (it had by now with Aria). We love her so much (especially during her happy smiling time) but it is very draining.
Welcome back!! Oooh, so sorry to hear about the allergies & reflux issues. Hopefully baby girl can get in a rhythm soon enough.
Thank you!! Let's hope so
Welcome back! As a fellow mama of a fussy baby, I'm happy to hear that your trip went well despite the challenges. Mine is almost a year old, and I'm still somewhat dreading how he'll do... The other 2 seemed so easy compared to him.
Can't wait to hear more about this trip and your most recent one!
Thank you! It was a fun trip, and would have been even more fun with her older and able to enjoy even more so I'm sure you'll do fine. All the stimulation in the parks REALLY helped her attitude, and the rides were so great to see how even at 10 weeks old she loved seeing all the sights and hearing the music and such.
Glad you are back (on here, not necessarily at work...)
Cute pictures of the girls!
Sounds really rough dealing with all the issues that Maya has had. Good for you going dairy and soy free - I think that sounds really hard!
Glad that she enjoyed the rides (yep, future Disney fan there!
) and that she was mostly good for meals. That is a LOT of ADRs.
When you mention not taking the girls alone until she's 1 - those same types of reasons are why Izzy's first trip was at 14 months. I just didn't want to deal with the infant challenges on a trip. I think 14 months worked out pretty well for us. I think it makes sense to take a trip with just Aria in May. I would guess you'd have a stash of milk built up by then for Maya (and could be away for 4 days) and Aria will probably love the 1-on-1 time.
So glad that you were able to be there for Aria's first ride on so many "big girl rides." Sounds like she enjoyed them. I am really looking forward to that with Izzy. She'd be tall enough for the Mine Train now, but since Disneyland doesn't have that, she was too short for any of the bigger rides (she's 38" without shoes and even tall shoes wouldn't get her to a solid 40"). Whenever we do get back, I hope she is still the little thrill ride fan that she seems to be now (she loved the little Gadget's Go Coaster and she loves the log flume ride at the Mall of America - mini-Splash
).
I'm happy to hear that Aria is such a great big sister. Doesn't surprise me, but I'm glad that's the case.
Can't wait to hear about your other trips. May, of course, but also France - Dug and I had a long talk about a hypothetical trip to France the other day (Izzy is obsessed with the Eiffel Tower, thinks Paris is the only large city in the world, and Dug's parents (former French teachers) keep talking about wanting to go back and take Izzy with). And, you know, Disneyland Paris and stuff.
It was tough taking Aria at 8 months just for all the nursing/diaper changes etc, although she was an easy baby so it was still fun, But dealing with a fussy baby who nurses way more than an 8 month old did, with an older sister who wants to ride the big rides, and me handling both by myself, that just doesn't sound fun. Heck I didn't bring Aria by myself until she was 18 months old, and that was fun but hard! It was the first time I had really had to handle her all by myself for a full week and it was exhausting.
That is so cute about Izzy on the rides, I bet she will LOVE the mine train!!
Speaking of France - Andrew came down last night after putting Aria to bed and he said I have ruined Aria. Apparently he asked her what she wanted to do this weekend and she said "Go to Disney world!" and he said no, we are not going there this weekend, what else would you like to do "How about fly to France?" LOL! So he said we are not doing that either, and she said "Well, why don't we go to Italy".
He was of course talking about you know, playing a game in the basement or whatever lol.
you guys should definitely go to france. I cant wait to relive that trip! Maybe I'll just do a mini tr for May and then get ride to France lol (although May was super fun of course).