1st Time Mom Makes Her 1st Trip Report - Our Magical Trip with Our Miracle 7 Mo. Old!

[bluechic03]

Yahoooooooooo for DVC! So happy for you guys, I really want to buy at BLT too but DH wants to buy an actual "house" in florida but i'll work on that


I am doing better with the baby blues too Thank God, and Thank Zoloft
I'm sorry Thomas is not sleeping though and I hope the teething is over soon!

 

[sailors_wfe]

hi everyone!

sorry i haven't gotten back to some of you. thank you for reading!

i'm a little behind with my TR but will definitely be ready with a new installment soon. we have been a little preoccupied with...


.....the fact that we're buying DVC!!! we went to the roosevelt field mall yesterday to the doorway to dreams DVC showcase. we sat with a guide for about THREE hours really going over whether or not we wanted to join. we put down our $500 deposit for 160 pts (the minimum but ok for us) at bay lake towers! we are still going to talk a little more about it until the contracts come but we're like 97% sure we're buying!!!!

(by the way, john kept calling it "bay lay" towers...he didn't even know the name of the dvc resort and yet he was sold! lol!)

i'll be back sooooon!

oh and thomas is NOT sleeping at all. teething is a nightmare!!!!

Woo hoo... welcome "neighbor" Congrats!! How were the incentives for buying now? Just curious.. I've got add-on-itis again and the incentives are what gets DH to agree to increase our monthly payment they were doing AP's but you couldn't get them for 14 months... that ended (i think) in Jan. Were there any referral incentives? you could always get a referral incentive from me
good luck with the Teething!!! Ellie just got her first tooth, but it wasn't too bad, not looking forward to the rest of them as I hear that is worse
I think I've jumpped right into vacation mode.. we don't leave for another 8 days (but who's counting) but I can't wait!!

 

[ga disney mom]

Congrats on the DVC buy. I've kinna wanted to do that, but I don't think I could talk my husband into it.

 

[purplepixiedust]

we're buying DVC!!!

Woohooo Congrats! now I am jealous, LOL!

 

[lexmas]

How exciting!!! DH keeps telling me it's not worth it since we're value resort people. I tell him maybe we need to start vacationing more extravagently so he'll start to think it's worth it!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

How exciting!!! DH keeps telling me it's not worth it since we're value resort people. I tell him maybe we need to start vacationing more extravagently so he'll start to think it's worth it!

this is what we always thought. but, the fact is that we KNOW we want to do disney at least once a year for a long time. so it's a good idea for us.

we actually are going to rescind the down payment though. we've decided to buy resale - it's like, more points for less money...so...yeah. resale for us.

we'll find out tomorrow if the seller accepts our offer!!!

now we just have to call our dvc guide and let him down. ugh.

 

[harleyquinn]

I'm really enjoying your TR! It's so hard to find TR's with little ones!

My DD turned 7 months today, so it's awesome to totally know what you're going through. I also BF and I can't believe I survived the first 12 weeks...now it's cake. I'm proud of you (and me) for sticking with it! And I totally feel you about not knowing if more children are in your future. I always assumed that we'd have two, but I don't know if I can deal with all of this again. Plus we had issues getting preggers too, so who knows if we can. We have so much in common! I even have the Trumpette hat!! They actually sell them on disneyshopping.com

I'm really enjoying your bfing tidbits and seeing the great pics. Keep up the good work!! (we'll be taking dd in August...or maybe December...can't decide)

 

[dumbo_buddy]

I'm really enjoying your TR! It's so hard to find TR's with little ones!

My DD turned 7 months today, so it's awesome to totally know what you're going through. I also BF and I can't believe I survived the first 12 weeks...now it's cake. I'm proud of you (and me) for sticking with it! And I totally feel you about not knowing if more children are in your future. I always assumed that we'd have two, but I don't know if I can deal with all of this again. Plus we had issues getting preggers too, so who knows if we can. We have so much in common! I even have the Trumpette hat!! They actually sell them on disneyshopping.com

I'm really enjoying your bfing tidbits and seeing the great pics. Keep up the good work!! (we'll be taking dd in August...or maybe December...can't decide)

wait...are you my long lost sister???!!!

bf'ing was SO not as "natural" and "beautiful" as they say it is in the beginning. shoo! but, yeah, now it's easy. and in fact, i bf'ed at the bronx zoo on saturday. no blanket! when the babies are bigger it's so much easier because their bodies kind of hide things. if he didn't pop off every time he heard something new it would have been totally discreet!

i did see the trumpette hats on disneyshopping.com BUT they only had the blue one for boys and i had my heart set on a black one. lol! picky picky!

you will have so much fun with your DD (who is PRECIOUS by the way)!!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

What a great story!! I LOVE seeing all of your pics - you have a beautiful family!! We have 4 dd's...3 are with us and 1 is in Heaven. So I got teary eyed when I read the part about how blessed you feel to FINALLY be at Disney with your precious miracle baby! That is how we will feel with our three little girls, but it will be bittersweet as well because we won't have our little angel with us... :0(

I have been surprised at how many rides you have been able to take your little bambino on! That gives me hope for our little ones. Our girls will be 5 yrs, 2 yrs and 11 months when we go in Oct. :0)

I have had SO much fun reading about your trip. you have so many great pics to help you remember this special occassion!!!

HUGS!!

Kelly

thank you for reading my trip report and i'm so sorry to hear about your daughter. i can't imagine. and i can't think of something to say that sounds soulful and helpful. just, i'm sorry

oh, and i also have to say, you're my hero! 5 years, 2 years, and 11 months - all on a trip to disney! you are the WOMAN!!! those are all great times because each girl will have a different experience. i bet you'll get alot of "kids say the darnedest things" type stuff when you're there!

We always cut AK short and last trip we skipped it altogether I know but the only thing we wanted to do was EE and it seemed a bit of a waste of a day to go and just do that

I love the boat ride to DTD it's so peaceful and a great way to see the new treehouses

i think we all need to make a pact to do AK more often. when we went while i was pregnant, i waited for john to go on the safari by going on that little walkway there that was ALWAYS skip past. there were gorillas there! like, AWESOME ones! and just think that we all miss it! must must must do more AK!

hi
i just LOVED reading your trip report! Your little fellow is soooo adorable!
It brought back memories of when we took our DD#1 when she was 11 months.
She loved it then and she still loves it now as a 23 yr old
Ann and family

see, this is what i really want. i want to have memories of my guy growing up with disney. every trip will be different. there are things that even i, after so many trips, still notice! i hope that thomas will love it at 23 too!!!

Just came across your TR, joining in going back to catch up now. Your son is adorable

thanks sweetie!!! i think he's cute! haha. thanks for reading. i WILL get a new update on here asap! we are in the process of trying to get thomas to fall asleep on his own without swaddling and rocking and all that nonsense so the last few days have been CRAZY! it's hard to concentrate on my fun disney trip! haha.

Yahoooooooooo for DVC! So happy for you guys, I really want to buy at BLT too but DH wants to buy an actual "house" in florida but i'll work on that


I am doing better with the baby blues too Thank God, and Thank Zoloft
I'm sorry Thomas is not sleeping though and I hope the teething is over soon!

you know, sometimes i wonder if i should have taken zoloft..or if i should take it now. it's not that i'm like, soooo depressed. it's just sometimes i feel, i don't know, off...or something. but then i snap out of it quickly so i think it's just seasonal affective disorder! LOL!!!

how's baby silas doing?

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Day 6

Friday morning started at 4:30am! BLAH! I suppose I can’t complain seeing as we were asleep by 8pm! Still, I was tired! I think the long days of walking and carrying Thomas while he napped was starting to creep up on me now. My hips were really starting to bother me, not to mention my back and my now sunburned face. Still, I’m in Disney – buck up! LOL! I’m telling you. ONE DAY I WILL RELAX ON A DISNEY VACATION!

We did our usual routine of John getting ready while I fed Thomas and then John taking Thomas out in the stroller while I got ready. This really seemed to work well. I met him at the food court and loaded up on tea. I don’t know about you but when I’m tired, I really tend to overeat (perhaps the reason why I seem to be GAINING weight after baby instead of LOSING). Because of this, I wanted more than just our oatmeal breakfast this morning. John and I decided to split the breakfast platter. Oh man. Awesome. Eggs, bacon, sausage, a Mickey waffle, and a biscuit. Heaven. After this we were definitely feeling fat. I can’t go to Disney without stuffing my face. All the food just calllllls to me! And there’s no way the amount of walking we do burns off any of it. And we walk a lot! Little side story: three trips ago I brought my pedometer. One day we walked 11 miles and the next day we walked 12!

We took the bus over to Epcot for the opening. I took a bunch of videos on my flip camera but it looks like I didn’t take any pictures on my camera of the opening. Hm, dumb. I actually didn’t take a lot of pictures in the morning for some reason but made up for it later 

Anyway, as we walked into Epcot to get our bags checked, the group in front of us – twenty-somethings who looked pretty tough with lots of tattoos and piercings (I always like seeing that because they look tough but even the tough guys love Disney!) – were being “pull-over” by the security guards. One of the guys in the group had a knife! Like, a big one! He apparently was a cast member too just coming to Disney on his day off…with a knife! What a dummy! It was definitely a first for me at Disney!

Ok, so since I don’t have pictures I’ll just say quickly that we baby-swapped Soarin and Mission Space. I did the green team for Mission Space as I was afraid of feeling sick for the rest of the day! And what’s with Gary Sinise’s bad hair plugs??? It’s so obvious that he’s reading the script too. It’s a shame he didn’t practice a little better! Oh well, I still love that ride!

Thomas was exhausted by now and we stuck him in the Ergo to sleep. We went to Mousegears and contemplated getting a hat for John. His head is WAY too big for hats we decided against that purchase. We then headed over to Norway:

As you can see Thomas was still asleep. He slept the whole time – wasn’t even phased by the troll threatening to send us “down, down, over the falls!” silly baby.

Thomas woke up again and we just decided to walk around the countries for a while:

We went over to the American Adventure and split a cookie and watched the Fife and Drum band perform (didn’t I just say I was feeling fat from all the unhealthy food???):

Over on the side of the American Adventure we saw a bunch of characters!!!

I know he is from the Country Bear Jamboree but I can’t remember his name:

And then there’s Liverlips (right?):

And a few guys who need no introduction at all!:

LOL! John didn’t know who Rafiki was. Men!

After that fun, we went to the United Kingdom and split some fish and chips. Good, but greasy (ok, fine, just how I like it!). Along the way we got a family shot:

After lunch we decided to split one of those Grey Goose slushie. I justified having a drink because we were splitting it. Haha

LOL! Looks like I’m saying, “Not now, Thomas, Mommy needs a cocktail!”

After our drink, we decided to take the walking path over to DHS. I really enjoy that walk and we try to do it every time we go.

John got a nice butt shot of me taking a picture:

of this…what is this and what’s it for??:

Still walking and hoping that Thomas will actually take a nap in the stroller!:

YAY! Finally!:

Oh, and he ACTUALLY took a little snooze – ok, it was only for 20 min. still, he slept!

After he woke up we went to Muppets 3D. One of my favorites! The show was starting right away so we missed the pre-show. It was only a small bummer considering we had just walked a ton and I was glad to sit right away!

Here’s drooly man getting ready to watch the muppets (ok he didn’t watch but he didn’t fuss at all during it either!):

Thomas was hungry after the show so I fed him on a bench outside of Planet Pizza. No sweat! Like I said we were all pretty exhausted so I was in no rush to do much of anything except people watch. We did this for a while and John went on Star Tours. And of course because Thomas was a cat-napper the whole trip, he went back in the Ergo to catch some Zzzzs. Unfortunately, the block party started and it was LOUD! We managed to get far enough away and he had a nice little snooze.
We had a 4:30pm ADR for Prime Time Café. I was there once with my parents when I was in college and John had never been there. The early reservation was really good for us (aka for Thomas):

Waiting patiently for our food to come:

Very interested in everything!

I had the friend chicken for dinner and John had the meatloaf. I actually make that meatloaf recipe at home a lot so it was cool for him to eat it at the real restaurant. John said he liked mine better. I think he was just being nice because he finished the whole thing. The waitress wasn’t as “rude” as they probably normally are. I think she could tell that we were focused on keeping the munchkin happy and if that meant having some elbows on the table, well, then “Mom” was going to be ok with that. We did, however, further indulge with dessert. Now, I’m not one to take food photos but I just HAD to of the desserts we had. We are PIGS!:

I had a brownie sundae:

And John had a boston crème cupcake:

LOL! As you can see he was very excited about it!

Feeling full and ridiculously exhausted, we just took a stroll around over to Toy Story Mania. And lo and behold, the line was only 20 min! We decided to nix the tired feeling, get Thomas in the Ergo since he seemed tired, and try to get on!

Well the line was not even close to 20 min long! After 20 minutes we were nowhere near getting on! Ugh. And shortly after this was taken:

Thomas had a major meltdown on the line and we just needed OUT! We wound up taking the emergency exit by Mr. Potato Head. It led us right outside and we took the bus back home.

It was really TOO early to go to bed, even by our standards, so we went to the food court and got some refills on sodas and fed Thomas some apples and oatmeal.

We headed back to the room, bath, jammies, fed, and in bed. We were all spent!!!

 

[DisTeacher07]

Great update Nancy! We're snowed in today (thank goodness, I'm too sick to teach today!), so your update came at the perfect time! Thanks for keeping me entertained!

You all look like you're having a great time this day! Thomas looks so happy and I love the faces you and John are making at your meals! It reminds me of me... food really is the best part of vacation!

 

[Blessed_wth_Triplets]

Fun update! I can't believe what great pics you get of Thomas at this age....he really seems to be enjoying the characters! It makes me excited for our upcoming trip in August....our now 8-month-old will be 16 months!

 

[marieNJkitty]

I love your TR! Thomas is very cute!!! I am getting ideas for my family's upcoming trip with our new baby. I've never been to Disney with such a young baby. He or she will be 6 months during our vacation.

 

[harleyquinn]

wait...are you my long lost sister???!!!

bf'ing was SO not as "natural" and "beautiful" as they say it is in the beginning. shoo! but, yeah, now it's easy. and in fact, i bf'ed at the bronx zoo on saturday. no blanket! when the babies are bigger it's so much easier because their bodies kind of hide things. if he didn't pop off every time he heard something new it would have been totally discreet!

i did see the trumpette hats on disneyshopping.com BUT they only had the blue one for boys and i had my heart set on a black one. lol! picky picky!

you will have so much fun with your DD (who is PRECIOUS by the way)!!

I do think we must be long lost sisters!! Thanks! Luckily she is a super awesome baby...otherwise I would already have my tubes tied! lol
I definitely like the black one better! I actually have the purple Minnie one (it's on Amazon).

I also wanted to say that if anyone is thinking about the Ergo, you should try a Beco too. We have both and the Beco is awesome, because it has an extra insert that allows you to switch from person to person or front to back carry without taking the baby out. It's so much easier for back carries.

Love the new update. So Thomas did okay with the 3D shows? I wasn't sure if we should skip those or not...

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Great update Nancy! We're snowed in today (thank goodness, I'm too sick to teach today!), so your update came at the perfect time! Thanks for keeping me entertained!

You all look like you're having a great time this day! Thomas looks so happy and I love the faces you and John are making at your meals! It reminds me of me... food really is the best part of vacation!

it's so weird - it's snowing in the bronx...except for where i am! the news showed pics of the cross bx exwy and it's snowing there. but here? nope. maybe it'll move over here soon.

boo! i'm sorry you're sick. feel better!

it's true - food is just soooo good at disney. i remember going as a teenager and my parents and i really didn't like the food. the fries were always gross. now? mmmm sooo good!

Fun update! I can't believe what great pics you get of Thomas at this age....he really seems to be enjoying the characters! It makes me excited for our upcoming trip in August....our now 8-month-old will be 16 months!

see, i think 7 months was a great time because he didn't "get" the characters. i hope that 16 months is a similar age! oh, and i got plenty of not so great shots - i'm just showing you the best! still, thomas really liked them - he loooved their noses! and he pulled some of rafiki's whiskers right out! whoops!

I love your TR! Thomas is very cute!!! I am getting ideas for my family's upcoming trip with our new baby. I've never been to Disney with such a young baby. He or she will be 6 months during our vacation.

marie, you'll have a blast with your new little one in disney. at the same time, with our sleepless nights lately i'm really thanking the good Lord for thomas sleeping so well at night while we were there. it would have been really hard if he didn't sleep. i suppose the key is to just wear them out during the day! LOL!

I do think we must be long lost sisters!! Thanks! Luckily she is a super awesome baby...otherwise I would already have my tubes tied! lol
I definitely like the black one better! I actually have the purple Minnie one (it's on Amazon).

I also wanted to say that if anyone is thinking about the Ergo, you should try a Beco too. We have both and the Beco is awesome, because it has an extra insert that allows you to switch from person to person or front to back carry without taking the baby out. It's so much easier for back carries.

Love the new update. So Thomas did okay with the 3D shows? I wasn't sure if we should skip those or not...

we only took thomas to the muppets show and only when he was wide awake and not tired. obviously we didn't put the glasses on him. he just hung out while we watched. he was good! if he were tired or hungry or anything i don't think he would have appreciated the loud noise. we sat all the way to the right so that we could get out easily if he freaked out.

 

[lexmas]

of this…what is this and what’s it for??:

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That is a survey marker. It's for...whatever it is survey markers are for. I tried to google it and it was too confusing for me! DH has a pin (for pin trading) that's one of those, and I just looked at it yesterday, which is why I have any idea!

Anyway...

Great update!

4:30! I remember those days with DS. DD sleeps in till about 6, so that's luxurious! And by "sleeps in" I mean, wakes up 5 times a night but wakes up for good about 6!

I know what you mean about the full-on body ache! Last trip we didn't bring a stroller because I always wore DS in a sling all day when we took walks and while he napped and everything at home, so I figured I could do it. Plus he HATED strollers since he had never ridden in them and would scream if you even mentioned using them. So I thought it would be fine, since it was fine at Disneyland 3 months before...but it was not! Carrying a 21 month old while pregnant for 10 miles a day? Every step ached by the end of day 2 or 3. We finally bought a stroller and DS LOVED it!. Of course he did. Now he wants "two strollers put together" so he and DD can ride together. Now that he's gotten into one he'll be riding in a stroller until he's 10! The boy is LAZY!

Is there anything cuter than babies with characters? Thomas looks SO happy, those are some great pictures! I think they just think they're big stuffed animals at that age!

I have never walked from Epcot to DHS but I think I want to try! Is it a long walk? Tell me more!

Those deserts are huge! They look DELICIOUS! I'm glad you took a picture! Yum!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

That is a survey marker. It's for...whatever it is survey markers are for. I tried to google it and it was too confusing for me! DH has a pin (for pin trading) that's one of those, and I just looked at it yesterday, which is why I have any idea!

Anyway...

Great update!

4:30! I remember those days with DS. DD sleeps in till about 6, so that's luxurious! And by "sleeps in" I mean, wakes up 5 times a night but wakes up for good about 6!

I know what you mean about the full-on body ache! Last trip we didn't bring a stroller because I always wore DS in a sling all day when we took walks and while he napped and everything at home, so I figured I could do it. Plus he HATED strollers since he had never ridden in them and would scream if you even mentioned using them. So I thought it would be fine, since it was fine at Disneyland 3 months before...but it was not! Carrying a 21 month old while pregnant for 10 miles a day? Every step ached by the end of day 2 or 3. We finally bought a stroller and DS LOVED it!. Of course he did. Now he wants "two strollers put together" so he and DD can ride together. Now that he's gotten into one he'll be riding in a stroller until he's 10! The boy is LAZY!

Is there anything cuter than babies with characters? Thomas looks SO happy, those are some great pictures! I think they just think they're big stuffed animals at that age!

I have never walked from Epcot to DHS but I think I want to try! Is it a long walk? Tell me more!

Those deserts are huge! They look DELICIOUS! I'm glad you took a picture! Yum!

the walk is so nice! it takes about a half an hour. you could do it more quickly but i don't like to rush it. it's fun b/c you walk along the boardwalk and can stop for some refreshments on the way! (beer!)

i don't know how you carried your son all that way. i would have been dying! i had a bunch of herniated discs in my back so that's no good but even if i didn't there's no way i could carry him like that for that long!

a survey marker, huh? don't know what that means either but i wouldn't mind having a job where i survey disney stuff! i'm sure it doesn't mean that i just look at disney things though!

 

[coconutsunshine]

Loving your report!!! Thomas is so cute, and so are his mommy and daddy, can't forget about them!! You have Thomas dressed so cute all the time, I just love it.

I'm so glad I found your TR, I've finally caught up after reading it on my IPod each time I bf my ds (6 months next week) last night, which was a lot, every 2 1/2 hours to be exact, I think he's going through a growth spurt, I'm praying its a growth spurt (although he never sleeps more than 4-5 hours at a time at the most!!). Anyhoo, enough moaning by me. I can totally relate to you (we tried for a year and half for him and although I don't think my journey was near as rough as yours, I can somewhat understand what you went through -- Wishes would bring on the tears for sure every year ;p ) We're taking Crewe (our DS) in April so he will be 7 1/2 months just like Thomas, so I'm trying to get lots of tips from your TR!! Love the black hat, have already looked into ordering it, but I also love the hat he has on in your avatar picture, where did you get that one, I LOVE IT!!

So exciting about Vacation Club, DH and I visited the center on our last trip and the girl assigned to us was a nightmare, made us feel bad for staying at POP, totally bashed it and us for staying there, I left fuming and almost in tears. I actually called and complained about her later once I calmed down, more to make sure she didn't treat anyone else like that, but I don't think it made a difference as we received a phone call from the girl after we got home asking if we wanted to purchase through her umm no. Is it really a deal, it seems like the yearly fee was more than our vacation would usually cost??

Oh I also think our DH are kindred spirits, I get so worked up about things, like the guy who got too close to you and DH lets everything go, stays calm never gets mad (unless he's playing his video games and then the curse words fly). Dh is just too nice for his own good, I swear sometimes we wait in lines so long as he lets everyone is front of us, traffic too!! I guess I can't complain, there are much worse things in life than being too nice

Can't wait to read more!!

 

[disney<333]

I'm joining in! Thomas is such a little angel! What a cutie!!
I understand how happy you must of been when he was born. It took years for us to conceive our first child. Once we found out we went right Mk to 'take' the baby on IASW. (we were locals)
Thomas is so cute with the characters. I love parks before opening. The ears are just too cute.
Congrats on DVC! Wow, you guys are up and at it early.
Subbing!
Barbara

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Loving your report!!! Thomas is so cute, and so are his mommy and daddy, can't forget about them!! You have Thomas dressed so cute all the time, I just love it.

I'm so glad I found your TR, I've finally caught up after reading it on my IPod each time I bf my ds (6 months next week) last night, which was a lot, every 2 1/2 hours to be exact, I think he's going through a growth spurt, I'm praying its a growth spurt (although he never sleeps more than 4-5 hours at a time at the most!!). Anyhoo, enough moaning by me. I can totally relate to you (we tried for a year and half for him and although I don't think my journey was near as rough as yours, I can somewhat understand what you went through -- Wishes would bring on the tears for sure every year ;p ) We're taking Crewe (our DS) in April so he will be 7 1/2 months just like Thomas, so I'm trying to get lots of tips from your TR!! Love the black hat, have already looked into ordering it, but I also love the hat he has on in your avatar picture, where did you get that one, I LOVE IT!!

So exciting about Vacation Club, DH and I visited the center on our last trip and the girl assigned to us was a nightmare, made us feel bad for staying at POP, totally bashed it and us for staying there, I left fuming and almost in tears. I actually called and complained about her later once I calmed down, more to make sure she didn't treat anyone else like that, but I don't think it made a difference as we received a phone call from the girl after we got home asking if we wanted to purchase through her umm no. Is it really a deal, it seems like the yearly fee was more than our vacation would usually cost??

Oh I also think our DH are kindred spirits, I get so worked up about things, like the guy who got too close to you and DH lets everything go, stays calm never gets mad (unless he's playing his video games and then the curse words fly). Dh is just too nice for his own good, I swear sometimes we wait in lines so long as he lets everyone is front of us, traffic too!! I guess I can't complain, there are much worse things in life than being too nice

Can't wait to read more!!

hi!! and congrats on your little boy! you will have a GREAT time with crewe when you're there in april. it was SO easy! he is so PORTABLE! wherever you want to go, he wants to go too! lol! our next trip when he's 15 months he probably will have more opinions! that, and if he's walking by then he'll probably be wanting to run everywhere! uh oh!

it's funny you mention the mean dvc guide. we actually decided not to buy through disney after all. we found a great deal through the timeshare store on a resale for saratoga springs. it's SO much cheaper! well, we let our guide know that and he has written a few sorta nasty emails! i even started a thread about it over on the DVC area of DIS. gah! as you can see from my siggy we are value/moderate vacationers but the dvc will work for us since we know we want to go at least once a year.

anywho, thanks for joining in! it's nice to "meet" you! i've been slacking a little on the update but with the dvc purchasing and thomas being a little...needy..lately, i can't seem to get enough time to devote to the report! boo! still, i'll be sure to update soon!

I'm joining in! Thomas is such a little angel! What a cutie!!
I understand how happy you must of been when he was born. It took years for us to conceive our first child. Once we found out we went right Mk to 'take' the baby on IASW. (we were locals)
Thomas is so cute with the characters. I love parks before opening. The ears are just too cute.
Congrats on DVC! Wow, you guys are up and at it early.
Subbing!
Barbara

hi barbara! thanks for joining me! it's fun to have new people come in and say hi. it means i'm doing something right, right?
aw, i bet that little peanut inside you was thrilled to hear "it's a small world" playing! cute!
our days start so early. luckily i always did ok with waking up early (well, early back then was 7am, not 4:30am!). i'll try to remember this time when i can't get thomas up before noon when he's a teenager!