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

[bluechic03]

Thanks for your concern We are doing well, Silas is getting his last dose of meds at 2am and then his IV gets to come out! I wonder what he will think when he is free of the IV, hospital bracelets, and baby lojack tomorrow! I know I will be thrilled and bf'ing will be much easier I am feeling good, a little of the baby blues have been setting in but I'm wondering if that has more to do with being cooped up in the hospital for 10 days. We cant wait to go home tomorrow!

I wanted to tell you how cute Thomas was eating the ice cream! Also I was wondering if you made that little mickey hat for Thomas, or where you got it. It is TOO adorable!

 

[Stacie96]

I just found your trip report and I am really enjoying it. I especially love the empty park pictures. My kids are getting too old to be taken out of school so when we go to Disney we always have to go when it is super crowded ....

You baby boy is so sweet and it looks like he was having a great time on his first Disney trip .

Patiently waiting for more

 

[DisneyJo]

Thomas is just getting cuter and cuter, his face in the character photos is just adorable and I love the ice-cream shots too

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Back again for another installment of our great trip! This day, Thursday, we were up at 5:20am. Really, it’s not that bad considering we were in bed at 8pm! It’s funny because I was dead to the world asleep and in the middle of the night I heard some kids running along the walkways upstairs and was thinking, “Why aren’t their parents scolding them for running and screaming in the middle of the night???” Then I looked at the clock – 9:30pm. LOL! They probably had just gotten back from Illuminations or something and it was not even close to the middle of the night! LAME!

Anyway, we needed to do another load of laundry so John left and got a load started while I showered and got ready for the day. I went over to the laundry room to put stuff in the dryer at about 6am. I expected to walk over there in some peace and quiet. Wrong! The place was bumpin’! There was a mom and her son in the hot tub – at 6am! There was another person doing the laundry! And there were a few people waiting at the food court for it to open! Too funny! I guess we weren’t the only ones on the Early Bird Disney schedule! We hung out at the food court and had our coffee and tea and oatmeal. At 7am when the hot breakfast items were available, we split a super greasy bacon, egg, and cheese croissant.

After our second breakfast, we headed out to catch the bus to the Animal Kingdom. Thomas took a snooze in the Ergo while we waited. We went to the left this time (usually we’d book it to the right for opening to get on Everest) to go straight to the safari. The last time we were at the opening, they did the show by the tree of life. So when they let us in through the turnstiles we just went all the way to the left. Unfortunately, they did the show right there so we totally missed it. Couldn’t see anything through the trees! I wish they still did the show by the tree of life. Oh well.

We basically walked right onto the safari and sat toward the front of the vehicle. I was happy with this as I’ve read the back is bumpier. We put Thomas in the baby bjorn so he could see but at the same time be relatively secure.

As you can see he was still pretty tired!

Two of my favorite things: Elephants and my baby boy’s bald head:

Thomas was way more interested in all the trees than the animals. Still, I think he had a good time.

How cute is this???

I love elephants. Always have. In fact, John proposed to me in front of the elephants at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago when I lived there. 

We walked around for a bit afterwards and stopped by the Tree of Life for a photo op:

Afterwards we hit up the baby center. It was a little more difficult to find than the others but still centrally located by Pizzafari. I don’t know what it is about Animal Kingdom but I can never get my bearings straight when I’m there. Anyway, the Animal Kingdom Baby Center was the best of them all! The little changing tables were so cute, the decorations were great and the private nursing rooms were not only big and nicely lit but the rocking chairs were HUGE and COMFY! I wish I had one of those here at home! Only problem with the baby center was that the cast member working there had terrible B.O. Yucks! He was nice though so all was good.

After the baby center trip, we headed over to Everest and did the baby swap. I was put next to a Brazilian who didn’t want to move over so I could sit next to her. The CM had to tell her to move. Haha. Oh well. Sorry lady but I want to ride too!

I took my iphone with me and got these cool shots:

After we both rode Everest we noticed that Thomas was squirming around. Uh oh. We quickly went to the nearest bathroom…diaper explosion! Whoa!!!! No biggie, I had tons more outfits for him. And of course after that nice change he was ready to sleep.

Thomas went into the ergo for a snooze. We walked around and took some pictures along the way:

We took a walk over to Dinoland and ate our pb&j sandwiches on a bench outside the playground. John then went on Dinosaur while Thomas kept napping. After he woke up we switched and I went on the ride. I have to say, that ride is really scary! I never would have been able to ride that as a kid!

Since everyone was awake now, we decided to do the Festival of the Lion King. I love that show. LOVE IT! Last year when we went while I was pregnant, we saw the show and there was a young girl in a wheelchair there. A real motorized, not rented wheelchair. My best guess is that she had cerebral palsy. Anyway, when they sing “In the Jungle” and get all the kids to walk around with the dancers, they took this girl around too. She had the biggest, most genuine smile on her face during this and I just couldn’t help but cry. Sometimes we don’t realize how lucky we are when we complain about things. I try to think of how lucky I am to have my perfectly healthy and beautiful baby boy whenever I want to complain that he’s not sleeping or he’s crying a lot. Anyway, I always will think of that happy girl whenever I see that show.

Thomas went back in the ergo for a nap and we decided to take the bus back to the French Quarter. Sadly, this would be the last time we’d go to the Animal Kingdom. We always cut that park short even though it’s a GREAT park! We took the boat over to Downtown Disney. Thomas slept the whole way. In fact he slept through our long stroll through the World of Disney where we bought him a baby Buzz Lightyear. He finally woke up at Goofy’s Candy Shop. Here he is with his new toy after a nice long nap:

Thomas made friends with another baby on the boat ride back. It was so cute to see them “chat” with each other. And here my boys are after we got back to the resort:

We had reservations at the Trails End at Fort Wilderness. We had never been there and decided to drive. Good LORD that place is huge! We got to the resort just fine but had to take a bus to the restaurant. Wow! It’s huge! And really a great place! My grandfather has a camper and I bet it would be SO fun to camp down there!

We thought the food was pretty good and Thomas was also pretty good during the meal. We gave him another little taste of ice cream and he loved it!

It was only about 5pm when we finished dinner but we were all pretty pooped from the last few days so we headed home. Bathime, jammies, feeding, sleeping by 7:30. John and I tried to watch a little of Stacy’s favorite parts of Disney. I think we made it 3 minutes. LOL!!

Thanks for reading!!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

I had gotten behind on reading your TR!!! Bad me! It looks like we were at DHS and MK at the same time. I keep watching in your photos as well for a glimpse of one of our troop!!

I am so glad to see you are having such a good time. I BF on the same bench by Peter pan, and then right in front of dumbo in the middle of the crowds!

He is so cute, I love the ears and such u have. I had seen those before and liked them but could never talk DH into them! I will be watching for more!

i'm surprised i didn't see you at any of the bf'ing spots! haha! it's too bad we didn't run into each other. that would have been really fun!

Thanks for your concern We are doing well, Silas is getting his last dose of meds at 2am and then his IV gets to come out! I wonder what he will think when he is free of the IV, hospital bracelets, and baby lojack tomorrow! I know I will be thrilled and bf'ing will be much easier I am feeling good, a little of the baby blues have been setting in but I'm wondering if that has more to do with being cooped up in the hospital for 10 days. We cant wait to go home tomorrow!

I wanted to tell you how cute Thomas was eating the ice cream! Also I was wondering if you made that little mickey hat for Thomas, or where you got it. It is TOO adorable!

hang in there with the blues. IT IS TOTALLY NORMAL!!! i don't think people say that enough. if you need to "talk" you can always PM me. can't wait til you guys get home!

i got the mickey hat online. the brand is "trumpette".

I just found your trip report and I am really enjoying it. I especially love the empty park pictures. My kids are getting too old to be taken out of school so when we go to Disney we always have to go when it is super crowded ....

You baby boy is so sweet and it looks like he was having a great time on his first Disney trip .

Patiently waiting for more

thanks!!! welcome! that empty park picture didn't last long. but it WAS cool to see an empty area and walk right onto haunted mansion!

Thomas is just getting cuter and cuter, his face in the character photos is just adorable and I love the ice-cream shots too

awww, thank you!!! i'm so glad he liked the characters. we'll see next year though when he's older!

 

[cmp1111]

What a nice AK day! You did about as much as we ever do. Well, I guess I did have to ride Kali about 7 times in a row last time...

Definitely some more great shots. Loved the story about the Lion King show from last year. That kind of stuff does just make you happy, doesn't it?

 

[reyasmommy]

Finally got caught up on your TR, and I'm LOVING it!!! We're leaving for our trip in two weeks with my 3 year old and 2 month old, so I'm enjoying reading your experience with a baby. I'm not looking foward to lugging around a bunch of stuff that goes along with taking care of a young baby however,,,,, but I know we'll manage.

Thomas is adorabe and has the cutest smile. He reminds me a LOT of my newest addition ((Jayden)) It looks like they have the same amount of hair too.

I look forward to reading more!! Thanks for getting me excited for my upcoming trip.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

What a nice AK day! You did about as much as we ever do. Well, I guess I did have to ride Kali about 7 times in a row last time...

Definitely some more great shots. Loved the story about the Lion King show from last year. That kind of stuff does just make you happy, doesn't it?

there really is so much to do at AK but we seem to just gloss over it. i've never even been on kali! something about being soaking wet in january just doesn't appeal to me. i saw that one thread in the main section where the guy really slammed AK. it's a shame b/c there is so much there. i hope to spend more time there next time (but, man, those other parks just call to me!).

the girl at the lion king is something i will never forget. it was just a great moment in time - a time where she was just like every other kid. and then there was me blubbering in the stands watching it all. lol!

Finally got caught up on your TR, and I'm LOVING it!!! We're leaving for our trip in two weeks with my 3 year old and 2 month old, so I'm enjoying reading your experience with a baby. I'm not looking foward to lugging around a bunch of stuff that goes along with taking care of a young baby however,,,,, but I know we'll manage.

Thomas is adorabe and has the cutest smile. He reminds me a LOT of my newest addition ((Jayden)) It looks like they have the same amount of hair too.

I look forward to reading more!! Thanks for getting me excited for my upcoming trip.

he is so CUTE!!! what a smiler! there is a new baby jayden across the street from us!! how cool!

we brought way more stuff than we needed. but, you know that if i didn't bring it all i would have needed it! i hope you have a great time. we loved finally being able to bring OUR kid to disney!!

 

[ccgirl]

What a great trip report! I just read the whole thing and thoroughly enjoyed it. I am so happy you have been blessed with your son. Sounds like the two of you are wonderful parents. He is ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!!! My DD, now 7, was very tough as well...colic, reflux. She wouldn't sleep more than 1.5 hours at a time and that was any time of day. We waited 5 years to have another one because she was so tough. Now we have a DS2 who has been the easiest baby ever!!! If you don't pay attention to the jumping off furniture and all that other crazy boy stuff. Danger is his middle name. I'm embarassed to say that I have never checked out the baby stations in all our Disney visits. I usually just changed diapers in the bathrooms using the changing stations. Will definitely have to check them out in a May when we go. So glad you all had such a great time! BTW, don't know if you tried them yet but Mylicon drops worked wonders for my DD gas problems.

 

[mom2shayleeandlogan]

Great trip report! Your son is too cute. Can't wait to read more

 

[lexmas]

Yay, an update! Your DS looks SO happy in every picture! Looks like he's got the disney-love already!

We always cut short Animal Kingdom too. We'll pay for it this year though, DS loves animals more than anything. We're going to have to spend all our time there!

I think dinosaur is terrifying too! DH is trying to convince me that if DS meets the height requirements, he should go on it. (He'll be 3 or 4.) He's like, "But he loves dinosaurs!" Yeah, and if he rides that ride, he certainly won't love them anymore!

I love that you turn in early. So smart. We just keep going until we drop. It's a really terrible idea. We come home from vacation all beaten down and exhausted. Some vacation!

How was the boat to DTD? We've never done it but we've thought about it.

Great update!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

What a great trip report! I just read the whole thing and thoroughly enjoyed it. I am so happy you have been blessed with your son. Sounds like the two of you are wonderful parents. He is ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!!! My DD, now 7, was very tough as well...colic, reflux. She wouldn't sleep more than 1.5 hours at a time and that was any time of day. We waited 5 years to have another one because she was so tough. Now we have a DS2 who has been the easiest baby ever!!! If you don't pay attention to the jumping off furniture and all that other crazy boy stuff. Danger is his middle name. I'm embarassed to say that I have never checked out the baby stations in all our Disney visits. I usually just changed diapers in the bathrooms using the changing stations. Will definitely have to check them out in a May when we go. So glad you all had such a great time! BTW, don't know if you tried them yet but Mylicon drops worked wonders for my DD gas problems.

it's funny you say you waited before having your second. thomas is just so high maintenance that i'm not sure i want another baby! he still is swaddled and rocked to sleep. in fact, for the last few weeks he won't nap unless he is on me! argh!

check out the baby centers! it's a great way to take a nice quiet breather!

Great trip report! Your son is too cute. Can't wait to read more

aww,thank you!!

Yay, an update! Your DS looks SO happy in every picture! Looks like he's got the disney-love already!

We always cut short Animal Kingdom too. We'll pay for it this year though, DS loves animals more than anything. We're going to have to spend all our time there!

I think dinosaur is terrifying too! DH is trying to convince me that if DS meets the height requirements, he should go on it. (He'll be 3 or 4.) He's like, "But he loves dinosaurs!" Yeah, and if he rides that ride, he certainly won't love them anymore!

I love that you turn in early. So smart. We just keep going until we drop. It's a really terrible idea. We come home from vacation all beaten down and exhausted. Some vacation!

How was the boat to DTD? We've never done it but we've thought about it.

Great update!

we were exhausted after this vacation! we just couldn't stay up late. when you start you day by 5am it's hard to keep going!

definitely take the boat to DTD!! it's so nice and you can see the SSR tree houses!

oh and i'm scared for your guy going on dinosaur!!! maybe test him on it's tough to be a bug first? that's a little scary too for little ones!

 

[purplepixiedust]

I am having fun reading this trip report and your little guy is just adorable!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

I am having fun reading this trip report and your little guy is just adorable!

thanks mindy! have fun on your trip!! i'm jealous

 

[turnerx6]

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

 

[DisneyJo]

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

 

[dellasgirl]

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[dumbo_buddy]

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!!!!

 

[purplepixiedust]

thanks mindy! have fun on your trip!! i'm jealous

I am getting all my packing done today and making a list of what I still need to buy. Not too many things left. My children are so excited. My 8 year old told me he doesn't think he will be able to sleep at night now b/c he is so excited. I am so excited for them I might not be able to sleep!

 

[gallmcduck]

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