Hi Betsy, Thought I'd let you know how our trip went as promised. ( sorry it's long)
Fab 2 week holiday staying offsite at Marriot village, LBV, flight out from London Gatwick not too bad but Josh would not sit still longer than 5 mins, would have to strap him in his seat for eating! Thankfully the flight was only half full so Josh had the row of seats in front to have a few hours sleep on and he was also asleep on landing in his seat.
Character breakfasts at Crystal Palace and Chef Mickey's were fab!
Gwen, our server at Crystal Palace was so sweet and nice! Hi Gwen!
This time we have been 22nd Nov - 8th Dec, the parks have been much busier than other years and we always go the same time each year. Even the week after Thanksgiving we thought some of the parks especially Magic Kingdom were busy.
First haircut at Magic Kingdom barber shop was great! Got some great video of the whole thing and great pictures, we had Janet and she was so kind and lovely to Josh. He sat still the whole time and everyone watching commented how good he was! Janet said he was too good!!
Babycare centres in all the parks were great especially Magic Kingdom although even at Seaworld the one there was really good!
Took advantage of the centres and used them mostly for using the microwaves as we would buy Gerbers lil entrees meals from
walmart and heat them up there.
Josh would go to sleep happily in his stroller but we would know when we would have to leave the park and go back to the hotel.
Although now comes the bad part....
Last Weds morning, the day we fly home, we got up and started to pack but josh was not himself at all and crying a little but had some oatmeal and a beaker of milk for breakfast when 15-20 mins after started to be violently sick and had Diaorrhea
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This went on throughout the morning as we were packing and he had to have 3 changes of clothes and a wash each time. We checked out at midday and I rode in the back of the car with josh to watch him where he started to be sick again in his car seat, so DH had to quickly pull over so I could unbuckle josh and get his head forward! Now I kept saying to my DH that there is no way he can fly like this on a 9 hour flight back to the UK. So I went into Walmart and spoke with the pharmacist and he gave me directions to a medical centre down the road. Anyhow took Josh there where he was seen by a doctor who said he was unfit to fly how he was. He gave him an injection to stop the vommiting but made him sleepy almost straight away. By this time I am in bits as all you moms can imagine, I just want to be at home where he can see his own doctor and be in our own home. So DH had to re-arrange car hire for and extra 2 days as well as 2 more nights at the hotel and re-arrange the flight and call his work to say he would not be in work on the Friday. Anyway next day Josh seemed ok, vommiting stopped apart from diaorrhea and eating and drnking a little when my DH comes down with the same thing! Friday comes and Josh is again violently sick in the hotel but only the once, DH still feels ill but has stopped vommiting etc and we chance the flight home. We go back to the medical centre to get Josh released and Doctor gives him a check over again and we go on our way. We land back at London Gatwick in 7 hours due to a good tailwind behind us, another 2 hours getting through customs and getting baggage and car etc and another 2 hours home. Think we are getting over most of our troubles when Josh gets a high fever Sat night and yet again is violently sick all over DH and still has diaorrhea. I ring emergency doctor who tells us to go straight to hospital where Josh is given a once over to be told he has a viral infection, gastroenteritis and a very bad chesty cough and cold.
It's now early Weds morning as i write this an has been a week since all this started and my darling boy is still very poorly
There is nothing they can give him except electrolite drinks to keep the balance of his sugars and salts ok and for us to keep giving him plenty of fluids and to offer small amounts of food.
I just want my boy back to himself and would really appreciated some pixie dust and hugs for him.
All moms and dads please just be prepared for any eventuality that can happen, like I said I felt so scared and almost alone being in a different country but the doctor and nurse who saw Josh were great
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Betsy, I hope your trip goes great for you and you and your family enjoy it. Let me know how it goes for you.
This bad experience has not put us off at all as we are going same time next year this time with the grandparents, my mum and dad.
Thanks for reading
He will have just turned 13 months. We just can't wait as we have waited 3 years to come again as Joshua was only just over a month old last year when we normally go and the previous 2 years before that we were TTC for a baby so didn't want to book anything just incase I got pregnant and could not go. So we just booked last minute holidays to either Gran Canaria or Tenerife for relaxing holidays but we missed Florida so much! 
We took our youngest when she was 10 mos and it was one of our best trips. She rode in her stroller or we put her in the snuggly and it was very easy. We have so many great memories of that trip. She was a trooper and hung right in there with the rest of us. Just threw in some baby food jars, diapers and I was nursing her so always had milk available. Have a wonderful vacation 
