should we cancel our trip?

[dizagain]

...and of course yours will read, "amniocenti sis", yes?

Seriously, Congratulations! ...and I say go to Disney too...no question. Your older children will have lots of busy helping days ahead of them...I'd give them a TIA with this trip.

STOP!!! or my DD's will come in hear and ask me what I'm cackling about and they KNOW NOTHING yet!!!!! Will tell them after I see the doctor on the 20th if we can hold out that long. Seriously, I love that tshirt idea...I'll definitely check those out this week!
Thanks!

 

[NeedaVacation03]

As a mother of 4 (who has done Disney pregnant), I agree with everyone else. Go have a great time! Your daughters are at a great age and they will remember it forever. I always say doing things when you are pregnant is the easy part, once you have to start with the strollers, diaper bags and everything again is when it becomes labor intensive I feel like I have carried a diaper bag for most of the past 11 years, so a trip to Disney without one sounds like a great idea to me. Have a great trip.

Congrats on the new addition. Your girls should be a great help with the baby.

Crystal

 

[Anastasia]

I am a VERY practical person, extremely financially conservative, and I say GO GO GO!!!

It sounds like you are responsible with your money. Enjoy the trip with the girls. You have worked hard for it. Will the amount of money you spend on the trip make a signigicant change in your life down the road? I doubt it. Will your girls have a wonderful memory? I'm sure of it.

My husband and I are both conservative with our money, but there is a fine line between spending and saving. What good is the money if you can't enjoy it? We both feel that we want to enjoy Disney as many times as we can while our kids are still young enough to enjoy the magic. We feel that it is money well spent. So go, enjoy yourself and don't feel guilty!!

Congratulations on your wonderful news!

 

[MrsPete]

You've got cash in hand for the trip?
You're meeting your monthly bills right now and have no reason to think that'll change?
You have no reason to think you'll have big medical expenses, etc. coming up?
It'll be several years before you can do a big family trip again?

I'm very practical when it comes to money, and I say go.

 

[summerrluvv]

Just as a little something to tell your hubby that might sway him....how resentful do you think your children might be if they think/realize they would not get to go because of the newest member. There may be some jealousy to begin with---this would not help. I say "go!!," letting your girls enjoy being the centers of your attention because in a few months, your attention (and lots of other peoples) will be elsewhere.

PS Congrats to your and your family on the expansion.

That's exactly what I was thinking!

 

[sanibelover]

I say go unless you won't feel well. Disney with morning sickness is probably one of the only time that something isn't better at Disney. (You know, a bad day at Disney is still better than a good day at work..)

Hopefully, you will feel great! Have a great time!!

 

[cmrules]

Congratulations on your little surprise. Go, enjoy this time while it is just the four of you and you have your freedom (before your year of baby jail ). Soon you will have a wonderful new addition, but it will change the dynamics of your family. I am a big advocate of saving money, but you have this trip paid for already.

 

[2d_star_to_the_right]

Go- your family deserves this time just the 4 of you. A new baby is greatly going to shake things up- so it will be a nice plus for you and your DH to be able to give your time exclusively to your daughters. And your right- money saved will just get piddled away so why not give yourselves memories to last a lifetime?

 

[SeaWitch]

I'm sure you have had more than enough replies... but GO GO GO!! Even if you sat down and explained it... telling your girls that you can't go on this much anticipated trip would be a huge disappointment. And probably would be something they would 'hold against' their sibling for life!!

Have fun!

 

[JodyTG]

I also vote for GO!!! Our last WDW trip I was 7-1/2 months pregnant. I wasn't PG when we booked it, but we decided to just go anyway. Our DD, 12 at the time, actually looked in every shop for just the perfect new baby outfit for her baby-brother-to-be. I just sent DH and DD to all the rides while I made friends with all the benches. It was the most relaxing WDW trip I'd ever had and really enjoyed it.

 

[Disneycrazymom]

I agree with everyone, go and enjoy the time! I got a surprise baby when Ds was 7. Everyone said he would be so envous of his new sister, but he never was, still isn't. I'll tell you why, we worked very hard to NOT make his life change any more than it had to because of the baby. There were times when it would have been so easy to say no you can't do whatever because of the baby but we tried not to and I think it was the right thing to do. It is hard enough to bring a baby into a busy household without the older kids thinking the baby will cause them to miss out on stuff. Enjoy the your last "easy" vacation, spend some special time with each of your girls and the road will be much smoother when you have to say no later on to some things. My daughter is the light of our lives, even her brother's, and I am so thankful everyday that I got to have my "late in life" girl!

 

[3mickeys&me]

GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Life is too short! Go, have a great time and enjoy your family and your time at Disney. You will have a blast. Congrats on your pregnancy!!!

 

[Southern4sure]

Everyone said he would be so envous of his new sister, but he never was, still isn't. I'll tell you why, we worked very hard to NOT make his life change any more than it had to because of the baby. There were times when it would have been so easy to say no you can't do whatever because of the baby but we tried not to and I think it was the right thing to do.:

I'm in the same boat....my boys are 6 yrs apart....I got the same comments you got and they were all negatvie. So I had to proved them wrong. I would not change the age gap if I could go back in time. Both boys get along great and really do spend time with each other, but they do have time for themselves and we never use the other to say no.

Southen4sure

 

[eeyore45]

OK, me too!!

My boys were 10 and 7 when we found we were expecting 'again'!! I wanted a special vacation before our lives changed!! I was 5 or 6 months pg when we had our magical vacation 8 1/2 years ago!!

I wasnt on the Dis than, but I did have the unofficial guide, and we went "commado" stlye (wow, before AK too!!) I can remember Dh putting our 7yr old on his shoulders and "follow mommy - she has purple legs daddy"

uggg and !!

So do go, if I can do Disney big as a house in the July heat, and LOVE IT! The memories live on!! I had the boys draw, and write in a journal too!

 

[mill4023]

I'd say it's unanimous.
I agree that if you don't go, your DD's will be resentful.
If you do get really bad morning sickness, ask your doc about Vistaril. With my DW's first pregnancy, she was sick for the first 7 months. With numbers 2, 3, and 4, she was put on Vistaril and it helped a lot. It can make you sleepy though.

 

[mdmbfly]

Just another vote YES! I was 6 1/2 months pregnant with our second DS when we took our (then) 5yo. We thought we'd take him and then when our second was 5 we'd take him and so on... Turns out, 16 mos. after our second came our DS #3 and we still haven't made it back yet. Go, GO, GO!!

Hoping to take all 4 of ours darling BOYS this year!! Wish Me LUCK!!