The Official New Mom Thread

[tkyes]

alice - great pictures! That's wonderful that those guys bought him dinner, very cool. I hope DH gets adjusted soon.

nucpharm - enjoy your time with your husband and your vacation!!!

diskim - I hope Aiden feels better.

Gems - no advice, other than what everyone else has said, but I hope Shelby stops screaming for you soon.

lissawynn - good luck with Jimmy's party. I'm sure everything will be great! I can't believe in just 3 1/2 months I'll be on here talking about a first birthday party.

My ankle is better. I hope to get on the treadmill today and just walk and see how that feels. It's still swollen but not as sore. Less than 20 days to look decent in our WDW vacation photos.

We haven't heard from Tasha lately, I hope all is well.

Have a good day everyone.

Tamie

 

[T16GEM]

Thanks Ladies, I was just at the end of my tether last night and didn't really know what was going on - she is fine in the day, I think I may just take her to the Dr. just the make sure. She has had her shots today though so she may get a fever b/c of those later today. Thanks for your help!

Robin - I love your pictures! The boys look so pleased to have their daddy back, at Molly's pic she is such a little angel!
It sounds like you and DH have had fun since he has been home - I guess you have a lot of catching up to do!

DisKim - How is your little guy doing today?

Nucpharm - have fun at WDW - I am sure that you will!

Hillary - I meant to say that I finally got a nasal boogie sucker! They stock them at our pharmacy, thank fully I haven't had the pleasure of using it yet! I hope things are well with you.

Tykes ; Glad to hear that your ankle is better - I used to love the treadmill do you have one at home?

DH wants me to set him up an Ebay account, I dread to think what he is going to try and sell! I have made lots of money this week on their - it's amazing how many US bidders you get now on there. I guess some things just aren't available over there?

 

[Strawberry Lemonade]

Alice28 - Great pictures! Sounds like a wonderful reunion.

Hillbeans - Good luck with the Christening!

lissawynn - I'm sure Jimmy's party will be great!

DisKim - I hope Aidan is feeling better.

tkyes - Glad your ankle is better. At least it will be fully healed before your vacation. I was also noticing Tasha hasn't posted in a while. I hope she's okay.

nucpharm - Have fun packing!

T16GEM - I hope Shelby starts doing better for you at nights. Good idea to have her checked out for an ear infection. You can't be too careful.

My parents decided on their vacation dates so we can go ahead and book our vacation whenever we want. We'll be going in early October. DH has to call and find out which rooms and rates are available and then we're left with the tough job of deciding which resort we want to stay at.

 

[MommyPoppins]

Hi guys. It's been a while for me. I guess I got busy planning our trip last year. But now that Kaleb has just turned 1. I figured it was time to get involved again, you know for support. I hate that 1st birthday when my baby is getting all grown up. Kaleb started walking in November, had his first birthday Jan. 12 and just had his chicken pox vaccine yesterday, which isnt sitting well with him. I cannot believe that he is already a year old. and man he is HUGE! He's 32 in.!!! My almost 3 year old is barely 35in.

I've been keeping busy with my boys, I'm homeschooling DS5 and I also watch my little cousin.

We sold our house and are awaiting a closing date so we can get out of here. We had to sell before we could build because we had to buy land with the profits. 1/2 acre for $52,900 and that was the 3 cheapest 1/2 acre for sale in my whole town. We are building a 4 bedroom 2 bath and living with a friend during the process. We go tonight to talk to the architects.

DH has been making 2x as much money since Oct. which has been WONDERFUL!!! He is taking me to WDW in May for my 25th b-day, just the 2 of us.

Have a good day everyone!

Here is a new picture of Kaleb.
He's eating toilet paper...he eats everything.

 

[justhat]

I have to vent about a man on our flight home from Minnesota last night. We sat behind the most bitter man in the world. Madison could barely reach his seat and when she kicked it we stopped her. We know kids can be annoying to others so we really do try our best to keep others happy. She did it twice while we were sitting on the tarmac waiting to be de-iced, which was about 45+ minutes. Then while they were deicing she moved in her seat to see out of the window and kicked his seat again. Now she had no shoes on and could literally only touch the back of the tray table with the tips of her toes. He turned around and screamed at us, "Stop letting him kick the seat!!! It's bad enough I have to hear him talking and laughing!" Yes, talking and laughing, not crying or screaming or anything abnormal or annoying. So I told my husband to ask him if he wanted to switch seats and lucky for us he said yes, so then I had to sit with him the whole flight while my husband sat in front of us. The entire flight the man would mutter obsenities to himself everytime Madison laughed (she sat in her carseat watching Monsters Inc. and eating gummy bears the whole flight-which we bring to keep her seated and quiet and they work wonderfully). Then a little boy across the aisle cried for maybe a minute. It was about 10pm and he was about 2yo and exhausted I'm sure. He laid down on his seat across his parents on the seats next to him and fell asleep. A minute at the most. Then the man yelled out "This is torture". I felt like saying "If little kids talking, laughing, and crying are torture to you, you must have led a very perfect life." Unfortunately I was so nauseous I couldnt' even respond. Apparently this man was born at age 70 and never cried or anything else that kids do. The best part was that as soon as we landed and he jumped out of his seat and pushed through the crowd to get off the plane I had to use the "motion discomfort bag", showing just how great I felt that whole flight. I felt kinda bad but I sorta wished that happened while he were still sitting next to me cause I know he would have loved that! Ugh, and we're flying to Phoenix tomorrow afternoon so I can't wait to be on a plane again.

Anyway, Alice28, I love the photos! Everyone looks so happy to be back together. Your boys must be thrilled! And Molly looks like she's adjusting pretty well, which I'm sure can be a challenge introducing a 10 month old to daddy. You've got a beautiful family-now we just need a photo of all of you together!

Amanda, welcome back and congrats on your husband's job and building a new home. Very exciting stuff for you guys! Happy birthday to Kaleb! Isn't it amazing how you realize how much they've grown when they turn 1!?! He's such a cutie, I love the new photo of him.

Gems, good luck with Shelby's new screaming pattern. How old is she now? Madison's poor sleep habits started just around 4 months old, right after she learned how to roll both ways and I read this article that said something about baby's sleep getting disturbed when they learn new things. Not sure if that has something to do with it or not, but hopefully she'll grow out of it soon.

Tamie, glad to hear that your ankle is feeling better. It's great that you'll be healed before your trip cause that would really be hard to walk around WDW with a sprained ankle. And thanks for the info on Rochester. My husband thinks it has taken over Cleveland as his #1 choice now so we just might be moving out there. It's a nice, tiny little town, my only fear is that after 3 years there we might get a little bored, coming from a big city like DC. My husband said we'd just have to take lots of trips to Minneapolis to have things to do. Do you live in teh twin cities area? I have some family around there, in Edina, Golden Valley, and Inver Grove Heights, so I really wouldn't mind living around there, but then my husband would have a 1.5 hour commute everyday which he was not thrilled about at all when I mentioned it to him. The good thing about their program though is that he'll have 2 weekends off every month (sometimes 3) and gets out at 3pm everyday cause they have enough staff to come in and relieve the residents (of course, that doesn't include the days he'll be on call, but that's anywhere).

Nucpharm have a great trip!

Hillbeans good luck with the christening this weekend! I know what you mean about people having to watch football during the party. Madison's christening was September 2004 and there was a Giants game on that attracted a bit of a crowd.

Okay, I'm starting to feel ill again. I was doing pretty well today laying on the couch, but as soon as I sit or walk around or do anything basically I get sick again. It's unreal. I had to keep Madison home today cause we didnt' get home till 1am and she was way too tired to get up this morning, but of course that meant watching her alone all day since my husband started his rotations again today. I feel bad taking her to school to get a break, but after how bad I felt yesterday I really needed to just lay down all day. Luckily Madison amuses herself well so I was able to do a lot of that anyway. I have to go to this meeting at her school tonight "Toddlers: The Road to Independence". I love their catchy titles. Anyway, I'm hoping I can make it through that without having to leave early.

 

[DisKim]

Justhat - I think that same nasty old man was in front of us on our flight home from Florida back in November. Some people just can't stand children and that is just so sad for them.

Alice28 - Great pictures. I'm glad the rest of your weekend went well and I'm so happy your DH is finally home!

I must be coming down with something. I felt awful all day and I actually fell asleep during Aidan's nap. I woke up and couldn't figure out where I was or what I was doing. I jumped out of bed and ran to the stairs thinking I had left Aidan in the car . I was in such a fog that I couldn't even think straight. Luckily, it only took a minute for me to realize that I had put Aidan down for a nap and fallen asleep myself. Well, he just woke up. I have to go pick him up!

 

[vald1977]

Hi all,
What great pictures, Robin! Thanks for sharing them. I'm sure it will take a bit for your dh to get fully adjusted to civilian life. It's a shame about that ticket. Like it would have just killed the police officer to just give him a warning . I hope you are able to get your money back from expedia. You have proof that you didn't use the room so I don't see why they shouldn't give you at least a partial refund. If it makes you feel any better, I just booked a trip to Dover for three nights in June and decided not to use expedia because of your story so they lost out on $300 plus dollars from me .

Hillbeans,
Good luck with the Christening this weekend!

Tamie,
Glad to hear your DH's party turned out well. I hope that ankle feels better soon.

Gems,
It might just be a growth spurt with Shelby. I noticed both of my kids got real cranky for a couple of nights right before they grew a bunch. It could also be her ears as has been pointed out or teeth. Maybe try a little Tylenol before bed and see if it helps.

Diskim,
I have woken up from naps a few times and forgot where I was. Your getaway to NC sounds nice .

Lisawynn,
Good luck with Jimmy's party this weekend. It sounds like it will be a really neat party .

Mommypoppins,
Nice to see you! I love the picture with the toilet paper !

SL,
Don't tell my DH but I am hoping to get back to WDW around that time too. First I need a job and then I will spring my little plans on him. Have fun planning!

Nucpharm,
Too funny about your dh reading on here. Mine does that once in a while and it makes me feel like he's eavesdropping on my conversations. Not that I say anything I wouldn't want him to know but this is "my place". Have a great trip if I don't make it back before you leave .

Justthat,
I'd rather sit next to a toddler than a cranky old man anyday. I hope you're feeling better soon. I remember that feeling all too well.

Hi to Jill, Tasha, J & D, and all the other mommies !

I got my Children's Place order today and I can't believe how much stuff I got! I got 1 dress, 5 pairs of pants, 5 skirts, 1 sweater, 3 fleece tops, and 8 tops all for $116! I now have to find a place to stick it all since the closet is full.

Katrina had her 6 month check up yesterday. She's 17 pounds 8 oz. and a hair under 27". She hasn't gained much weight since her 4 month appointment and she hasn't grown much either but she's still 75 percentile (she was 90 percentile last time). I'm not surprised that she is slowing down some since I'm pretty short. She got three shots and she has been a crank pot ever since.

Well, I guess I should go. We have a sorority meeting tonight and we have to discuss kicking someone out for unpaid dues. I'll be glad when it is May and I'm no longer the president of our chapter.

 

[MommyPoppins]

Justhat- Congrats on your new pregnancy! I hope you feel better soon.

 

[J&D]

It sounds like most mommies had a good weekend. The weather was yucky here, so we stayed home.

We took our 6 month-old kitten to the vet this morning for her shots and to get spayed. Hope she is doing well.

Now that Jenna is walking, we would like to get a baby gate to help keep her contained in the living room. Can anyone suggest a good one that is over 50 inches wide?

lissawynn- We are having Jenna's party on Sat. as well. Actually, she will be having two parties. The first will be this Sat. at my parents' house, and the second will be next Sun. at my in-laws' house. We wanted both sides of the family to be able to celebrate her first birthday. Don't worry about Jimmy's party. Everything will be great!!!

Alice28- Great pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Strawberry Lemonade- I'm sure early Oct. will be a nice time to visit.

MommyPoppins- Welcome back. Happy belated b-day to Kaleb. Cute picture of him eating TP.

Val- My CP order was just shipped yesterday, and I believe I placed my order before you.

DisKim- Hope you feel better soon.

Gems- Good luck with e-bay. I hope to get started there some day.

nucpharm- Have a great trip!

Hi, BibbidiBobbidiBOO.

TTFN

 

[Disney Enthusiast]

I am soooo behind again. I have just been so busy lately and I have no idea where the time has gone. And we are leaving for Disney next Tuesday..... Woo Hoo!!! I just started gathering clothes for packing today. For some reason I went thru a spring cleaning spell and so I've been throwing out magazines (file cabinets worth), moving my maternity clothes out of my closet, and other such fun adventures. So that's kept me busy.

Congrats Justhat! I was so very ill my first 3 mos. too and my heart goes out to you. I hope you feel better soon.

Glad you're having fun Alice28 w/ your DH being home. That was such a nice story at the restaurant. Your pics are great.

Hillbeans - Have a nice time at the Christening.

I hope all you out there who are sick feel better soon.

The kid pics are just sooooo cute. Keep them coming. I love to see the kids growing.

 

[lissawynn]

Hi all. I just managed to read 1 1/2 pages of posts even though my eyes seem to be so tired I can barely focus. I am in the process of doing my grades for this marking period and have been staring at small type all day.

Robin - Love the pics of your family. Bad Company was the band on the stereo the first time I got, um, intoxicated (I was 15). I'm happy your DH got a treat. I hope expedia comes through and you get some of your money back. I AM NOT booking our flights to WDW with them.

DisKim - I hope you're feeling better. Get some rest!

DisE - I hope you have a great trip. I can't wait to hear about it when you get back.

justthat - I hope you're feeling better. Don't you just love bitter people? Do passengers really expect infants/toddlers/kids to sit quietly through an entire flight. I would have kicked the nasty man's seat, too.

J&D - I hope your party is a success. I also hope your kitty is better. I have taking the pets to the vet. The cats usually pee in the carrier b/c they're so nervous.

Val - Sounds like you got some great stuff. I hope your meeting goes well.

MommyPoppins - Good luck building your new home. I'm jealous of all the space you'll have.

SL - Have fun booking and planning your trip. We have to figure out our ADRs (we can make them on Jimmy's bday).

Gems - I hope Shelby is sleeping better for you.

nupcharm - Have a great trip! I can't wait to hear all about it.

tykes - I hope your ankle is better soon.

I'm off for the night. I have laundry to fold and wash. I know I won't be able to stay up tonight to watch Love Money (I LOVE Tom Cavanaugh! ). I guess I have to use my ancient vcr and tape it.

 

[Alice28]

Hi gals~

I'm feeling quite tired, so I will make this quick. Big errand running day, mostly running in circles! I had a rebate check to spend at Costco, so I thought I would finally splurge on some of those Sex and the City DVDs. Only they didn't have any!!!!!! dangit! So I went to Target and bought 2 seasons. I'll just buy them season by season- cheaper that way I guess. Then I searched high and low for some Captain Underpants books for my 8 year old- he has a ton of them, but he really READS them and so far is the only stuff that lights his reading fire. We finally made it out to Borders, only to be caught up in horrific traffic on the way home. That is why I rarely run errands between 4-6!

I am making some headway with Expedia. Talked with a supervisor today and she had me fax her my receipt from the hotel we checked into after the crapiola Ramada- Ramada is saying we were there the whole time, but if I can prove we went somewhere else, it sounds like Expedia will reimburse us. No problem! Ieven faxed the checkout paper DH made Ramada print out for us that had the time stamp of 3:30pm on the 14th on it...so there...hopefully my charge card will be credited tomorrow.

Tomorrow I need to clean my carpets and floors. I actually got the laundry washed AND put away today- that is always a miracle! 6 more people RSVPed for the party too, so that was good.

Anyway, I hope all of our sick Mommies feel better soon....MommyPoppins, so good to see you- glad you are getting a new house! What fun!

JD- hope your kitty is OK...

Jill- did I last read that the insurance is covering JP's shots? I hope so....

Val- hope the sorority sister meeting went ok

Anyway, I need to go upstairs and take a bath....nightie night all

 

[Strawberry Lemonade]

MommyPoppins - Congrats on Kaleb walking and good luck with your move.

justhat - What a JERK that guy was! Some people will seriously LOOK for things to complain about.

DisKim - I hope you feel better!

vald - Good luck at your meeting. Lucas was pretty much the same size at his 6 month visit as Katrina is. He went from 90th in height to 75th also. I'm 5'5" and DH is 6' so I don't think he'll be short.

J&D - I hope your kitty recovers quickly.

DisEnthusiast - Have a fabulous trip!

lissawynn - Good luck with your grading.

Alice28 - I'm glad you're finally making some headway with Expedia. Too bad the Ramada isn't cooperating.

We've decided to begin our WDW trip at the Boardwalk for a couple days, then finish it out at POFQ. I've never stayed at the Boardwalk so I'm really excited about that even if it's only for a couple nights. Lucas will be 15 1/2 months by that time, so if anyone has any tips on vacationing with a toddler, please let me know! I think I'll go lurk on the families board too.

Hope everyone has a good hump-day!

 

[nucpharm29]

Morning all! Guess what? We got absolutely no packing done yesterday. We headed to the mall to have DH watch fixed and ended up shopping for me! I found the coolest jacket and tank top at Chicos (anyone else shop there? I love it). Anyway, I've started doing laundry already and now I have to see if DD has any clothes for 80 degree weather that still fit. I nosed around Gymboree yesterday and OMG they have the cutest girls stuff right now. Thankfully, nothing was on sale, so I couldn't buy anything.

SL--we went to WDW last year when DD was 16 months. We did 4 days at the parks and a 3 day cruise. It was wonderful (except we all got sick--I was 10 weeks prego at the time ) My only reccommendation is to listen to your little one. When they're tired, go for a nap, when they're hungry, feed them. It prevents a lot of meltdowns. The family board has lots of good info. Let me know if you have any specific questions.

Well, Matthew just woke up. It's feeding time! Will try to check in again before we leave!

 

[justhat]

Lissawynn and J&D, good luck with the birthday parties this weekend. I'm sure they'll turn out great.

Nucpharm, we're leaving for Arizona today and I haven't packed yet either. Good luck getting everything ready for your family. At least your husband got the days off so you'll have some help. Packing alone for 4 with 2 kids would be a bit challenging.

SL have fun planning your trip! We stayed at the Boardwalk once and I loved it. Of course my husband made fun of me that nothing in NJ looks that nice. We only stayed there a few nights, after staying at Coronado Springs. And as much as I loved Coronado, the Boardwalk was just so pretty. I think it will be great with Lucas too since you'll be able to walk or boat a lot.

Alice28, good luck with Expedia. I'm glad to hear you're at least making progress. It seems criminal that the Ramada is lying about when you checked out. What an insane experience.

Brigitte and Amanda, thanks for the congrats! Have fun on your WDW trip Brigitte!

Valerie, isn't it weird how kids grow? Madison was in the 75th percentile in height and weight when she was born till she was 3 months old. She stayed there in height till 15 months, went down to 50th, then up to 85th at 18 months. Weight, OTOH, has gone down to 25th percentile since she was about 8 months old and she's still there now (sometimes a bit lower). Neither my husband nor I are tall, but his father is very tall so lots of people keep telling us our kids will take after him.

My friend just called me with her ultrasound results. This is the insane friend whose son just turned 1 and is positive this one is a girl, hates boys, etc. Well they're about 80% sure this baby is a girl . I really felt bad for her son when she told me. She said they have to go back next week cause the baby is breech so the ultrasound tech couldn't get the photos they needed and they'll confirm girl then. She also confirmed that I will be having a boy. I feel bad cause I'm happy that she's getting a daughter, but really sad for her son cause he's already not her focus (he's been at grandma's house in NJ since Saturday) and I can only imagine what his life will be like in June. I have a feeling she's going to be very annoyed with him and is not expecting any sort of negative reaction from him about the new baby. He'll only be 18 months and so he won't understand too much, but I know he'll want to be held and played with and I think she'll see him as 'infringing' on her time with her girl. Hopefully she'll change her attitude by then.

Okay, I have to finish the laundry and pack our stuff for this trip. I'm really, really dreading another flight, especially a 5 hour one. Ugh, just pray for me that I don't get sick again cause using that little bag on the plane was not at all what I wanted to do.

 

[tkyes]

alice - good luck with Expedia. LOL about your errands. I hate running them during rush hour too.

justthat - good luck with your trip to Arizona. I hope you don't get sick too!

nucpharm - how fun to shop with your husband though. I bet you haven't done that in awhile since he's been so busy. If the weather is warm for our trip I think Tyler will be in clothes that are way too big for him or I'll just buy him short sleeve shirts in WDW.

mommypoppins - nice to see you! Kaleb is adorable! Good luck with your move!

SL - I would love to stay at the Boardwalk someday. That sounds so wonderful!

disney enthusiast - have fun on your trip! I can't wait to hear all about it.

j&d - we just have an inexpensive gate from Babies R Us. I do think ours goes up to 50" though. It's a Safety 1st one.


Quick question - We are staying at POR on our upcoming trip. It's on the King rooms that have bathtubs right? I doubt the sink will be big enough to bathe Tyler in. If that's the case I guess we might have to pay the difference for the King room.

It's bathtime for the little guy. Talk to you all later.

Tamie

 

[zalansky]

Hi everyone - checking in real fast from work.

I've been lurking the past week or so because I have not had a good chunk of time to get online and really read the posts and try to post myself. So, I lurk while working because I have literally nothing to do since my last day of work is this Friday and they've not been giving me any new assignments since it would not make sense. Anyway, I've been trying to keep updated with everyone as best I can.

I started the week depressed that it was my last week and I was actually in the bathroom crying Monday morning. I am just having such a hard time separating myself from the working world since I've been in it my whole life. But, in typical girly fashion, I've worn out the ears of my sisters and friends and they have settled my fears some. I suppose I will have to take this one day at a time, I am just so very scared. You'd think I'd be thrilled!

Tkyes - i think I remember tubs at POR, we had a king room and I am sure they had tubs in them. When will you be there? Have fun!

justthat - BOO HOO! I was hoping for a boy for that friend of yours. Hopefully she shows them equal amounts of love. Have a good trip to AZ.

SL - How nice you'll get to stay at Boardwalk, i have always wanted to stay there, I am jealous!

DE - have fun on your trip too, where are you staying?

Hillbeans - Hope your DH is coping ok....I know how hard this is on him and I am sorry it stirred up those memories for you. Hope the christening goes well, we are having Cameryn's next weekend - we finally got approval from the church! We are only going to have this very small, and go out to eat after with the godparents and in-laws only. Keeping it simple this time.

I better go back to work. DH just sent me a dozen roses here at work (while I was typing this) and his card read: "Don't you worry about anything, I will always be here to support you." What a sweet guy - so happy I married him!

Have a good day everyone.

 

[Alice28]

justhat- your post about your friend having the girl irritated me! I mean, I have known so many people who are like that about genders (remember my neighbor) and it just IRRITATES me to NO END. I don't understand- when did baby boys become second best? I heard comments like that so often when I had my boys- like "better luck next time" and I just wanted to say "F- off and die, ******!" Sorry, but seriously.....I hope she'll realize that a child is a child and you love them with all your heart regardless of genetalia. Anyway, have a great time in AZ.

Nucpharm- I have yet to go in Chicos, but I want to! I went to Coldwater Creek last night to exchange a sweater and they had a TON of stuff on super sale. I got a different sweater that is really pretty (and marked down to $23!).

SL- Lucky you for getting to stay at the Boardwalk for a few days! Going to WDW with a toddler- I won't lie, that is a tough age. Especially if he really is getting into walking. But it can be done! We went when Joshua was about 19-20 months old and you just have to follow their lead. Take lots of little snacks like goldfish, graham crackers, etc. It will be fun regardless- Disney is ALWAYS fun!

Loretta- you aren't crazy at all! I had a very hard time adjusting from working mom to SAHM and I didn't even work full time. It's very strange feeling no longer 'needed' by the outside world. But you are doing a GREAT thing by being home with your kiddoes. And you will get used to it, and may even fall in love with it. I can't even picture working right now- granted, I have 3 and DH still isn't home yet, but I would just go insane trying to juggle it all. And you DH sounds sooooo supportive and sweet. Hang in there! Vent here anytime!

Well, I am halfway done with my goal of the day which was to clean all the floors. So far the vacuuming part is done....now I just have to rev up the hardfloor cleaner. I love that thing...no more scrubbing and mopping....it's just as easy as vacuuming.

DH isn't coming home til after the ceremony on Friday morning. They don't get back to Portland until midnight tomorrow because some IDIOT decided to go AWOL, so until they find him to press charges, NO ONE can leave! So stupid. And then he has to report back to the armory at 0700 so he's just going to sleep on the gymnasium floor of the armory that night. He doesn't want me to have to load up the kids at midnight to come get him, and since we still just have the one car, he doesn't want to take it the next day. I think we will be going to Subaru this weekend or early next week to get the TriBeca! WOW! Anyway, but after the ceremonies on Friday, he will be totally DONE.

TTFN everyone....gotta scrub those floors. I might hit the scrapbook store later- I have a $15 gift cert and I can get some Seattle goodies.

 

[Disney Enthusiast]

Hello everyone! Thanks so much for your well wishes. We are looking so forward to our little vacation. I read some of your posts about your DH's working so late and I am going thru the same thing. My DH (even though this is our slow season) is coming home after 9 PM because he is caught up in the end of the year acctg work and he just switched payroll companies so he is going crazy gathering information for the switch. So we rarely see him. My nearest neighbor is a half mile away and there are only 2 neighbors. So it's just me and the children most days. It does get lonely, but I keep myself busy and I understand it is much more difficult in others' shoes, like Alice28, who don't get to see their DH's for months at a time. At least mine comes home at night. Because he works so much, I pleaded w/ him to buy into DVC to assure us that we will vacation once a year. Before, we would get too busy or not want to spend the money or time and we skipped a year or 2 in betw. vacations. After Tristan and Caroline were born, I seriously worked on him about taking time off once a year and we bought DVC to make sure he follows through. It's been a Godsend. The only reason we are going this year is because he doesn't want to lose the points. Once he gets there, he has a great time and is glad he took the time. But I have to drag my workaholic there. So I fought for DVC for the kids. My DH works so many hours, and if he took time off and stayed home, he'd still be working on something for the business. At least by going to WDW, he actually takes a break and spends time w/ us. We get his undivided attention. There are still the phone calls back and forth, but I can handle that. He has suggested taking a his laptop on the trip and I am downplaying that idea, because we will run into the same problems as before. He doesn't "love" to work, he only works because he is trying to provide for us. He is stable and consistent and I married him for that. So I try not to let it bother me. His business has given us so much and I'm am truly grateful. But once a year, he can put all that aside for his family. And he does. And by working so hard, I get to stay at home w/ the kids w/ a great view and work on the business acctg from home. I am certainly blessed.

DE - have fun on your trip too, where are you staying?

We are staying at the Beach Club Villas.... Great swimming pool for little ones! I already booked the Hoop de Doo, the Spirit of Aloha at the Poly, and a few character breakfasts already. I figure, if the children are being entertained, we can eat at a more leisurely pace and actually enjoy our dinner. I've been to those shows in the past, and really enjoyed them myself.

We decided to drive for the first time since we've been married. My family used to fly or drive down each year. Remember the days when families used to trek down to WDW in a station wagon? My parents used to lay a boat cushion down in the back and make me lie down the entire trip. I loved it and would read and do homework the whole way, but if we ever got into an accident (this was before seatbelts became popular) I would've been a great torpedo flying straight through the front window. Yikes. Anyway, my DH refused to drive all these years and so we flew because his time is precious and he couldn't take off work to drive. But w/ the stress of keeping the 3 kids quiet and well behaved on a flight (as Justhat mentioned), and the extra cargo involving carseats and such (dragging those around an airport sounds awful), and the sitting around the airport for hours waiting for connecting flights, I thought it might be a good idea to drive. And fun too. Hah. Now that we are getting closer, I'm starting to worry about it. I figured we would plop the kids in the car around 6 PM and drive straight through the night, and now I'm a bit nervous. We'll have 3 wound up kids, and 2 tired parents. But I am figuring that it will be easier for them to sleep in the car throught the night, than to be fidgety and wired during the day fussing to get out of their seats. And I'm feeling so much older these days. I remember cramming for tests in college all night w/ no problem, but I need my beauty sleep these days.

On a good note, we can extend our trip if need be. Last year, a snow storm was coming and we were afraid of being stuck in Pittsburgh or something, but we couldn't change our flights at such a late date. If snow is coming, we'll stick around an extra day. Also I have a small SUV (Lexus RX300) which is a wonderful wonderful car, but very small for 5 people, 3 carseats . We started looking into other vehicles and narrowed it down to a Toyota Sequoia. We checked into it and I think we are getting the 2006 w/ navigation and DVD. How cool is that!!! I talked to my DH about getting a bigger vehicle last year and he didn't want to hear it. But now that our trip is on the horizon, it is sounding better to him. He went to the dealership last Friday to pick up a roof container for our bags since we would never have the room for them in my car. And he started looking at other vehicles and became interested in the Sequoia. But the deal breaker is we want it for the WDW trip. So tomorrow night, I might be trading my car in for the SUV. Does anyone know about the Sequoia? Do you like it? I know Toyota is really good and most Toyotas are safe and run great. My kids are so scrunched in the back seat now and there is no give in an accident and that worries me. In this truckster, there are side airbags and much more room. Plus, a DVD! We just bought a portable DVD last summer, but have no room for it since the 3rd child. I'm so excited and I think it will make the trip much more plausible now. And when my DH works late, I don't get miffed because he is bringing me a new car, and he is taking me to WDW in a week. What a good guy. I made out so well this year... Makes me want to have another baby. Hee Hee. That C-section was so worth it. My little guy was the best Christmas gift!

Speaking of good husbands.... Did anyone see the star from the Office speak after getting his Golden Globe? He said he didn't write it so his wife wrote it for him... And he read from the paper saying how thankful he was to his beautiful wife who gave birth to his wonderful kids, even though the labor was so difficult. He went on to say that his wife wishes he would call when he was coming home late because her life is no less important than his, etc., as if she had wrote it. It was sooo cute.

Anyway, I've taken up way too much of your important time. I wish you all well and I will try to keep up w/ the posts better. I am constantly behind and I miss so much in your lives and I am so sorry for that. It is so nice to know that others go through tough times too, like flying w/ mean people, or dealing w/ quirky or horrible family members, or trying to keep up with our work loads (at work or at home) and the extra family members, sometimes alone, sometimes w/ the help of our DH's or friends or family. It's difficult being a Mom and it's so nice to know that we are all in the same boat. Your support really helps me get through the more difficult times and I thank you. I applaud you as well for dealing w/ the day to day troubles and staying strong and focused which in turn gives other Moms like me the courage to stay the course and be positive. And we are all so blessed to have such wonderful, beautiful, healthy children. Hope you all have a lovely day!!!

 

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Tkyes POR has bath tubs. The only rooms that wouldn't have a bath tub are the HC accessible rooms. So if you want a king room request one that is NOT HC accessible.