Tasha+Scott
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Epilogue
Ah, so its been 1 month, 2 weeks, and 2 days (but whos counting anyway?) since we arrived home from our magical WDW vacation. It seems like it was a lifetime ago already.
Since we have been home Kylie has literally changed from my sweet little baby into my sweet, keeps-mommy-on-her-toes, toddler. I swear it just happened overnight, pretty much since the day we got back. Okay, so I guess there were signs but I chose to ignore them and live in denial of my baby leaving infanthood for as long as I could.
The day after we got home she had her yearly check up with the pediatrician. We were told she was a bit underweight for her height and age but no worries. Shes a healthy, happy child and I refuse to stress about it since I know she eats plenty. She has been off formula since the week after we got back and a few days after that we got rid of all of her bottles and she never even noticed. She is quite fond of her sippy cups. I was surprised at how easy the transition was. Unfortunately, trying to get rid of that freakin' pacifier has been no picnic! We have decided to just wait and try again in a couple of months. It's just not worth the power struggle with her right now.
She has changed so much in the past month its unreal. She started walking a few weeks ago and is just all over the place now. She is starting to say quite a few words. I think she can say somewhere between 10-15 words, although some are easier to understand than others. She is now brushing her own hair and gets mad if she sees me brushing my hair. I immediately have to hand her the brush so she can make herself look pretty as well. She is very awkward with the brush but my little diva is quite proud of herself while she is doing it!
She has begun giving hugs and even says, Awww! when she does it. It is because when she first started giving out hugs we would say, Awww! because we thought it was so sweet. She has decided it is worth repeating that everytime she does it now which makes it even sweeter! Yep, she knows how to manipulate me as well as anyone else!
She has become increasingly interested in her Touch and Feel books and wants me to read them to her constantly. When I finally get tired of reading them, after the 65th time of doing so, she will sit in the floor and flip through the pages and talk as though she knows the words. It is quite entertaining to listen to a 1 year old try to read a book!
She has been clapping since our 1st day at WDW and recently she has begun to blow kisses. She likes to play hide and seek now and will hide behind furniture, behind the curtains, in the hall, you name it. She will wait till we say, Wheres Kylie? in a sing-song voice and then she will dart out of her hiding place with a huge grin and start giggling at us. She does this to the point of exhaustion with dh and me all day long! It is rather cute the first 2000 times though!
We were very worried about how sleeping with me while at WDW would affect her once we were home. Fortunately, it hasnt hurt her sleeping habits one bit. We put her down in her crib at 9 p.m., give her binky, cover her with a blanket, turn on her Winnie the Pooh mobile, tell her goodnight, close her door, and she goes right to sleep! If anything, her sleep habits have actually improved since returning home. She has always slept just fine in her own room and in her crib at night. BUT she always took naps in the bed with me. That is, until we returned home. Now she refuses to sleep with me and will only take naps in her crib. She has even started letting us know when she is tired. When she is sleepy she will come to me and lay her head on my leg. Ill ask if she wants to go night-night and she will reach her arms up toward me. At night, she does this with dh as he is the one that puts her to bed which is her choice. Afterall, she is a spoiled daddy's girl!
Yep, my little girl has magically morphed into a toddler! I knew it was bound to happen but I didnt expect it to happen so soon! She is still the sweetest little thing though and I am now in denial that she will one day throw a huge temper tantrum and display terrible 2 moments. Please, dont ruin my delusional fantasy! I want to live in my fantasy world a while longer! Anyway, that is the update with Little Miss Center of Attention for those that might actually care!
As far as me, I did the same thing I do after every WDW trip I obsessed on when we would take our next trip, where we would stay, what we would do, etc., etc., etc. I do that every time though until the freshness of the trip finally starts to wear off. I go through big-time withdrawal upon first returning home. It usually goes away somewhat and it now has. I know, I know! I should be banned from the DIS for even saying that, right?! Well, anyway, as of last month I had our next trip planned for Kylies 2nd b-day. I knew where we would be staying, what we would be doing, where we would be eating, and when we would be leaving. It was just a matter or waiting until next year!
However, as is often the case, the novelty of the trip has started to wear off and now I am thinking along other lines. The trip to WDW was really expensive and we really should have put the money toward better uses but I figured Kylie only turns 1 once, right? Okay, so that was my excuse. Dh and I just really, really needed to get away so it was a good use of the money this year in our eyes. However, we arent really sure it would be a good idea to go again next year. Its a huge chunk of change and we are currently only on 1 income since I quit my job to be a SAHM. We make it just fine but we really have to save and use income tax money to go to WDW. So we decided WDW is out next year.
Then, a few weeks ago I started really getting baby fever. This brought on the huge, When Should We Have Another Baby debate. I was starting to think a 2 year spacing would be good between Kylie and her future sibling as I have always wanted my children somewhat close in age like my brother and me since we are and always have been really close. Dh was thinking a 3 year gap was better. Then, he changed his mind and said 2 would be better so they would be closer in age and have more in common. BUT I had changed my mind and decided 3 would be EASIER on ME!
SO, we then decided we would probably start trying for another baby summer of 2007 (and aim to have a spring 2008 baby) so we should take one last vacation as a family of 3 in the Spring of 2007. We still didnt want to go back to Disney because of the whole too much money factor though. So we thought, hmmm, how about St. Augustine? I have been twice since dh and I were married. I went with my mom and brother in 2000 and again with just my mom in 2004. I absolutely love it there and have been trying to convince dh into going for years! He has finally decided hes into the idea.
Okay, so overall what have we decided? Well, its still about 10-11 months away so this is not set in stone by any means, but as of right now we are thinking we will go ahead with the St. Augustine plans. We are thinking about going mid-May and spending about 5 days there. That will leave us money to put in savings and to pay off several bills as well. Pretty responsible of us, huh?
As I have said though I really dont know what the future holds. As of right now I am not sure how Kylie would react to having a sibling since she is used to being the center-of-attention but that may change in a few months. We might decide to go ahead and have another baby next year after all. I really dont see that happening at this point but I really cant predict the future so I am not going to say it wont happen and then have to eat my words later. KWIM?
That is the plans with us for now in case any of you were wondering.
As far as our trip in May, what can I say?! I had so many people, including my own mother, give me a hard time for choosing to take a baby to WDW. They said I was crazy, she wouldnt remember it, it would be too much for her, and we wouldnt have any fun.
Were we crazy? Well, sure, we are a little crazy. Anyone that has ever met us can verify that but I dont think we were crazy to take her to the World. Will she remember it? Nope, probably not. Dh and I will though and we took so many pictures that I am sure she will enjoy seeing when shes older. And she really had fun in the moment and thats what counts. Was it too much for her? Nope, not by a long shot! She actually was up to doing more than we had ever anticipated and was all smiles most of the trip not counting that awful Fantasmic fiasco (but we wont dwell on that)! Did we have any fun or was it as awful as people said it would be? I can honestly say it is by far the best trip we have ever taken!
Kylie was really such a delight and we learned to slow our pace to match hers. We did things that we knew were baby friendly. We had so many firsts of our own on this trip since we relaxed more. We resort hopped to see several different resorts. We ate character meals which were so much fun and I would never have thought they would be. We took time to see all of the many ducks that Kylie adores. We had time to sit and relax and people-watch and enjoy the breeze. Overall, we just relaxed and enjoyed the smaller things more. I love the go, go, go mentality that I usually have as well but this was even better! It was so nice to not feel rushed and we owe that all to making the mistake of taking a baby! So was it worth it? Um, yeah, it was worth it times 100!
And before I forget, thanks to everyone who has followed along with this trip report. Thanks for the compliments and the feedback. It was nice to share this with you and hopefully in about 2-3 more years (depending on how our plans go or change!) I will have another TR to share with you only this time it will be with a preschooler (Kylie) and a 1 year old (future baby #2) if all goes according to plan! Until then, enjoy that Disney magic and never fear the thought of taking an infant to the World. It is one decision I will never regret!
Ah, so its been 1 month, 2 weeks, and 2 days (but whos counting anyway?) since we arrived home from our magical WDW vacation. It seems like it was a lifetime ago already.
Since we have been home Kylie has literally changed from my sweet little baby into my sweet, keeps-mommy-on-her-toes, toddler. I swear it just happened overnight, pretty much since the day we got back. Okay, so I guess there were signs but I chose to ignore them and live in denial of my baby leaving infanthood for as long as I could.
The day after we got home she had her yearly check up with the pediatrician. We were told she was a bit underweight for her height and age but no worries. Shes a healthy, happy child and I refuse to stress about it since I know she eats plenty. She has been off formula since the week after we got back and a few days after that we got rid of all of her bottles and she never even noticed. She is quite fond of her sippy cups. I was surprised at how easy the transition was. Unfortunately, trying to get rid of that freakin' pacifier has been no picnic! We have decided to just wait and try again in a couple of months. It's just not worth the power struggle with her right now.
She has changed so much in the past month its unreal. She started walking a few weeks ago and is just all over the place now. She is starting to say quite a few words. I think she can say somewhere between 10-15 words, although some are easier to understand than others. She is now brushing her own hair and gets mad if she sees me brushing my hair. I immediately have to hand her the brush so she can make herself look pretty as well. She is very awkward with the brush but my little diva is quite proud of herself while she is doing it!
She has begun giving hugs and even says, Awww! when she does it. It is because when she first started giving out hugs we would say, Awww! because we thought it was so sweet. She has decided it is worth repeating that everytime she does it now which makes it even sweeter! Yep, she knows how to manipulate me as well as anyone else!
She has become increasingly interested in her Touch and Feel books and wants me to read them to her constantly. When I finally get tired of reading them, after the 65th time of doing so, she will sit in the floor and flip through the pages and talk as though she knows the words. It is quite entertaining to listen to a 1 year old try to read a book!
She has been clapping since our 1st day at WDW and recently she has begun to blow kisses. She likes to play hide and seek now and will hide behind furniture, behind the curtains, in the hall, you name it. She will wait till we say, Wheres Kylie? in a sing-song voice and then she will dart out of her hiding place with a huge grin and start giggling at us. She does this to the point of exhaustion with dh and me all day long! It is rather cute the first 2000 times though!
We were very worried about how sleeping with me while at WDW would affect her once we were home. Fortunately, it hasnt hurt her sleeping habits one bit. We put her down in her crib at 9 p.m., give her binky, cover her with a blanket, turn on her Winnie the Pooh mobile, tell her goodnight, close her door, and she goes right to sleep! If anything, her sleep habits have actually improved since returning home. She has always slept just fine in her own room and in her crib at night. BUT she always took naps in the bed with me. That is, until we returned home. Now she refuses to sleep with me and will only take naps in her crib. She has even started letting us know when she is tired. When she is sleepy she will come to me and lay her head on my leg. Ill ask if she wants to go night-night and she will reach her arms up toward me. At night, she does this with dh as he is the one that puts her to bed which is her choice. Afterall, she is a spoiled daddy's girl!
Yep, my little girl has magically morphed into a toddler! I knew it was bound to happen but I didnt expect it to happen so soon! She is still the sweetest little thing though and I am now in denial that she will one day throw a huge temper tantrum and display terrible 2 moments. Please, dont ruin my delusional fantasy! I want to live in my fantasy world a while longer! Anyway, that is the update with Little Miss Center of Attention for those that might actually care!
As far as me, I did the same thing I do after every WDW trip I obsessed on when we would take our next trip, where we would stay, what we would do, etc., etc., etc. I do that every time though until the freshness of the trip finally starts to wear off. I go through big-time withdrawal upon first returning home. It usually goes away somewhat and it now has. I know, I know! I should be banned from the DIS for even saying that, right?! Well, anyway, as of last month I had our next trip planned for Kylies 2nd b-day. I knew where we would be staying, what we would be doing, where we would be eating, and when we would be leaving. It was just a matter or waiting until next year!
However, as is often the case, the novelty of the trip has started to wear off and now I am thinking along other lines. The trip to WDW was really expensive and we really should have put the money toward better uses but I figured Kylie only turns 1 once, right? Okay, so that was my excuse. Dh and I just really, really needed to get away so it was a good use of the money this year in our eyes. However, we arent really sure it would be a good idea to go again next year. Its a huge chunk of change and we are currently only on 1 income since I quit my job to be a SAHM. We make it just fine but we really have to save and use income tax money to go to WDW. So we decided WDW is out next year.
Then, a few weeks ago I started really getting baby fever. This brought on the huge, When Should We Have Another Baby debate. I was starting to think a 2 year spacing would be good between Kylie and her future sibling as I have always wanted my children somewhat close in age like my brother and me since we are and always have been really close. Dh was thinking a 3 year gap was better. Then, he changed his mind and said 2 would be better so they would be closer in age and have more in common. BUT I had changed my mind and decided 3 would be EASIER on ME!
SO, we then decided we would probably start trying for another baby summer of 2007 (and aim to have a spring 2008 baby) so we should take one last vacation as a family of 3 in the Spring of 2007. We still didnt want to go back to Disney because of the whole too much money factor though. So we thought, hmmm, how about St. Augustine? I have been twice since dh and I were married. I went with my mom and brother in 2000 and again with just my mom in 2004. I absolutely love it there and have been trying to convince dh into going for years! He has finally decided hes into the idea.
Okay, so overall what have we decided? Well, its still about 10-11 months away so this is not set in stone by any means, but as of right now we are thinking we will go ahead with the St. Augustine plans. We are thinking about going mid-May and spending about 5 days there. That will leave us money to put in savings and to pay off several bills as well. Pretty responsible of us, huh?
As I have said though I really dont know what the future holds. As of right now I am not sure how Kylie would react to having a sibling since she is used to being the center-of-attention but that may change in a few months. We might decide to go ahead and have another baby next year after all. I really dont see that happening at this point but I really cant predict the future so I am not going to say it wont happen and then have to eat my words later. KWIM?
That is the plans with us for now in case any of you were wondering.
As far as our trip in May, what can I say?! I had so many people, including my own mother, give me a hard time for choosing to take a baby to WDW. They said I was crazy, she wouldnt remember it, it would be too much for her, and we wouldnt have any fun.
Were we crazy? Well, sure, we are a little crazy. Anyone that has ever met us can verify that but I dont think we were crazy to take her to the World. Will she remember it? Nope, probably not. Dh and I will though and we took so many pictures that I am sure she will enjoy seeing when shes older. And she really had fun in the moment and thats what counts. Was it too much for her? Nope, not by a long shot! She actually was up to doing more than we had ever anticipated and was all smiles most of the trip not counting that awful Fantasmic fiasco (but we wont dwell on that)! Did we have any fun or was it as awful as people said it would be? I can honestly say it is by far the best trip we have ever taken!
Kylie was really such a delight and we learned to slow our pace to match hers. We did things that we knew were baby friendly. We had so many firsts of our own on this trip since we relaxed more. We resort hopped to see several different resorts. We ate character meals which were so much fun and I would never have thought they would be. We took time to see all of the many ducks that Kylie adores. We had time to sit and relax and people-watch and enjoy the breeze. Overall, we just relaxed and enjoyed the smaller things more. I love the go, go, go mentality that I usually have as well but this was even better! It was so nice to not feel rushed and we owe that all to making the mistake of taking a baby! So was it worth it? Um, yeah, it was worth it times 100!
And before I forget, thanks to everyone who has followed along with this trip report. Thanks for the compliments and the feedback. It was nice to share this with you and hopefully in about 2-3 more years (depending on how our plans go or change!) I will have another TR to share with you only this time it will be with a preschooler (Kylie) and a 1 year old (future baby #2) if all goes according to plan! Until then, enjoy that Disney magic and never fear the thought of taking an infant to the World. It is one decision I will never regret!
! I can't tell you how much I enjoyed it. I can't wait to take my little 
in a few months.
) Just like you said, we knew he wouldn't remember it but we would! This year was a different story- he hasn't stopped talking about how much fun it was, and he pretends to ride Pirates (did I raise him right or what!), IASW and Winnie the Pooh all the time. Oh, and every plane that flies overhead is going to Disney World of course. That'll be Kylie next time!
