We took a 2 year old and a 2 month old to WDW! Updated 2/3 MK and Crystal Palace!!

[Lady Lallie]

Great Trip Report so far. I am really enjoying it. Your children are beautiful.

 

[lauraf]

Love your report so far! We will be there in sept with a 2 1/2 yr old and a 4mo old. I hope to learn some secrets from your report. Reading your report makes me want to be there now. I can hardly wait for more!

 

[snowbell]

Great Report so far. I am on board..

 

[luckylady]

Enjoyiung your TR. Brave parents taking 2 so little. My DB and his wife are taking thier 4 and 1 year old in Feb. and SIL is worried about a 1Y/O. After reading your TR I don't think she should worry. Can't wait for more.

 

[Crystal824]

I can't believe some guy came barreling through the crowd with his stroller. Some people are so inconsiderate. I'm glad your DD wasn't hurt.

 

[MyKidsMom1820]

I love your trip report!
Your kids are SO cute!

 

[pl'smama]

Great TR and your kids are so adorable! I am hoping to get in a trip later this year with a baby in arms so your thoughts and tips are so welcome!

If you had to do it again, would you ship your diapers ahead of time or was it manageble to pack them?

Suz

 

[DreaGirl]

Love your TR so far!
We're taking our DD to WDW in February, and she will be just over 4 mos then!

I'm anxious to see how the rest of your trip went!

You will have so much fun! They are so easy to travel with when they are small! If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I'll do my best with the answers.

Great Trip Report so far. I am really enjoying it. Your children are beautiful.

Thank you! Thank you! I hope to work on the report more tonight!

Love your report so far! We will be there in sept with a 2 1/2 yr old and a 4mo old. I hope to learn some secrets from your report. Reading your report makes me want to be there now. I can hardly wait for more!

It really wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be. You'll see coming up that we had to really alter our schedule based on the kids, but we didn't care. We were at WDW!

You just have to be in the right mindset I think.

Great Report so far. I am on board..

Thanks for joining in!

Enjoyiung your TR. Brave parents taking 2 so little. My DB and his wife are taking thier 4 and 1 year old in Feb. and SIL is worried about a 1Y/O. After reading your TR I don't think she should worry. Can't wait for more.

They will have a blast! We were nervous taking two, esp. Baby B since he was so small. It turned out that it was actually easier traveling with a younger baby than a toddler!

I can't believe some guy came barreling through the crowd with his stroller. Some people are so inconsiderate. I'm glad your DD wasn't hurt.

I know! Some people are so rude!! Thanks for joining.

I love your trip report!
Your kids are SO cute!

Thanks! Welcome!

Great TR and your kids are so adorable! I am hoping to get in a trip later this year with a baby in arms so your thoughts and tips are so welcome!

If you had to do it again, would you ship your diapers ahead of time or was it manageble to pack them?

Suz

I hope you get to take your trip with your baby!

I wanted to ship the diapers down, but Rob thought we should just pack them. I think packing them is fine if you can do without some other things. It also frees up some space on the way home for souveniers.

I would pack more diapers on my carry-ons next time though. That was stressful!!

 

[DreaGirl]

I feel so bad that I have been neglecting this TR! The holidays were so crazy (we travel to both of our parents' houses). Then my DH got sick the day before we had to drive home (10 hours!), so I've been watching the kids more at night and not getting my Dis time in!!

I'm going to try to work on it tonight. My DH is out of town on a business trip so we'll see how tired I am. Baby B is fighting his nap right now or I would do it now.

Thanks again for following along. It makes is so much easier to write when I know I have people that are waiting. If you have any questions about traveling with young kids, feel free to ask. I'll answer the best I can!

 

[k_reile]

ugg...rude people in strollers. This will be why I am afraid DS (also born this Sept 25) will probably be about 2 or 3 before we take him even though I still want him in a stroller at that age and we also will go at down times because DH has no patience with crowds...especially if they are rude.

So I am reading reports of other people going on disney trips while waiting to take my little man on his first trip...though I know in my heart our reasoning for waiting will be well worth it since he will be older.

 

[MyKidsMom1820]

my youngest will be two when we go, and he HATES to ride. but won't hold on to your hand or anything either, he is kind of a bolter..... my friend offered to lend me her "leash backpack thing" but I think it would be like that SNL skit that Mike Meyers used to do with the kid tied to the jungle gym kwim? he runs away really fast and then gets yanked back hard. not fun.

OP you are in Michigan? What part? we are near GR

 

[Mississippianna]

OK, this is the first trip report I have ever taken the time to read, and I'm loving it! We're taking out 18 month old daughter next month, and I'm finding you're experience so far really inspiring. Looking forward to when you have time to finish the story!

 

[DreaGirl]

ugg...rude people in strollers. This will be why I am afraid DS (also born this Sept 25) will probably be about 2 or 3 before we take him even though I still want him in a stroller at that age and we also will go at down times because DH has no patience with crowds...especially if they are rude.

So I am reading reports of other people going on disney trips while waiting to take my little man on his first trip...though I know in my heart our reasoning for waiting will be well worth it since he will be older.

We took my DD the first time when she was 17 months and she had a great time! She stayed in the stroller when we wanted her to and we could zoom around. Our last two trips since then she has wanted to walk, so it has been a little slower getting around.

my youngest will be two when we go, and he HATES to ride. but won't hold on to your hand or anything either, he is kind of a bolter..... my friend offered to lend me her "leash backpack thing" but I think it would be like that SNL skit that Mike Meyers used to do with the kid tied to the jungle gym kwim? he runs away really fast and then gets yanked back hard. not fun.

OP you are in Michigan? What part? we are near GR

I have never used those backpack things, but we saw a lot of people using them this time. We thought it was because of the stroller increase, that instead of renting they were going to try that way. My DD is stubborn, so she would probably whine until we took it off.

I am in MI, metro Detroit area. Watching it snow today.

OK, this is the first trip report I have ever taken the time to read, and I'm loving it! We're taking out 18 month old daughter next month, and I'm finding you're experience so far really inspiring. Looking forward to when you have time to finish the story!

Welcome! Reading trip reports becomes addicting!

You are going to have so much fun! We took our DD the first time when she was 17 months and it was so fun! We had a lot of down time that trip and took a day "off" to swim.

 

[DreaGirl]

Princess decided that we needed a 5:30 a.m. wake up call on this day. This was not a good way to start out the day esp. since we had been up late the night before. Luckily she didn't wake up Baby B, I swear, that boy can sleep through anything!

We got up, showered, and Rob headed down to the food court to fill our mugs and get Princess a snack. We were eating breakfast at Tusker House, but not until 9:30.

While he was gone I packed up and when Princess was done with her eggs, we headed to the bus stop. There was only a few people ahead of us so we knew we would get on the first bus. A thing we learned was to already have the stroller closed BEFORE the bus got there. It makes things a lot less stressful! We only waited about 5 minutes before the bus arrived. It was a quick trip to Animal Kingdom.

We got there in time to see the morning open. It is really cute. I asked Rob to take a picture of me and Baby B with the tree in the background and that's when it happened. This lady pushed the back of my head so hard that my chin hit my chest! I had Baby B in the Hotsling, so I tripped forward a little bit. I turned around and she said "Move, I need a picture!" I couldn't believe it!! Two rude behaviors in two days. In our last two trips we hadn't even encountered one rude person!

Anyway, here are some pictures of us waiting.

After rope drop we head over to look at the tree up close.

At this point it was around 9:05 so we headed to Tusker House to check-in for our ADR. We were really excited about this breakfast because all morning Princess had been telling us that she was going to take her picture with Don Duck. She loves him! She carries him around with her a lot at home, so we were looking forward to see if she actually would do it. As you remember from our first day, she doesn't like the characters when they get up close.

I went to check us in. It was about a 15 minute wait to just check-in. We found a seat and were called in about 5 minutes.

This is what you see when you walk in to Tusker House.

This is also where you get your food. It is so cool! It looks like an outdoor market!
We got our seat and Rob went to get some breakfast for himself and for Princess. The juice that they give you is so good! I'm not sure what it is, but it is worth a try.

They let us bring our stroller in this time since they don't have infant high chairs. We did have to ask though, so if you need an infant high chair and don't have a carseat, ask if you can bring in your stroller.

The first character up was Daisy. Princess saw her heading to our table and said "Wook Momma, dat Daisy" I asked her if she was going to give Daisy a hug and she said yes...Daisy walked up and...

We couldn't believe it! I ran up and got some breakfast. I was so happy to see that they had the bisquits and gravy. I love the b&g at Crystal Palace, and this was the exact same. So good!!

Next up was Mickey. She was hesitant at first.

And then she did it again!

We made another trip up to the buffet and then came Goofy. We were hoping that Goofy would be last because he is so tall. We were right...too much. She wouldn't even move from her seat.

We were almost done eating and we still hadn't seen "Don" duck. Then, here is came! Princess got very excited and then when he walked up to our table, she wouldn't budge! I took a pic for her.

Next up was the parade and dance with Mickey. We decided to participate and then head out to the park.

Our first stop after breakfast was Kilimanjaro Safaris. I almost didn't go because I thought it would be too bumpy with Baby B, but decided to do it since there was no warning against it.

This is one of our favorite rides. We always ride it first thing and we have seen animals every time. This time I didn't take as many pictures because we videod a lot of it. Here are a few of the better ones.

After the ride we decided to catch Nemo. We hadn't seen it before and Princess LOVES Nemo.

We made it right in time. There wasn't a line so we walked right in. What a great show! If you haven't seen it, do it. Ours did have "technical difficulties" about halfway through, but it was only down a couple of minutes. This is also a good place to nurse if you are breastfeeding. Baby B nursed the entire show and it is nice and dark in there. I have a BebeAuLait so that gives me extra privacy.

Continued in next post...

 

[DreaGirl]

Double Post

 

[DreaGirl]

After the show DD was getting a little cranky and needed a snack so we headed over to DinoLand U.S.A.

They have a little cart in the corner that serves pretzels, hot dogs, and these slushy drinks. We got DD a hot dog and a slushy.

While she was eating, I went and played a few games...didn't win. When I came back she wanted to play so we went and played another game. We won this one! Here are our prizes!

Rob and Blake decided to rest in the shade and Princess and I went and rode TriceraTop Spin. She loves this ride.

There was about a 15 minute wait for this ride. Luckily there was a little girl in front of us that looked about 4 that kept Princess occupied and I chatted with her Dad until it was our turn.

By this point it was about 1:30 and we knew that our time was running out. DD was getting tired so we decided that we would eat at the Park and then go back to POP. Here is Rob looking for a place to eat...or avoiding a picture, you decide.

We decided on Flame Tree BBQ. We eat there every time. It is so good. You get a lot of food, so there is enough for DD to share with us. Before leaving I took the kids to the bathroom for diaper changes.

Then we were off!

We both got the BBQ sandwiches and headed out to look for a seat. Last year, Princess was terrified of all birds. We though she was over it...we though wrong! If your kids are afraid of birds or ducks, do not eat here! They are everywhere!
Princess spotting the ducks.

Going to Daddy for help.

At this point we already had our food, so we looked for a spot without ducks...not happening. So we sat at a table in the corner in hopes that they would leave us alone. There was an older couple at the table behind us who was helping us shoo away the ducks. But there were another couple sitting at the table beside us who was FEEDING the ducks. I asked them if they minded not feeding them because Princess was so scared, but they ignored me. I guess they didn't see the card that they give you that asks you not to feed the wildlife either. At this point, Princess was sitting on the table because she was so scared and we were inhaling our food. The feeders left before us and the ducks cleared out pretty quick since the only people left were waving them away.

Baby B was calm, as always.

After we inhaled our food, Baby B was hungry, so we found a bench and watched the street performers. I nursed him under my BebeAulait and Princess and Rob danced around.

At this point we were all tired from our early wake-up call so we headed to the bus.

When we got to the bus stop, there was only one couple in front of us. We knew we had just missed the bus. We waited about 30 minutes for the next bus, and were so happy to see it pull-up. It is a quck ride to Pop thankfully!

We stopped by the food court to fill up our mugs and then headed to the room.

We got back to the room and layed down for a nap. All four of us took a long nap. When we woke up we decided to eat at the food court. I got the buger and fries, Princess got a pizza, and Rob got the Beef and Broccoli. They were all really good for food court food.

We browsed the gift shop and then headed back to the room to relax. We wanted to swim, but it was a little too chilly, so we settled in for the night.

We had an early morning the next day. It was our last day and we were spending it at Magic Kingdom.

 

[bennythepug]

loving your trip report! very detailed and I love the pictures

 

[DisFamily01]

Great report! We are going to Disney for a week in May with a 3 yo and 2 mo Can't wait.

 

[bertegirl]

Thanks for the great trip report. It is perfect for anyone taking little ones along! Glad I found it!!!

 

[DreaGirl]

loving your trip report! very detailed and I love the pictures

Thank you!!

Great report! We are going to Disney for a week in May with a 3 yo and 2 mo Can't wait.

You are going to have a lot of fun. Believe me, your 2 mo is going to be so much easier than your 3 year old. You won't even believe it. They are so portable when they are little.

Thanks for the great trip report. It is perfect for anyone taking little ones along! Glad I found it!!!

Thank you! I hope so. I looked for one when I was planning this trip and didn't see many so I thought I would write one just in case there were more people like our family.