YoHo, YoHo, A Mother's Day Trip to the Mouse!

[bertegirl]

Here we go:

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Here we go:

Awww, this is really nice!

 

[Happy Elf]

Has anyone ever tried those earplanes? If not, has anyone done anything else to try and prevent ear pain.
If I could tell Anthony that we have ..... to try to help with the ear pain he might feel better about getting on the plane too.

My mom uses them every time she flies. She swears by them and says she won't fly without them anymore.

 

[leamom2princesses]

I used the earplanes the last time we went to WDW. I too suffer from ears being blocked up. I didn't experience the pain and pressure that I normally experience when I used the earplanes. I also chew gum the flight so that my ears have a chance to pop if they need to. I bought some for my girls but they had them out before we left the runway.

 

[3princesses+aprince]

My mom uses them every time she flies. She swears by them and says she won't fly without them anymore.

Oh, thanks, I definately think i'll try them!

Leamom2princesses, that's what I think Anthony would do, have them out before we take off, or not want to put them in at all. He doesn't like things like that.
Well I'll buy them, I'm going to wear them I know that, and if Anthony would like to join me, he can.

 

[racefanof88]

So as our trip gets closer, 63 DAYS AWAY, I'm starting to get a little nervous about flying. When we originally started thinking about this trip in October I really wanted to drive. DH was Ok with it, although he would rather fly and get it over with in 3 hours. And I would too....except I am AFRAID to fly. Well, when my Mom joined in there was no way she was driving. She gets carsick and would most likely drive me nuts anyway So that was out. So come January when we were ready to book, I said fine let's fly...Let's just get there. I don't care how we get there, lets just get there. To me , really I would ride on a pig's back to get there. Well , It's just hitting me as of last night that , I have to get back on a plane. We went to Florida in 2005 and we flew. I did not like it, I did not like it at all. The whole trip I was dreading getting back on the plane. When we landed in Orlando I could not hear a thing. My ears were blocked for half of the trip. By the time they unblocked I had to get back on the plane and block them back up.
I guess I really didn't think about the plane when I bought the airfare I just kind of did it. The deals were great and I just jumped at it before the prices went up.
My stepson does not like to fly either, when we told the kids we were going to Disney World they were all thrilled, the first thing out of his mouth was.....Do we have to go on the plane? And all the excitement came to a halt............Yes, Anthony, we have to get on the plane I don't know if he is really afraid to fly, or it was just because he does not like the feeling of his ears popping. They did hurt him last time more than just popping. I'm going to try to talk to him about him. But he is 12, and I don't think he'll admit he's scared to fly when his little sisters are not. My girls loved the plane, they are looking forward to their plane ride. Oh how I wish me and Anthony were too. I'm going to tell him that maybe he had a stuffy nose or a cold coming on that made his ears hurt worse than they normally would. Maybe he'll be completely fine this time (with the ear pain anyway)
I don't want the flight to ruin the trip, i'm trying not to think about it. I'm actually trying to get myself a little excited about it though.
Me and My Mom are going to go on southwest.com tonight and print out all of "the rules" . Alot has changed since we've flown 4 years ago.

Does anyone have any advice for me? (But if anyone else here is afraid to fly......don't tell me.) Only encouraging advice please. I don't want to have a nervous breakdown.

Does anyone have any tips for the airport. I'm going to find out all of the rules on what we can bring in the carryons, but do you have any little tricks that work well for you. I don't have babies or toddlers but I do have 4 kids to get through the airport! So any little tricks will be appreciated.

Any tips for Anthony?

I wasn't sure if I should tell him that I am afraid to fly too, maybe he'll talk about it with me. But then I was thinking if he knows I'm afraid, maybe he'll be even more afraid because I am too. I don't know. And if he knows I'm afraid to fly, how do I tell him he'll be fine.
The kids don't know I don't want to fly, I only talk about that with my Mom and dh. I don't want the girls to think there is something to be scared of, because to them it is all just fun. I would like to keep it that way.

Thanks for any advice

OK, I have to comment here. I am NOT going to fly. If flying was the only way I could get to Disney I would not go. I am, always have been, and always will be, afraid of the THOUGHT of flying. The only way I would get on an airplane is if it can't take off, or if I am unconscious. The flight from where I live to Orlando is about 3 hours including the layover in Atlanta. I would rather be in the car 8 hours. My oldest son gets car sick. I am going to buy dramamine and dope him up.............lol. There is not enough Valium in the world to help me through a flight..........

I think anyone who flys is very brave.

 

[racefanof88]

Us late nighters need to start an "up all night thread" ...............

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Us late nighters need to start an "up all night thread" ...............

I usually come on the disboards for a few minutes when I get in from work at midnight. I usually look forward to getting home to do this.

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Ok, so Lizzie (dd7) has hypothyroidism, she's had it since birth and needs medication every day for the rest of her life. Her thyroid does not produce enough hormone. Back in the day when they did not test for this when a newborn was born, by about 6 months of age the child would be mentally retarded. It was very scary when she was born....I was promised no side effects though, seeing how it was caught at birth. She was born weighing 4 pounds 15 ounces, full term. They actually induced me a few days early because they said they were detecting heart problems. But when she was born there was no sign of one. Thank God. She is as small as a 5 yr old right now and does have developmental delays. They recently just diagnosed her with albrights disease. Very rare, and it effects the teeth(which explained all of the cavities) and of course bone growth. It also explained the developmental delays and the birth weight. We went through the growth hormone test, and it was a nightmare, but it showed that she did not make enough growth hormone, and they were afraid she wouldn't even reach 4"8, and wouldn't even be able to drive a car. They said that when kids go through puberty and hit that growth spurt, that would never happen for Lizzie, she will just keep growing at this very slow pace. Albrights gives you a different look to your hands and feet. If you look at her hands and feet, they are chubby and look like a toddlers.
So after all of this and months of making a decision we are starting her on growth hormone injections. Not something I am looking forward to doing but I thought about it and I would not want to live like that, so i'm sure if she really knew what her future would be like she would choose this also. The injections are nothing more than the prick of a diabetes tester(her DR actually said they don't even hurt as much as that) We have an appt. on March 23rd to get it going. I recieved all of the medication and supplies by mail, and we're ready to go. Just last week Lizzie told me she wanted to be big like her friends. So as soon as she said that I knew I made the right decision.
As far as her Dr. Is telling me there are no unusual side effects, we're just giving her the hormone that her body is not making. As opposed to the horrible things that some people say happen with growth hormone. Of course I expressed those fears to the Dr. and was told that things could happen if you were giving it to someone just to make them grow as opposed to Lizzie who does not have it.
So wish me and Lizzie luck with this. I'll let you know how we make out after her appt. on the 23rd. This really should be nothing to her, because unfortunately she has been through so many different tests. I could never sit though what she has done. She also routinely has to check her thyroid levels at her check ups every 8 months. Well, she has tiny veins and when I say bloodwork is a complete disaster, it's bad. More times than not, the phlebotomist will poke both arms once or twice and still come out with nothing, we have to leave and come back in a week or so to try it again. So these little pricks most likely will not bother her much.


On that note, the medication has to be refrigerated. So I just called Disney and they said no problem they put a fridge on my reservation. She said it's just a little small thing for the medicine. Perfect, that's all set. I was hoping I did not have to rent one for the week just for the med. at 12 dollars a night. I would have had to if they did not have those, so that was great.

I also called Southwest because of the needles. They said as long as her name was on the med. on a prescription label and we had a Dr.s note saying we need the needles for this med. we were all set. She said to pack it all up in a baggy and let security know about it before I even set the bag down to be inspected. Excellent. I was worried about that too, so everything is all set with that. Although I just said to dh, I think we should make sure we are there very early in case there are any problems with this, we'll have plenty of time to get it settled.
So that's my day!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh by the way 60 DAY DANCE

Me and Sam are on our way to the Disney Store to get small wall-e figures for her bday cake this sunday. YAY party!!!! I've looked in party stores and they do not have cake toppers of Wall-e. So we're going for the little toys.
I'm excited to be going to the Disney Store....It may be dangerous.

 

[leamom2princesses]

I'm sorry that Lizzie has had such a rough go of it. It sounds like you are making the right decision and covering all of the bases.

 

[wlwilliams9]

Oh, I am so sorry little Lizzie is having to go through all of this. Give her big hugs from Emily and I. I'll be praying that everything goes well with the injections and she grows up healthy and strong!! Here is a hug and a flower for you for being strong enough to make the difficult decisions of treating your baby!


Uh oh, the Disney Store is a dangerous place! It's funny, I never even bother going into the Disney Store when I'm at the mall unless we're getting ready for vacation! Can't wait to see all of the Wall-E stuff and the other things I'm sure you picked up!!!

 

[racefanof88]

I will be thinking about Lizzie and you.

Have fun at the Disney store. I try to stay away from mine because I have a hard time getting out the door without spending way too much.

 

[3princesses+aprince]

I'm sorry that Lizzie has had such a rough go of it. It sounds like you are making the right decision and covering all of the bases.

Thanks

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Oh, I am so sorry little Lizzie is having to go through all of this. Give her big hugs from Emily and I. I'll be praying that everything goes well with the injections and she grows up healthy and strong!! Here is a hug and a flower for you for being strong enough to make the difficult decisions of treating your baby!


Uh oh, the Disney Store is a dangerous place! It's funny, I never even bother going into the Disney Store when I'm at the mall unless we're getting ready for vacation! Can't wait to see all of the Wall-E stuff and the other things I'm sure you picked up!!!

Thank you for the hug and flower

 

[3princesses+aprince]

I will be thinking about Lizzie and you.

Thank you

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Ok, so we're back from the Mall, and I did not do damage in the Disney store....I did really want to though.
I'm so excited, we got Sam's Wall-e guys for her cake

And you know they made it out of the box

Here is Sam with her favorite friends in the Disney Store

And here is her party dress. We got it at Sears, she was so excited shopping. I completely left the dress decision up to her, so she though that was great. I must say she did a good job.

She had to carry her bag with the dress throug the mall too, she looked like a little shopper. Then we had to go up the escalator, just for the ride before we left. So not bad, i'm happy, we just got to get something for her hair to match the dress, and either white frilly socks or tights. Sam is so ready for her Birthday Party

 

[my2disneyboys]

Love all the pictures! We got my son a Wall-E Luggage set for his birthday a couple of weeks ago from DS. It was only $24.00!

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Love all the pictures! We got my son a Wall-E Luggage set for his birthday a couple of weeks ago from DS. It was only $24.00!

OH wow, Sam would love that. I did not see it here at our Disney Store

 

[3princesses+aprince]

I'm off to Walmart today to buy new white tights and hairpieces for Sam's big day tomorrow. She is so excited today. She got up at 7:30 this morning telling me there was 1 more day until her Party!

 

[wlwilliams9]

What a cutie!! Emily loves Wall-E too! We have a little Wall-E robot that dances and says, "Wall-E" and "Eve-ahh". He also plus into my ipod and dances to the music. He is a cute little character! I hope Sammie has a wonderful party tomorrow! Make sure to take lots of pics!