How far along? 33 Weeks
Total weight gain: 20ish pounds
Maternity clothes? yes but i mainly wear sweats
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: sleeping great!
Best moment this week: getting a few things crossed off my to do list- even if it was just breast pads and binkys! Also 98% sure we finalizing his name. On the way to church out of the blue Raegan said ****** is my brother. I am ******'s big sister. And Ryan said that sealed the name deal.
Miss Anything? alcohol, sleeping on my tummy, running
Movement: He has been getting lots of hiccups, but movement is slowing down because he feels like a 10 pounder.
Food cravings: GiGi's white magic cupcakes, little chocolate cadberry eggs
Anything making you queasy or sick: everything when I don't take unisom
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks
Symptoms: physically slowing down, BH, tired
Belly Button in or out? hanging on for dear life
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! Tired, but happy!
Looking forward to: Going to hobby lobby to see if there is anything else I like for decor in his room. Not looking forward to getting on the scale next week.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
32 weeks
How far along? 32 Weeks
Total weight gain: Gah. about 20 lbs
Maternity clothes? yes. but now that its warm I love wearing my soccer shorts!
Stretch marks? none yet
Sleep: sleep is good!
Best moment this week: hearing the heartbeat. 142 and strong!
Miss Anything? Alcohol, working out hard, lifting weights, walking up the stairs without losing my breath, playing soccer, alcohol.
Movement: still lots of movement & baby hiccups. Not going to lie, sometimes the movements are pretty painful, almost over it!
Food cravings: sweets
Anything making you queasy or sick: Everything when I don't take Unisom. I didn't take it over the weekend and was puking and miserable.
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks
Symptoms: None stop restless leg. It is awful. I've never had it this bad. Every night at like 9pm I start to get it and nothing helps until my unisom kicks in and knocks me out!
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY!
Looking forward to: Getting things done off my to do list.
Monday, March 19, 2012
31 weeks!
How far along? 31 Weeks
Total weight gain: not sure. probably a few pounds up from 2 weeks ago. Love those GiGi's cupcakes!
Maternity clothes? Maternity shirts, I can still fit in one pair of regular jeans.
Stretch marks? none
Sleep: sleep like a rock once I fall asleep. Lots of restless leg when I first get into bed.
Best moment this week: The beautiful weather and being outside. Starting to finish up things for baby boy.... slowly but surely. Complete opposite of Raegan!
Miss Anything? Alcohol!
Movement: Tons, and sometimes painful
Food cravings:nadda
Anything making you queasy or sick: everything when I dont take my unisom!
Gender: Boy!
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Restless leg is the major one right now
Belly Button in or out? top is starting to pop out! but it's still in limbo
Wedding rings on or off? on but my fingers swell from the heat, during walks or playing cornhole.
Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY!
Looking forward to: Buying the rest of everything we need. I'm slacking
Total weight gain: not sure. probably a few pounds up from 2 weeks ago. Love those GiGi's cupcakes!
Maternity clothes? Maternity shirts, I can still fit in one pair of regular jeans.
Stretch marks? none
Sleep: sleep like a rock once I fall asleep. Lots of restless leg when I first get into bed.
Best moment this week: The beautiful weather and being outside. Starting to finish up things for baby boy.... slowly but surely. Complete opposite of Raegan!
Miss Anything? Alcohol!
Movement: Tons, and sometimes painful
Food cravings:nadda
Anything making you queasy or sick: everything when I dont take my unisom!
Gender: Boy!
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Restless leg is the major one right now
Belly Button in or out? top is starting to pop out! but it's still in limbo
Wedding rings on or off? on but my fingers swell from the heat, during walks or playing cornhole.
Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY!
Looking forward to: Buying the rest of everything we need. I'm slacking
Monday, March 12, 2012
Gymnastics star!
A couple of weeks ago I was talking to my neighbor Abbey who has a daughter, Ella, the same age as Raegan. I was telling her how I wanted to start Raegan in gymnastics and asked if her and Ella were interested in it as well. She said yes and knew of a place we could take the girls. Last week they had their first class. They wore the most adorable little leotards and were so cute out there. The class only had 4 girls in it, so it was nice that they got lots of attention and practice.
Class started off in the preschool room where they did some stretching. They then jumped right in and went through a circuit of activities. She got to do a "cartwheel," jump over some mats, swing from the bar, backwards and forwards somersault, balance beam and super woman's! After they went through the circuit a couple of times they got to go out into the big gym and do the big bars. And of course class ended with a stamp and suckers so she was in love.
The rest of the day and the next she was doing somersaults and super woman's all over the house. She would also swing from the bar on the treadmill. The entire next day she kept asking to go back to "nastics" We have a couple more sessions on Thursday mornings and then in April we are switching to a Monday night class so that daddy can go to some classes too, especially after brother makes his appearance in May. The best part about it is that its not a mommy and me class so I actually get to sit and watch and don't have to participate!
Class started off in the preschool room where they did some stretching. They then jumped right in and went through a circuit of activities. She got to do a "cartwheel," jump over some mats, swing from the bar, backwards and forwards somersault, balance beam and super woman's! After they went through the circuit a couple of times they got to go out into the big gym and do the big bars. And of course class ended with a stamp and suckers so she was in love.
The rest of the day and the next she was doing somersaults and super woman's all over the house. She would also swing from the bar on the treadmill. The entire next day she kept asking to go back to "nastics" We have a couple more sessions on Thursday mornings and then in April we are switching to a Monday night class so that daddy can go to some classes too, especially after brother makes his appearance in May. The best part about it is that its not a mommy and me class so I actually get to sit and watch and don't have to participate!
Raegan's first dentist appointment!
Last week Raegan had her first dentist appointment at Fishers Pediatric Dentistry. At Raegan's 2 year baby well checkup her pediatrician said once her two year old molars were done coming in to make an appointment to see the dentist. Her molars were all in by November, but between the pregnancy sickness and the holidays it didn't get done right away. I finally called at the beginning of February and got her in. We had plenty of time to get her prepared for the dentist. She loves the Bearenstein Bears, or Stain Bears as she calls them. OnDemand there was an episode of the "Stain Bears" where brother and sister bear visit the dentist. She loved it and it was great for her to see there is nothing to be scared of.
I totally expected it to be a fail and for her not to open her mouth and to just cry the entire time. We talked the days leading up to it about how the dentist will want to count her teeth. I would count hers and she would count mine. I somehow only have 9 teeth according to her. We started practicing her spitting when we would brush so we could move on from training toothpaste to big girl toothpaste with fluoride. She loves brushing her teeth, we do it 2-3 times a day but I was still nervous. She drinks juice and eats fruit snacks and I would feel like a total mom fail if my 2 year old had a cavity.
We got to the dentist at 9am. The office is decorated like a beach and a jungle. She loved it. We didn't have to wait long before she got called back. We went back and she got to pick out her own "boat" which is what the chairs looked like. She picked the purple one. She got to pick out her toothbrush and she picked out the purple and pink one, I thought for sure she would pick spongebob but nope! She then laid on the chair like a big girl and I was shocked. I sat at her feet. I should have known it wasn't going to last long and that I needed to get a picture asap! As soon as the hygienist sat down she got scared so she sat on my lap for the rest of the appointment. Dr. Ana came over and was great! She talked to Raegan about princess' and Disney, the animals at the beach and Raegan really warmed up to her. Dr. Ana said they needed to count. She asked Raegan to count how many eyes she has, ears, nose, fingers, mouth and tongue. Then she said they needed to count her teeth. Raegan opened up and said "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Dr. Ana was able to get a good look at all of her teeth and said they all looked great. The hygienist then took over for the cleaning. Once again, I thought this would be a fail. But she told Raegan she was going to put bubble gum sparkles on her teeth and Raegan was so excited. She let her use the polisher and polish her teeth. She did start crying a little bit, just because I think the sound scared her but she made it through. She got to rinse and spit like a big girl. She did so well she got an extra surprise, a ring and more stickers!
Ryan was working from home that day and she couldn't wait to get home and tell daddy that she had sparkles on her teeth. All in all, I would say it was a pretty successful trip and she goes back in 6 months for her next check up! Maybe then I will be able to get a picture of her in the chair!
I totally expected it to be a fail and for her not to open her mouth and to just cry the entire time. We talked the days leading up to it about how the dentist will want to count her teeth. I would count hers and she would count mine. I somehow only have 9 teeth according to her. We started practicing her spitting when we would brush so we could move on from training toothpaste to big girl toothpaste with fluoride. She loves brushing her teeth, we do it 2-3 times a day but I was still nervous. She drinks juice and eats fruit snacks and I would feel like a total mom fail if my 2 year old had a cavity.
We got to the dentist at 9am. The office is decorated like a beach and a jungle. She loved it. We didn't have to wait long before she got called back. We went back and she got to pick out her own "boat" which is what the chairs looked like. She picked the purple one. She got to pick out her toothbrush and she picked out the purple and pink one, I thought for sure she would pick spongebob but nope! She then laid on the chair like a big girl and I was shocked. I sat at her feet. I should have known it wasn't going to last long and that I needed to get a picture asap! As soon as the hygienist sat down she got scared so she sat on my lap for the rest of the appointment. Dr. Ana came over and was great! She talked to Raegan about princess' and Disney, the animals at the beach and Raegan really warmed up to her. Dr. Ana said they needed to count. She asked Raegan to count how many eyes she has, ears, nose, fingers, mouth and tongue. Then she said they needed to count her teeth. Raegan opened up and said "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Dr. Ana was able to get a good look at all of her teeth and said they all looked great. The hygienist then took over for the cleaning. Once again, I thought this would be a fail. But she told Raegan she was going to put bubble gum sparkles on her teeth and Raegan was so excited. She let her use the polisher and polish her teeth. She did start crying a little bit, just because I think the sound scared her but she made it through. She got to rinse and spit like a big girl. She did so well she got an extra surprise, a ring and more stickers!
Ryan was working from home that day and she couldn't wait to get home and tell daddy that she had sparkles on her teeth. All in all, I would say it was a pretty successful trip and she goes back in 6 months for her next check up! Maybe then I will be able to get a picture of her in the chair!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
30 weeks!
How far along? 30 Weeks
Total weight gain: 16 lbs I believe my doctor said this week. Didn't even gain one pound the past two weeks which made me very happy!!!
Maternity clothes? yes
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: great- unisom
Best moment this week: not baby related... Raegan's first gymnastics class!
Miss Anything? The usual... alcohol and tanning.
Movement: lots and lots
Food cravings: I might of had my first real die for craving last night! I sent the hubby to DQ for a cookie dough blizzard with extra hot fudge!
Anything making you queasy or sick: everything when I don't take Unisom.
Gender: Boy!
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Braxton Hicks, some tailbone pain
Belly Button in or out? flat
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: so very happy and oh so tired!
Looking forward to: Finding a photographer for his newborn session, finishing his room.
Monday, March 5, 2012
29 weeks!
How far along? 29 Weeks
Total weight gain: unofficial 14-15lbs.
Maternity clothes? Finally found a pair of maternity jeans I like. Ready for warm weather, dresses and flip flops!
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: still sleeping great
Best moment this week: I think he finally had hiccups for the first time. They feel much different than Raegan's. Softer almost and don't last as long.
Miss Anything? Tanning, alcohol. Doing all out zumba.
Movement: Still a lot of movement, mostly at night. But he is head down now!
Food cravings: Nothing really. I do love salads right now which is good. Lite cesear or Balsamic Vinaigrette.
Anything making you queasy or sick: raw meat, the smell of coffee and everything when I don't take Unisom.
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: not as much heartburn these days, restless leg at night, charley horses in my sleep, braxton hicks.
Belly Button in or out? pretty flat these days.
Wedding rings on or off? on, they get kind of tight after being on the treadmill though.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Making it to 30 weeks. Finishing up his room.
Total weight gain: unofficial 14-15lbs.
Maternity clothes? Finally found a pair of maternity jeans I like. Ready for warm weather, dresses and flip flops!
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: still sleeping great
Best moment this week: I think he finally had hiccups for the first time. They feel much different than Raegan's. Softer almost and don't last as long.
Miss Anything? Tanning, alcohol. Doing all out zumba.
Movement: Still a lot of movement, mostly at night. But he is head down now!
Food cravings: Nothing really. I do love salads right now which is good. Lite cesear or Balsamic Vinaigrette.
Anything making you queasy or sick: raw meat, the smell of coffee and everything when I don't take Unisom.
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: not as much heartburn these days, restless leg at night, charley horses in my sleep, braxton hicks.
Belly Button in or out? pretty flat these days.
Wedding rings on or off? on, they get kind of tight after being on the treadmill though.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Making it to 30 weeks. Finishing up his room.
3 hour glucose test
As soon as we got back from Disney, bright and early Monday morning I received a call from the OB office saying I failed my one hour glucose test by 2 freaking points. I had to have a 140 and I got a 142. I would have to go back for the 3 hour test later that week. I knew failing it was a possibility because most of the time when I eat ice cream or cupcakes I don't feel very good. I even have puked after eating frozen yogurt a time or two. I had talked to my doctor about it but he said it was probably more of a morning sickness thing than GD. I did not have any other signs or symptoms.
I went in Thursday morning for the dreaded test. I got there a little after 9am, had to have a fasting blood draw then drink the 100g sugar drink. It was awful. The 50g one hour test drink is not bad. This drink is thick and just awful tasting. You have 5 minutes to drink it in. I finished it in less than 2 minutes but seriously never want to do that again. I had to wait 1 hour and go back for my second blood draw. I thought I would enjoy this. Sitting in peace and quiet, no kids, just me time. Wrong. I was so bored and uncomfortable. HGTV was on and I am not a fan, I read all the magazines and still had time to kill. The office doesn't have wifi so my computer was no good. Thank goodness for iPhones and facebook! I went back for my 1 hour draw and my vein exploded. I felt sick. The phlebotomist said I could puke if I needed too. You only have to keep the drink down for 45 minutes but they can't tell you that until after the 1 hour draw. I survived and never puked. She just told me to drink lots of water. I chugged and chugged. I felt so much better then. Time slowly went by, thank goodness for texting. I had my 2 hour draw and then the 3 hour. I had to have 3 of the 4 draws on my right arm since the vein on my left arm exploded she said it would be very painful. I have great veins but bruise very easy. My poor arms. They were so sore for about 48 hours after. The Phlebotomist just said to heat and ice them. Which of course I didn't. I was so excited to leave there and eat. The test wasn't really as bad as I had in my head that it would be. But I never want to do it again.
I got my results back the next afternoon and passed. The nurse didn't go into any detail but I'm sure my dr will at my 30 week appt. I am just happy to have passed! No gestational diabetes diet and hello cupcakes!
I went in Thursday morning for the dreaded test. I got there a little after 9am, had to have a fasting blood draw then drink the 100g sugar drink. It was awful. The 50g one hour test drink is not bad. This drink is thick and just awful tasting. You have 5 minutes to drink it in. I finished it in less than 2 minutes but seriously never want to do that again. I had to wait 1 hour and go back for my second blood draw. I thought I would enjoy this. Sitting in peace and quiet, no kids, just me time. Wrong. I was so bored and uncomfortable. HGTV was on and I am not a fan, I read all the magazines and still had time to kill. The office doesn't have wifi so my computer was no good. Thank goodness for iPhones and facebook! I went back for my 1 hour draw and my vein exploded. I felt sick. The phlebotomist said I could puke if I needed too. You only have to keep the drink down for 45 minutes but they can't tell you that until after the 1 hour draw. I survived and never puked. She just told me to drink lots of water. I chugged and chugged. I felt so much better then. Time slowly went by, thank goodness for texting. I had my 2 hour draw and then the 3 hour. I had to have 3 of the 4 draws on my right arm since the vein on my left arm exploded she said it would be very painful. I have great veins but bruise very easy. My poor arms. They were so sore for about 48 hours after. The Phlebotomist just said to heat and ice them. Which of course I didn't. I was so excited to leave there and eat. The test wasn't really as bad as I had in my head that it would be. But I never want to do it again.
I got my results back the next afternoon and passed. The nurse didn't go into any detail but I'm sure my dr will at my 30 week appt. I am just happy to have passed! No gestational diabetes diet and hello cupcakes!
Disney World!
Ryan and I randomly decided one Friday night in the middle of February we wanted to go on a quick trip to Disney before baby boy gets here. We wanted to do something special for R as our last hooray as a family of 3. We knew that once baby boy gets here we wouldn't be going to Disney anytime soon. We looked at our calendar and made reservations for 2 weeks later. We left on Thursday after my 28 week appointment was over and headed for sunny, warm Florida. We drove through the night in a rental car and got to Disney at 8am. Thankfully the hotel let us check in early and didn't even charge us for the extra time. Ryan headed to bed since he drove the hard part of the night from about 10pm-4am. I got the first shift and the last shift.
We stayed at Disney's Pop Century Resort. We decided even though it was a value hotel it would be fun for R because of all tacky decorations. I would not stay there if it were just Ryan and I, or if I had older kids. But it worked out great for us this trip. Our first choice was the Caribbean Beach Resort but they were booked. After we got all checked into our room Ryan went straight to sleep and Raegan and I headed for the pool. Even though I was running on about 3 hours of sleep I was not going to pass up on an 88 and sunny day to sleep inside. We were in the 60's decade of the hotel and the kids pool was great. When we first got out there we were the only ones there. Raegan was so excited to swim. We stayed down there until noon when we went and woke Ryan up for lunch. My plan before we left Indy was to get Chicken Salad and croissants to take with us so we would have food in the car and for when we got to Disney. I totally forgot the part and Ryan didn't remind me until it was too late. It would have been nice to have more food with us and not just snacks but we sucked it up and went to the food court of the hotel and paid $25 for lunch, for just Ryan and I. He had a sandwich and I had chicken nuggets. Oh Disney! After lunch we talked Ryan into going to the pool. We went back to the pool for a couple of hours. At about 3pm we went back to the room in hopes that Raegan would take a nap. Which of course she did not. So we showered and got ready then hopped on a bus to Downtown Disney for dinner. Raegan was super excited to ride a bus. The bus was hot and crowded and not fun.
Luckily it was a short bus ride and we got to DTD around 5. Our plan was to head straight to dinner somewhere so we wouldn't have to wait. But after lots of pictures, a carousel ride and a train ride ride we finally got to T-Rex which is where Raegan wanted to eat dinner. Thankfully, we didn't have to wait and got a table right away in the "ice glacier." We had never been to T-Rex but it is just like Rainforest Cafe. Our dinner was great and only $30 for both of us and Raegan had fun! If you can't tell, Raegan doesn't eat much so we never order her anything. She just eats a few bites off of our plates.
After dinner we went to Ghirardelli Soda Fountain for dessert, their famous and delicious hot fudge sundae! YUM! Once we gobbled that down we headed back to the buses so we could go to bed early and get some sleep. We got back to the hotel about 730 which is R's bedtime. I think we were all asleep by 8.
Saturday morning the alarm went off at 6:45am. Yawn. I jumped out of bed though, surprisingly, and got ready. I was so excited to go to the Magic Kingdom. At 7 I woke Ryan up and then we woke Raegan up shortly after. But of course before we went to the bus we had to stop and get Ryan his coffee. We got on the bus and arrived at MK right at 8 as they were opening.
Our first stop was to get a picture infront of the sign. After we entered the park I heard a worker talking about how Pinocchio didn't have a line. I looked over and there was Pinocchio standing there waiting for people to come see him. Raegan loves the book Pinocchio and how he "becomes a real boy!" Even though Pinocchio isn't very big Raegan was shy and wanted nothing to do with him. But of course, as soon as we got our picture and walked away she was all about him and over the moon in excitement over meeting Pinocchio and that he was a real boy.
As we continued to walk into the park we saw a line for Pluto and Daisy. We got in Pluto's line and I looked over my shoulder and saw in the theater was the princess' and Mickey with no wait. So we jumped out of Pluto's line and went to see the Princess'. We got to meet Princess Aurora, also known as Sleeping Beauty, Belle and Cinderella. She had no clue who Aurora was, we have never watched Sleeping Beauty. But she was so excited for Belle and Cinderella even though she was very shy. She told Belle that they were twins she had the same dress. I brought her dress to take so she could wear it but mom fail, I left it in the car at the hotel. We then went to see Mickey. Minnie was busy at a character breakfast but Mickey was there to meet. She wasn't really a fan of him. After that we went and got back in line for Pluto and Daisy. She was terrified of Daisy. She wanted nothing to do with him. Ryan was holding her and she was literally crawling on his shoulder to try and get further away. So Pluto was a total fail. But Daisy Duck was a huge hit. She was so excited and actually smiled and talked to Daisy! Winner! Some of my favorite pictures are of her (us) with Daisy.
One hour into MK and we got to meet all those characters. I honestly did not expect to meet any of them. I thought the lines would be crazy long and they would be hard to find. Raegan was super excited to see Cinderella's castle. That's really all she wanted to do. She didn't like when we went somewhere and she couldn't see the castle.
We then rode on Peter Pan's flight, she hated it. Too dark. And went on It's a small world. She liked riding in a boat but I think was bored with the rest. We went to Mickey's Philharmagic which was in 3D and was a big hit for all of us. She actually kept the glasses on and was reaching out for some of the objects and laughing and really enjoying it. It was nice that we were still there early enough that there were no lines. She rode on the giant carrousel and loved riding a horse! Ahhh to be a kid again! We got a fast pass for Winnie the Pooh which had a 30 minute wait and then went to ride on Aladdin's magic carpet. I have to say that it was by far her favorite part. Ryan got to ride with her, I don't do well on anything that spins around in circles. She got to control when the carpet went up and down and loved it. We then got in line to see Ariel which was probably the longest we had to wait which was about 20 minutes. We were the last family that got to see her before she had to go to a character lunch. She was standing next to a bridge and creek and Raegan kept asking to go see Ariel. She thought Ariel would be down in the water. Prince Eric was with Ariel too. After being shy around Ariel and Eric we went back to Pooh's ride. Pooh's ride gets dark at some points too which she was not a fan of. The Pooh fast pass comes with a Philharmagic fast pass too but she said she didn't want to watch it again. So we continued to walk around and see what else there was without a crazy long wait. The park was getting busy by this point. We still had some time to kill because our lunch reservation wasn't until 1:30.
We went to the Monster Inc comedy show. While we were waiting for it she started having a meltdown because we told her it was called Monsters Inc. And she was scared of the monsters and wanted to leave. We bribed her with fruit snacks and went inside. We got an isle middle row seat. The show was funny and they have a lot of audience interaction. The monster on the screen who was telling his comedy piece then said something about a two headed monster and a bright light turned onto Ryan and Raegan who was sitting in his lap. They appeared on the big screen of the theatre as a two headed monster. They were asked their names and where they were from. The monster inc monster then started making jokes about Indiana. It was really funny and Raegan loved being on the big screen tv! We did the people mover which isn't really a ride but it is. And Raegan saw the speedway and wanted to ride in a race car. We were trying to avoid that because it had a long line and no fast pass. We told her we would go after lunch, which we never did. I know she would have loved to drive but I did not want to wait in line for 30-40 minutes for it. We watched some of the Dreams show and then went to lunch.
We had reservations for lunch at The Crystal Palace to dine with Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and Eeyore. She loved it and the food was actually really good for a buffet style. All of the characters came around to the table and she got her picture taken with them. By then end she was able to have her picture taken by herself and wasn't clinging onto one of us. After lunch the park was crowded and people were lining up for the parade so we decided to leave and head back to the hotel in hopes for a nap. Of course Raegan did not want to nap. She wanted to go to the pool. We went to the pool for a little while but the windy was pretty chilly. It was about 70 and partly sunny but the wind was very cold. So we left the pool and just went back to the room. We ate so much at lunch that we didn't need anything for dinner and around 7 headed back to MK.
Raegan fell asleep on the bus and then woke back up after we got to the park. She stayed awake long enough to watch some of the Dreams show infront of the Castle but then fell back asleep in Ryan's arms. It actually worked out perfect because we had great seats in front of the castle and she was asleep so we just stayed there on the bench for the Electrical Parade and fireworks. We sat there for about an hour or so before the parade started. She slept through the parade and most of the fireworks. She poked her head up once or twice during the fireworks to see what was going on but she was just so tired. The fireworks and light show on the castle were great. It has changed a lot since I was there last. Raegan stayed asleep on the bus on the way back to the hotel and then of course woke up once we got there. Luckily she fell back asleep at the hotel. We all slept great that night.
Our ridiculous neighbors kept slamming their door and running around at about 8am which woke all of us up and we weren't too happy about it. We were hoping for a little more sleep before the long 14 hour drive home. We got up and went to breakfast at the food court. Raegan and I got Mickey waffles and of course she didn't eat more than two bites. We went back to the room, showered, packed up and said goodbye to Disney.
It was Ryan's first time at Disney too and he had a great time. Of course we weren't there for long and didn't get to ride any adult rides but he had a great time. We are excited to go back in a few years for a longer time and when I am not pregnant to really enjoy all the parks and rides!
We stayed at Disney's Pop Century Resort. We decided even though it was a value hotel it would be fun for R because of all tacky decorations. I would not stay there if it were just Ryan and I, or if I had older kids. But it worked out great for us this trip. Our first choice was the Caribbean Beach Resort but they were booked. After we got all checked into our room Ryan went straight to sleep and Raegan and I headed for the pool. Even though I was running on about 3 hours of sleep I was not going to pass up on an 88 and sunny day to sleep inside. We were in the 60's decade of the hotel and the kids pool was great. When we first got out there we were the only ones there. Raegan was so excited to swim. We stayed down there until noon when we went and woke Ryan up for lunch. My plan before we left Indy was to get Chicken Salad and croissants to take with us so we would have food in the car and for when we got to Disney. I totally forgot the part and Ryan didn't remind me until it was too late. It would have been nice to have more food with us and not just snacks but we sucked it up and went to the food court of the hotel and paid $25 for lunch, for just Ryan and I. He had a sandwich and I had chicken nuggets. Oh Disney! After lunch we talked Ryan into going to the pool. We went back to the pool for a couple of hours. At about 3pm we went back to the room in hopes that Raegan would take a nap. Which of course she did not. So we showered and got ready then hopped on a bus to Downtown Disney for dinner. Raegan was super excited to ride a bus. The bus was hot and crowded and not fun.
Luckily it was a short bus ride and we got to DTD around 5. Our plan was to head straight to dinner somewhere so we wouldn't have to wait. But after lots of pictures, a carousel ride and a train ride ride we finally got to T-Rex which is where Raegan wanted to eat dinner. Thankfully, we didn't have to wait and got a table right away in the "ice glacier." We had never been to T-Rex but it is just like Rainforest Cafe. Our dinner was great and only $30 for both of us and Raegan had fun! If you can't tell, Raegan doesn't eat much so we never order her anything. She just eats a few bites off of our plates.
After dinner we went to Ghirardelli Soda Fountain for dessert, their famous and delicious hot fudge sundae! YUM! Once we gobbled that down we headed back to the buses so we could go to bed early and get some sleep. We got back to the hotel about 730 which is R's bedtime. I think we were all asleep by 8.
Saturday morning the alarm went off at 6:45am. Yawn. I jumped out of bed though, surprisingly, and got ready. I was so excited to go to the Magic Kingdom. At 7 I woke Ryan up and then we woke Raegan up shortly after. But of course before we went to the bus we had to stop and get Ryan his coffee. We got on the bus and arrived at MK right at 8 as they were opening.
Our first stop was to get a picture infront of the sign. After we entered the park I heard a worker talking about how Pinocchio didn't have a line. I looked over and there was Pinocchio standing there waiting for people to come see him. Raegan loves the book Pinocchio and how he "becomes a real boy!" Even though Pinocchio isn't very big Raegan was shy and wanted nothing to do with him. But of course, as soon as we got our picture and walked away she was all about him and over the moon in excitement over meeting Pinocchio and that he was a real boy.
As we continued to walk into the park we saw a line for Pluto and Daisy. We got in Pluto's line and I looked over my shoulder and saw in the theater was the princess' and Mickey with no wait. So we jumped out of Pluto's line and went to see the Princess'. We got to meet Princess Aurora, also known as Sleeping Beauty, Belle and Cinderella. She had no clue who Aurora was, we have never watched Sleeping Beauty. But she was so excited for Belle and Cinderella even though she was very shy. She told Belle that they were twins she had the same dress. I brought her dress to take so she could wear it but mom fail, I left it in the car at the hotel. We then went to see Mickey. Minnie was busy at a character breakfast but Mickey was there to meet. She wasn't really a fan of him. After that we went and got back in line for Pluto and Daisy. She was terrified of Daisy. She wanted nothing to do with him. Ryan was holding her and she was literally crawling on his shoulder to try and get further away. So Pluto was a total fail. But Daisy Duck was a huge hit. She was so excited and actually smiled and talked to Daisy! Winner! Some of my favorite pictures are of her (us) with Daisy.
One hour into MK and we got to meet all those characters. I honestly did not expect to meet any of them. I thought the lines would be crazy long and they would be hard to find. Raegan was super excited to see Cinderella's castle. That's really all she wanted to do. She didn't like when we went somewhere and she couldn't see the castle.
We then rode on Peter Pan's flight, she hated it. Too dark. And went on It's a small world. She liked riding in a boat but I think was bored with the rest. We went to Mickey's Philharmagic which was in 3D and was a big hit for all of us. She actually kept the glasses on and was reaching out for some of the objects and laughing and really enjoying it. It was nice that we were still there early enough that there were no lines. She rode on the giant carrousel and loved riding a horse! Ahhh to be a kid again! We got a fast pass for Winnie the Pooh which had a 30 minute wait and then went to ride on Aladdin's magic carpet. I have to say that it was by far her favorite part. Ryan got to ride with her, I don't do well on anything that spins around in circles. She got to control when the carpet went up and down and loved it. We then got in line to see Ariel which was probably the longest we had to wait which was about 20 minutes. We were the last family that got to see her before she had to go to a character lunch. She was standing next to a bridge and creek and Raegan kept asking to go see Ariel. She thought Ariel would be down in the water. Prince Eric was with Ariel too. After being shy around Ariel and Eric we went back to Pooh's ride. Pooh's ride gets dark at some points too which she was not a fan of. The Pooh fast pass comes with a Philharmagic fast pass too but she said she didn't want to watch it again. So we continued to walk around and see what else there was without a crazy long wait. The park was getting busy by this point. We still had some time to kill because our lunch reservation wasn't until 1:30.
We went to the Monster Inc comedy show. While we were waiting for it she started having a meltdown because we told her it was called Monsters Inc. And she was scared of the monsters and wanted to leave. We bribed her with fruit snacks and went inside. We got an isle middle row seat. The show was funny and they have a lot of audience interaction. The monster on the screen who was telling his comedy piece then said something about a two headed monster and a bright light turned onto Ryan and Raegan who was sitting in his lap. They appeared on the big screen of the theatre as a two headed monster. They were asked their names and where they were from. The monster inc monster then started making jokes about Indiana. It was really funny and Raegan loved being on the big screen tv! We did the people mover which isn't really a ride but it is. And Raegan saw the speedway and wanted to ride in a race car. We were trying to avoid that because it had a long line and no fast pass. We told her we would go after lunch, which we never did. I know she would have loved to drive but I did not want to wait in line for 30-40 minutes for it. We watched some of the Dreams show and then went to lunch.
We had reservations for lunch at The Crystal Palace to dine with Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and Eeyore. She loved it and the food was actually really good for a buffet style. All of the characters came around to the table and she got her picture taken with them. By then end she was able to have her picture taken by herself and wasn't clinging onto one of us. After lunch the park was crowded and people were lining up for the parade so we decided to leave and head back to the hotel in hopes for a nap. Of course Raegan did not want to nap. She wanted to go to the pool. We went to the pool for a little while but the windy was pretty chilly. It was about 70 and partly sunny but the wind was very cold. So we left the pool and just went back to the room. We ate so much at lunch that we didn't need anything for dinner and around 7 headed back to MK.
Raegan fell asleep on the bus and then woke back up after we got to the park. She stayed awake long enough to watch some of the Dreams show infront of the Castle but then fell back asleep in Ryan's arms. It actually worked out perfect because we had great seats in front of the castle and she was asleep so we just stayed there on the bench for the Electrical Parade and fireworks. We sat there for about an hour or so before the parade started. She slept through the parade and most of the fireworks. She poked her head up once or twice during the fireworks to see what was going on but she was just so tired. The fireworks and light show on the castle were great. It has changed a lot since I was there last. Raegan stayed asleep on the bus on the way back to the hotel and then of course woke up once we got there. Luckily she fell back asleep at the hotel. We all slept great that night.
Our ridiculous neighbors kept slamming their door and running around at about 8am which woke all of us up and we weren't too happy about it. We were hoping for a little more sleep before the long 14 hour drive home. We got up and went to breakfast at the food court. Raegan and I got Mickey waffles and of course she didn't eat more than two bites. We went back to the room, showered, packed up and said goodbye to Disney.
It was Ryan's first time at Disney too and he had a great time. Of course we weren't there for long and didn't get to ride any adult rides but he had a great time. We are excited to go back in a few years for a longer time and when I am not pregnant to really enjoy all the parks and rides!
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