Oh… and I shouldn’t forget to mention, this is going to be her second visit to Disney World while being pregnant.
For those of you who have already read some of the crap I put out there… why did you come back for more?
Obviously, not everything went 100% as planned.
I’ve been working on adding some stickers and borders to pictures for a few days now and I’m about to just say screw it and download them as they are. It is S L O W.
My parents took me, and on subsequent trips my sisters as well
Now, she’s pretty
Oh… and I shouldn’t forget to mention, this is going to be her second visit to Disney World while being pregnant.
Our other child, DS, didn’t go along with us this time. We thought about it. We considered all angles, but in the end, we felt it was best to keep him at home.
It turned out just fine… he had a blast spending a few nights with both sets of his grandparents. He was excited about getting to do that. And he got a lot of Star Wars souvenirs, so he really wasn’t disappointed about the whole thing.
The overall plan for the trip would have me leaving work on Thursday, driving part way to Florida and stop for the night using hotel points.
Pretty simple, right???
She could, and still can, hold it for hours.
She is just even more stubborn than I am, if that is possible.
In a way she was ridiculously hard to potty train.
Up to the point that we left for this trip, she’d never had an accident.
Just be warned that sarcasm and strong opinions run rampant in my TR’s.
My truck still looks like somebody puked glitter all over the backseat.
Not gonna lie, makes me feel a little better hearing that it took that long to potty train DD. My Landon will be 3 in April and is nowhere near potty trained. He did awesome for about a week. Then reverted back.
Oh yeah... DS was probably 3 when we got him to do it. I'll say this about our kids. It frustrated us to no end that our friends and family could all somehow get their kids trained when they were barely 2 and our kids took forever. But in the end, once we got them there, they were ready and did very well without accidents or reverting back. Even DD... although the trip might have thrown a few curve balls at us.
Both of our kids were pretty slow to pick it up. But once they got it, they were pretty much ready and we didn't have to fight too many issues. The trip might have thrown us a bit of a wrinkle though.
Ah, the potty training hot-button issue.
Every kid is different, and I don't think I have met a parent who is not concerned with the potty-training process as they are going through it. My oldest son was 4 when he (he) made the decision to use the toilet. In fact, he would ask for diapers when he needed to go, and like Andy's daughter, would not go unless the proper conditions were met.
But I can assure you, in a very real testimonial that others are surely insisting to you
"He won't go to college in diapers"
We're still working on it with Little Miss so don't feel bad. Though prepare yourselves As I recently just discovered, All Potty training that occurs in the months leading up to a major change (like a move) can be counted as lost once that change happens. We were almost out of pull ups completly and then the move happened and we are back to wet pull ups every time she sleeps.
(Insert picture here) - Seriously, is it just me or is the Photopass web app a pain in the rear? I’ve been working on adding some stickers and borders to pictures for a few days now and I’m about to just say screw it and download them as they are. It is S L O W.
Oh… and I shouldn’t forget to mention, this is going to be her second visit to Disney World while being pregnant.
And besides all that, we wanted to give DD a chance to be the focus of attention as he was on a trip just before DD was born.
Before we continue, I want to share some background information about DD. She will turn 4 in April. And she just became “potty trained” at Christmas. It wasn’t that we never tried. This girl has ridiculous bladder control. She just refused to go. We’d put her in underwear and she wouldn’t have an accident. She just wouldn’t go. She could, and still can, hold it for hours. She’d be walking around in visible physical pain. We’d sit her on the potty and nothing. We’d finally just put her in a diaper to keep her from getting an infection or something and she’d instantly go. We tried offering bribes. We tried everything. She is just even more stubborn than I am, if that is possible. It just so happened that on Christmas Eve, DW asked her if she wanted to try to use the potty like a big girl. She did. It was an immediate success, and we’ve never looked back. In a way she was ridiculously hard to potty train. In another sense, it ended up being a piece of cake. Up to the point that we left for this trip, she’d never had an accident.
I'm readyHow about you join DW and DD for a princess trip and DS and I can hang out with Joe and the boys and geek out on Star Wars???
Pretty simple, right???
Just be warned that sarcasm and strong opinions run rampant in my TR’s.
And some of it actually comes from me!
I remember feeling like the Photopass website was a strange torture device after our last trip.(Insert picture here) - Seriously, is it just me or is the Photopass web app a pain in the rear? I’ve been working on adding some stickers and borders to pictures for a few days now and I’m about to just say screw it and download them as they are. It is S L O W.
Glad it worked out well and DS had a good week! Congrats on his reading improvement too!It turned out just fine… he had a blast spending a few nights with both sets of his grandparents. He was excited about getting to do that. And he got a lot of Star Wars souvenirs, so he really wasn’t disappointed about the whole thing.
Glad she finally decided to use the potty! If it helps, I can relate to the Disney accident thing.Before we continue, I want to share some background information about DD. She will turn 4 in April. And she just became “potty trained” at Christmas. It wasn’t that we never tried. This girl has ridiculous bladder control. She just refused to go. We’d put her in underwear and she wouldn’t have an accident. She just wouldn’t go. She could, and still can, hold it for hours. She’d be walking around in visible physical pain. We’d sit her on the potty and nothing. We’d finally just put her in a diaper to keep her from getting an infection or something and she’d instantly go. We tried offering bribes. We tried everything. She is just even more stubborn than I am, if that is possible. It just so happened that on Christmas Eve, DW asked her if she wanted to try to use the potty like a big girl. She did. It was an immediate success, and we’ve never looked back. In a way she was ridiculously hard to potty train. In another sense, it ended up being a piece of cake. Up to the point that we left for this trip, she’d never had an accident.
You know, I might just do that. The membership rules aren't too hard, are they?If you’re a Dad who is on the Disboards and not part of the Disdads, why not? Get on over there and say hi!
You know, I might just do that. The membership rules aren't too hard, are they?
Pretty simple, right???
It just so happened that on Christmas Eve, DW asked her if she wanted to try to use the potty like a big girl. She did. It was an immediate success, and we’ve never looked back. In a way she was ridiculously hard to potty train. In another sense, it ended up being a piece of cake. Up to the point that we left for this trip, she’d never had an accident.
My truck still looks like somebody puked glitter all over the backseat.
Welcome! And you can have all the glitter you want! Just keep it away from me.Joining in! I can't wait for the glitter!
Hi, I'm glad you're here!Here for the ride!
It's never too late. I still haven't even started on the next update or finished fighting with photopass.A day late but I'm here!
I'm glad you're here!Hey Andy! Here for another TR... Hope you guys had a blast. Good luck getting the glitter out. Pretty sure my parents still have some in their carpet from when we were kids, lol.
June. And she did handle it very well.CONGRATS!!! When is baby #3 due?? Hopefully DW did well while pregnant in WDW.. I'm sure she handled it like a pro.
Yeah, he was just fine with everything, actually. He knew we were going to Florida and he knew part of the trip was the conference that we attended last year before our visit to Disneyland... and he hated the conference part so he was pretty much ok with it.Totally see where you're coming from about the trip without DS. I'm sure he had a blast being with his grandparents and he'll have just as much fun with you guys next time. My parents left me behind once, only I was 20 and wasn't nearly as thrilled.
Yes, she was about 2 1/2 last time.I hope DD had tons of fun and then some! How old was she last time you guys went? Less than 3, right? I'm sure it was all kinds of magical this time around. Princesses galore.
Hi! I'm glad you're here! I'm looking forward to getting things going!I'm here! Can't wait to hear more about your Universal visit and your princess filled Disney trip!!
Hey, I'm just writing it. I don't have to read it.Masochistic.
What's your excuse???
Something like that...I believe you!
You plan for things to take a certain amount of time and the darned buses are too fast!
You hardly have time to catch your breath!
That's what you mean, right?
Thanks.A rude joke occurs to me.
But since it's your first post on a TR that you're kind enough to start...
I'll restrain myself... until the next update.
Older sister. She just didn't make the cut that first time.
Oh, I've seen pictures. I'm sure she's always been pretty.
You, on the other hand....
Whoops! So much for restraint!
Is that how it works?If you keep going to WDW, you'll have a really big family.
Um... I think so. We made a point to not make a big deal of it, but we had discussed some plans around him. We definitely told him after we got home.Did you tell him you were going to WDW?
That's good.
Well, not quite that simple. And it wasn't my employer that was paying, but the ag organization that I work with on a volunteer basis. Basically they would pay for a flight to Orlando, my hotel at the conference facility and up to $35 per day for food. But I'm on the hook for transportation to and from both airports and any other expenses incurred. Now if I could drive for cheaper than I could fly, they'd pay my mileage. In my case, it was more expensive to drive, but they'd pay mileage up to a set amount. This amount turned out to be a number that was more than enough to pay for all my fuel and parking at the conference hotel, so why not drive and save some expense once we get there?Curious. You're job would pay for airfare or mileage... but not the hotel?
Or was fuel + hotel > airfare?
I don't know. I've already thrown the plan out the window.Absolutely?
What was that middle part again?
I've got a DD like that!
The other one... not even close.
Me neither!I wouldn't have thought so.
I remember worrying about that with our first... or possibly second. I don't remember now.
But I heard something from Oprah of all people that made me stop worrying about it.
"How many teenagers do you know who aren't potty trained."
i.e. Relax. It'll happen when it happens.
Uh, oh...
I know, right?What? No way! I totally don't believe that!
Thanks! I'm glad you're here.GREAT intro!!!
Can't wait to hear all about your trip.
It turned out really well. I'm glad we could do it.I think it is great that this visit focused on your daughter and what she wanted to do.
I applaud your resistance to that crap!I am so in agreement with you about the glitter thing.
An important part of my job is doing crafts with preschoolers. We have all sorts of beautiful glitter to use, but I refuse. Goats and horses and sheep projects do NOT need glitter decorations.
Ah, the potty training hot-button issue.
Every kid is different, and I don't think I have met a parent who is not concerned with the potty-training process as they are going through it. My oldest son was 4 when he (he) made the decision to use the toilet. In fact, he would ask for diapers when he needed to go, and like Andy's daughter, would not go unless the proper conditions were met.
But I can assure you, in a very real testimonial that others are surely insisting to you
"He won't go to college in diapers"
It'll be alright. I'm sure parents in Germany have the same issues.It's good to hear not every kid potty trains at 2. I used to work in childcare, and it seemed like the kids who were still in pull-ups at 3 were the anomaly. All but a handful of Landon's friends are out of diapers, and so I've been feeling the pressure lately to get the kid to keep up. However, I won't lie, I haven't been trying my absolute hardest. First, it was so difficult to get him on the potty with his leg cast, then I knew he'd just revert back once we brought Evie home. And now with us moving, I don't see him sticking with it. (And who could blame him? Poor kid is going to be without his toys and bed for 3-4 months, living out of a hotel, flying on an airplane for the first time, and not being able to see all his friends and family anymore.)
So I guess I just feel better knowing everyone's not going to look at me like I've got two heads when I show up to a new place with a 3 year old who's still sporting his diapers.
Hey, I'm just writing it. I don't have to read it.
Something like that...
Is that how it works?
Um... I think so. We made a point to not make a big deal of it, but we had discussed some plans around him. We definitely told him after we got home.
Well, not quite that simple. And it wasn't my employer that was paying, but the ag organization that I work with on a volunteer basis. Basically they would pay for a flight to Orlando, my hotel at the conference facility and up to $35 per day for food. But I'm on the hook for transportation to and from both airports and any other expenses incurred. Now if I could drive for cheaper than I could fly, they'd pay my mileage. In my case, it was more expensive to drive, but they'd pay mileage up to a set amount. This amount turned out to be a number that was more than enough to pay for all my fuel and parking at the conference hotel, so why not drive and save some expense once we get there?
The hotel was kind of irrelevant to it all. I'd normally drive straight through, but DW didn't want me doing that driving alone and I had some hotel points to use so that's what I did.
It really is frustrating. I kind of want to add a few stickers and borders, yet I'm also on the verge of just downloading them as they are.Yes! I eventually just dedicated an hour and a half one night and edited all the photos I had and downloaded them. Definitely took forever.
Um... you're asking me to remember things and do math stuff.How far along was she the first time she went while pregnant? And how is she feeling this time around?
It will be fine! There will still be plenty of fun to be had for him.I've wondered about that. I haven't even had this child yet and i'm already feeling bad for him. DS has done SO MUCH as far as traveling, i'm not sure how we'll ever 'make up' for it, if that makes sense.
We did have some issues, but she never actually reverted back to her days in diapers.Wow that is definitely a great Christmas present indeed! And even better that she kept it up while on vacation!
Always great to have you here.And duh, i'm totally in for this
Hi! And you're totally not as late as I am to yours. I missed your TR after you got back. I'm kind of bad about actually going to the board and looking for new ones getting posted, so I didn't realize you started it until I saw your sig. I'll be over there to check it out later!Hi Andy!! I'm a bit late to the party, but I'm in!!
She handled it really well both times.Congrats on the new baby! YOur wife is a super mom for doing Disney pregnant, twice.
Oh, there's plenty of princesses.Can't wait to see all the princess fun unfold!
I'm ready
You're not that late. I'm glad you're here though. Did you bring the margaritas? Because if not, this party is going to be a dud.So THIS is where the party went to... (Sorry, I'm late- fashionably, though, right?)
Yes. It all has to start with one question.Spare me. Is ANYTHING about planning a Disney trip simple?
Because you live a boring life and have so much free time that you don't know what to do with all of it.Why else would I be here?
It's a 2 way street...HEY, wait a minute....
Thanks! I'm glad you're here. And I hope you'll be posting about your Disneyland experience!Peeked at your post a few days ago, but just now had time to sit down and catch up on comments...glad you've started and looking forward to hearing about this trip!
Yeah, I wanted to do some more stickers and borders, but I think I might just download the pictures as they are and be done with it.I remember feeling like the Photopass website was a strange torture device after our last trip.
Thanks! It worked out better than we could have expected. I was starting to get upset though, because we had snow early that week and he missed school Monday and Tuesday... the 2 extra days we'd have had to pull him out of school. We were starting to kick ourselves, but in the end, I think it worked out just great.Glad it worked out well and DS had a good week! Congrats on his reading improvement too!
Really? Even when you visit a potty every 25 seconds?Glad she finally decided to use the potty! If it helps, I can relate to the Disney accident thing.
Hi! I'm glad you came out of lurkerdom and joined the conversation.Hello Andy! I'm here admit I was a lurker on your last trip report, but this time I'll get out of the shadows and take part in all the whitty banter...well, take part anyway... whitty?...who knows
They let me, @pkondz , @GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes and @Captain_Oblivious in.You know, I might just do that. The membership rules aren't too hard, are they?
Look at page 1. I believe there's a MAN LAW that we have a membership drive every so often. Or maybe it is just something we talked about once but never made a MAN LAW.And he did! Look what you started, Andy.
This is all your fault!
Hi! Thanks for joining!HI Andy! Can't wait to hear about the trip!
That's my story and I'm sticking to it!Yup, sure.
It really was frustrating, especially since her preschool won't allow diapers. She's actually been going to pre-school all year in underwear - never had an accident - and then put a diaper on and goes after she gets picked up.It's so funny how quick these things happen when they're ready. It's so frustrating in the meantime,
Look at page 1. I believe there's a MAN LAW that we have a membership drive every so often. Or maybe it is just something we talked about once but never made a MAN LAW.