Pre-Trip I was going to be a princess but now i'm going to be a mom pre-trip report!

Hi everyone!

Well, i've been quite quiet on the boards lately, and that's because I've been keeping a secret. A very magical secret. As many of your know, my husband and I have been trying to start our family for almost 9 years now. We turned to IVF about 3 years ago. After 3 rounds of IUI, we started IVF. And in September of this year, we did our 5th round of IVF and on Oct 2nd, we confirmed, we are having a baby! We are overjoyed and over the moon excited and filled with joy! Its still early and we are slowly sharing our joyous news. If you by chance follow me on facebook, twitter, and pinterest, please don't post anything as we have not shared the news on those social media sites. It is early, but I wanted to share our news and our new trip plans with all of you. And I thank you all, from the bottom of my heart for all the well wishes and pixie dust and prayers that you have sent our way. Please continue as we pray that this pregnancy will continue to be a healthy and happy one.

Earlier this year, I had made plans to run the Disney Princess Half Marathon. I had been training to run the half marathon when we found out we were pregnant. Being cautiously optimistic about our wonderful news, we didn't make any changes to the trip we had planned in February 2014 for the half marathon. But this weekend, after hearing the heartbeat, we decided to make the appropriate changes.

So this trip report is to share our wonderful news and to share our NEW plans!

The characters are my DH, Niles, and I, and our little apple seed.

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Since my brother and his NOW finance (big couple of months around here!) were only coming to WDW for the race to support me, and now they have to plan a wedding, they will not be joining us. Also, my parents will not be joining us - more on that later!

Where is the same:

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When has changed a bit. Instead of being a 10 day extravaganza, we are arriving Sunday, February 23 to Saturday, March 1st. We will be driving to Hilton Head on Friday, February 21st and I will be having a baby shower with my mom and her girl friends on Hilton Head. On Sunday, we will leave for Disney which is only a 4 1/2 hour drive from my parents!

Here is the new plan!

Sunday: Gender Reveal!
Magic Kingdom - We will head to Disney from HHI and check in to the resort and then head to MK. And with the help of the magical Disney Cast Members, we will doing our gender reveal! We will have the photo pass + so everything will be documented! Although we find out in January if our little one is a boy or a girl, we will have the secret sealed in a envelope, only to be revealed at the Magic Kingdom!
Lunch: where ever we feel like it - not sure what time we are arriving so this is up in the air.
Dinner: Cinderella's Round Table (old)
MK has EMH this day so we will enjoy Wishes, then dinner and a wonderful evening at MK!

Monday:
All day at Epcot - of course - naps are my favorite things right now and since we will be staying at BC we will head back for a rest and the pool and then back to Epcot in the evening.
Breakfast: Probably grab something in the room - since we driving, I am bringing yogurt, fruit and Kind bars.
Lunch: Niles at Sommerfest (old) and Carey at Boulangerie (new)- haven't been since they did the refurb.
Dinner: Rose and Crown (old). Its been our tradition to have the first meal at Rose and Crown but we felt like having dinner at CRT after the gender reveal is perfect so we are doing Rose and Crown the next night! :)

Tuesday:
All day at Animal Kingdom - we will head back after the parade which I have never seen! HUH!?!? and change at the resort and rest and off to Epcot in the evening. Hoping for a nice RAIN FREE day! In Sept of 2012, we tried AK twice and got rained out both times. I know that there isn't much that I can ride on here but we will stroll and see the shows and try to find D'Vine - also, never seen!
Breakfast: Tamu Tamu (new)
Lunch: Yak & Yeti (old)
Dinner: Chefs de France (old)

Wednesday:
All day at DHS - we will head to MK in the evening for dinner at BOG! WOOP WOOP! We will head to DHS via the boat and enjoy the shows and some of the rides. Niles will make use of that single rider line! :)
Breakfast: Starring Rolls (new)
Lunch: Pizza Planet (new)
Dinner: BOG (new)
Just proof to keep trying for those ADR's - I had an ADR for Saturday March 1st for BOG but we are planning on leaving in the a.m. but I didn't want to loose that experience so for about a few days i've been trying over and over to get an ADR for a different day so we can leave Saturday a.m. And we got one!!! :) WOOHOO

Thursday:
We are going to split the day between Epcot in the a.m. and Magic Kingdom in the evening.
Breakfast: Sunshine Seasons (new)
Lunch: Via Napoli (new)
Dinner: (ideally we wanted BOG for this night so we are going to keep trying but if not, just a CS some place. :)

Friday:
We are going to split the day between Magic Kingdom and Epcot in the evening. Epcot has EMH this night.
Breakfast: Breakfast in the room
Lunch: BOG - hoping for a fast pass (new)
Dinner: Garden Grill (new)

Saturday:
We are heading home this day. I am not sure if we are going into the park this a.m. or not. We will head back to HHI this day and then drive home to DC on Sunday.

So that's our big news!! Thank you for coming along on this new trip with us and for sharing in our joyous news!

Have a magical day!
 

disneygirl76

Carey Poppins - Nanny and Disney Enthusiest
Original Poster
Congrats! We are expecting to be in Magic Kingdom on your big reveal day. You should have pink and blue shirts to put on the appropriate color after the reveal. Stalkers like us would really appreciate it!

Oh that's a cute idea! We are going to get some ears made with "its a girl" or "its a boy". :)
 

Sumrdog

Well-Known Member
Congratulations! I was just thinking of you and your training the other day since you had been so quiet on the running forum. I am so glad to see the reason you have been quiet is this amazing news! I hope you are feeling well, getting plenty of rest and enjoying this time. Also I love the gender reveal plan, that is great!
 

disneygirl76

Carey Poppins - Nanny and Disney Enthusiest
Original Poster
Congratulations! I was just thinking of you and your training the other day since you had been so quiet on the running forum. I am so glad to see the reason you have been quiet is this amazing news! I hope you are feeling well, getting plenty of rest and enjoying this time. Also I love the gender reveal plan, that is great!

Thanks! Yes, I was a bit quiet on all the boards....didn't want to slip the news and was nervous to say anything. Thank you so much! I give my running a lot of credit for clearing my head and focusing on something else and getting me ready for this next big adventure. :)
 

disneygirl76

Carey Poppins - Nanny and Disney Enthusiest
Original Poster
So a fun new exciting addition to our trip! My parents, who were planning on coming for the race were planning on staying at a time share if they got it. Since it had been so long, they didn't think that they were going to a spot. But, today, they found out that they did!! So, my mom and dad are coming! Mom is coming to Magic Kingdom with us on Sunday and Epcot on Monday. Dad is on the fence since he has declared he is done his time with the mouse and will never step foot inside again. However, Niles, my wonderful DH said, since you can't ride the rides, your dad could ride with me at Disney Hollywood Studios! SO...he's thinking about it! :jawdrop: I can't believe it! We shall see how that turns out but we have more characters to add now!

Here's mom!
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And here's dad!

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They are staying at a Marriott time share near Downtown Disney!

Also changing are some reservations:

Instead of dinner at CRT on Sunday, we are having lunch. Dinner will be at a counter service - probably Casey's or something like that.

And we were able to score a Rose & Crown for 3 and perfect timing for Illuminations!

So excited about this new development!
 

disneygirl76

Carey Poppins - Nanny and Disney Enthusiest
Original Poster
Is it bad that I was hoping you wouldn't be able to run the marathon because you'd find out you're pregnant? I'm so flippin' happy for you! Any cravings yet?

Hee hee thanks! :) No, not bad at all! Weird cravings usually when someone says something. I was watching tv and they were talking about baked potatoes and oh, what I would have done for a baked potato! Mostly its aversions - I want NOTHING to do with meat! Especially if I have to cook it. I was okay with eggs for awhile but not anymore. I'm going to try egg cups to see if I can discuss the eggs. We shall see!!
 

disneygirl76

Carey Poppins - Nanny and Disney Enthusiest
Original Poster
I'm late to this party but I wanted to offer my congratulations to you and your husband! What a great reason to change the trip around!

Thank you! Its been quite a journey and we are so filled with joy!
So exciting! Congrats!! If you're going to eat for 2...I think Disney is the best place for that! I've never been pregnant but I still eat for 2 on every trip! :rolleyes:

HA! I'm a bit worried about that! Apparently by then I will have my appetite back - I can only imagine the cravings I will have!
 

6laurac

Well-Known Member
Your news makes my whole day......From another long-awaited-angel's Mom I can certainly tell you that I am super thrilled that this has happened for you and your family. :happy::happy::happy::happy::happy: :D
Christmas will never be the same, it gets better every year.
PS You are due about the same time I had my daughter, June 14.

I am so excited for you!!! :D
 

disneygirl76

Carey Poppins - Nanny and Disney Enthusiest
Original Poster
Your news makes my whole day......From another long-awaited-angel's Mom I can certainly tell you that I am super thrilled that this has happened for you and your family. :happy::happy::happy::happy::happy: :D
Christmas will never be the same, it gets better every year.
PS You are due about the same time I had my daughter, June 14.

I am so excited for you!!! :D

Thank you so much! The due date is surrounded by great ones! My DH's bday is the 7th. :) I can't imagine the first Christmas! :) Or the first trip to Disney! :)
 

docdebbi

Well-Known Member
i couldn't be happier for you. Congratulations !!!!

really enjoy this last trip as adults, probably the last one where you and hubby will enjoy quiet together time at WDW, next trip is all about the little one. and that can get a little crazy!
i'm sure you will really enjoy this trip saying to each other, "oh how - fill in kid's name here- will enjoy this ride next time!, can't wait to bring him/her"

in the past, my kids (daughter and her hubby) have enjoyed the adult/pre-kid trips sooo much that for their 10th anniversary in March they are leaving me all 3 grandsons and doing Disney alone. lucky them. brave me!:eek:
 

disneygirl76

Carey Poppins - Nanny and Disney Enthusiest
Original Poster
i couldn't be happier for you. Congratulations !!!!

really enjoy this last trip as adults, probably the last one where you and hubby will enjoy quiet together time at WDW, next trip is all about the little one. and that can get a little crazy!
i'm sure you will really enjoy this trip saying to each other, "oh how - fill in kid's name here- will enjoy this ride next time!, can't wait to bring him/her"

in the past, my kids (daughter and her hubby) have enjoyed the adult/pre-kid trips sooo much that for their 10th anniversary in March they are leaving me all 3 grandsons and doing Disney alone. lucky them. brave me!:eek:

I know! Its hard to believe but we are so excited! We are going to enjoy this trip and all the future ones to come! Can't wait! Thank you so much!!!! :)
 

Britt

Well-Known Member
FIRST: OH MY GOSH CONGRATULATIONS! I'd wondered what happened to you!!!

SECOND: You look like you've lost a bunch of weight!! :D You look GREAT, I love the apple pics!
 

disneygirl76

Carey Poppins - Nanny and Disney Enthusiest
Original Poster
FIRST: OH MY GOSH CONGRATULATIONS! I'd wondered what happened to you!!!

SECOND: You look like you've lost a bunch of weight!! :D You look GREAT, I love the apple pics!

Thank you so much! :) Yes, before getting pregnant I lost 17 pounds. :) I will be gaining that back! But all for good! :) hee hee
 

Uncle Lupe

Well-Known Member
Congratulations. You'll get to enjoy the parks in a entire new way.

Children help you appreciate the little pleasures in life. Like going to the potty without being interrupted.
 

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