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!
 

MerMom1981

Well-Known Member
Wise thinking to scale things back. Growing a baby is exhausting!

Just something to consider if doing a road trip while preg-o: stay hydrated. My sis-in-law did a 2nd tri road trip & started contacting due to dehydration. We all have the tendancy to cut down on fluids in order to cut down on potty breaks. Everything ended up perfectly fine, but she felt awful for not thinking about it before.

Just take care of yourself girl!

I'll be watching for your big reveal photos!
 

disneygirl76

Carey Poppins - Nanny and Disney Enthusiest
Original Poster
Wise thinking to scale things back. Growing a baby is exhausting!

Just something to consider if doing a road trip while preg-o: stay hydrated. My sis-in-law did a 2nd tri road trip & started contacting due to dehydration. We all have the tendancy to cut down on fluids in order to cut down on potty breaks. Everything ended up perfectly fine, but she felt awful for not thinking about it before.

Just take care of yourself girl!

I'll be watching for your big reveal photos!

Thanks! Have you seen the Big Gulp mugs from 7 - 11? I have one....and I fill it with water. I carry it around everywhere! Have even considered taking it in to Disney but I'm just going to fork over major cash for bottles of water. :) Thanks for the tips! I will for sure stay hydrated! :)
 

disneygirl76

Carey Poppins - Nanny and Disney Enthusiest
Original Poster
@Betsyboo saved my rear again! She just told me that the week I am there, the FP + was open for BOG. Its so funny, I've been checking like mad and then this week, I just stopped. Not sure where my brain went but thankfully my BOG guardian angel was there! So excited to try this out! BOG FP + for Thursday with meal plan has been booked!! WOOP WOOP
 

disneygirl76

Carey Poppins - Nanny and Disney Enthusiest
Original Poster
How's it going momma? Your trip is coming up quick can't wait to read the report!

Hi! Doing good! I have everything laid out for the trip. Kind of hard to pack bc i'm assuming it will be normal temps down there - but i'm not sure since its been so cold lately. I'm anxious to get that 10 day report so I can finally pack. :) Normally I would be packed by now! HA! :) I got some new sandals which should help my old tootsies. But I've developed a recent hip/leg thing...so we shall see how this impacts walking around! Maybe I need a rascal! :) Thank you so much for checking in!!!
 

UberPlannerMom

Well-Known Member
I just ran across your this... wow! Congrats! That is so exciting. We will be in Disney the same time you are. I'll be on the lookout for a couple that is over the moon and wearing baby ears! :joyfull:
 

mousefreak

Well-Known Member
It's been awhile since I last checked in with you. Hope you are doing well and ready for your trip. You probably have everything ready to pack. How soon do you leave?

If you might remember, we were supposed to have been in WDW this past week. Thank goodness we changed our plans and went last October. We would have driven through Atlanta today on our way home, OR we would have extended our vacation by one day ;) until the winter weather passed.
 

disneygirl76

Carey Poppins - Nanny and Disney Enthusiest
Original Poster
It's been awhile since I last checked in with you. Hope you are doing well and ready for your trip. You probably have everything ready to pack. How soon do you leave?

If you might remember, we were supposed to have been in WDW this past week. Thank goodness we changed our plans and went last October. We would have driven through Atlanta today on our way home, OR we would have extended our vacation by one day ;) until the winter weather passed.

Being "snowed in" at Disney! Never a bad thing! ;) hee hee

Yes, we leave a week from tomorrow for HHI and then two days later will be at MK! Gender Reveal! I have a snow day today and am packing today! I've been waiting to get the 10 forecast. Since I am in maternity clothes, I have fewer choices and need to pack wisely. So I needed that forecast to see what to expect down there! SOO Excited!!!! Thank you for checking in!!!
 

Betsyboo

Well-Known Member
Ok everyone....See you real soon! We are heading off for our Baby-Moon and Gender Reveal!!!! I will post pics and a trip report after we get back!!! Thank you all for your joyous words and support!!!
I hope to see you Sunday! Are you still eating at BOG that night? I'll be on the lookout for pink or blue ears and maybe balloons. Have a wonderful vacation!
 

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