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My baby turns 4 in a week

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We had a glorious (if but a little stressful and exhausting!!) trip to Florida. Easter morning we woke up at 6 and set up lunas trail of Easter eggs leading from her room to the trunk of the loaded car, where her easter basket was waiting for her. There were all fun things to do in the car! Thoughtful easter bunny! We told her we were going on vacation but didn't tell her where. The trip was pretty uneventful. We hit some traffic in Florida, we almost missed her reservation but luckily we made it. When we arrived at the bibbidi bobbidi boutique Luna still had no idea where we were. As we checked in we finally told her and she was stunned. All of the staff adored the surprise and couldn't stop talking about it. It was truly a magical experience, Luna was so awestruck. I cried like 50 times. Especially when she was all done and taking photos. We wanted to go grocery shopping that night but didn't realize everything would be closed for easter. The next morning we did our grocery shopping then left for universal. It was exhausting because Luna was so overwhelmed. She had never been to a theme park before and it was CROWDED. We made the most of it. I loved seeing Diagon alley for the first time. Taking the Hogwarts express was amazing. Luna really enjoyed it too, even if she was impressed with Harry Potter. Kory spoiled her rotten by buying her the $50 interactive wand and she had a lot more fun after that. She really really enjoyed Seuss landing. Overall it was a great first day. Tuesday was our first Disney day. We had to drive instead of taking the shuttle because we had an early reservation at be our guest. Traffic to park was atrocious and the lines for bag check were so long I was panicking. They said they would hold our reservation until 20 mins passed our time so I settled down, then realized once you got through bag checks you had to take transportation to the actual park (cue panic again...Kory was less than impressed with my reaction 😂). Once we got into magic kingdom Kory threw Luna up on his shoulders and we sprinted to the restaurant. Hot and sweaty we made it just in time! The restaurant was beautiful but I was unimpressed overall. You order and pay for your food before sitting, you collect your own drinks and they deliver your food to your table. This, considering our total bill was $74 FOR BREAKFAST, was unacceptable. The food was good but certainly not worth a $25 entree ticket price. I definitely wouldn't do it again. Though I did have the grey stuff and IT WAS delicious!!! We had a good day overall. Lunas behavior wasn't great but it was hot and she was overwhelmed. She had several time outs in the park. We met some characters, got on some rides but the wait times were insane. By the end of the day, we were really happy we had planned a day off the next day. Wednesday we slept in and hung out for a bit before going to our resorts pool. Luna was still a little timid with swimming but had a great time and didn't want to go back. We went back and she had quiet time and watched a movie after then we got ready to go back to Disney springs since all we did there was the boutique on Sunday. Lunas behavior was the worst yet while we were there and we wound up leaving in the middle of our trip. I sobbed when we got back in the car and I think it really hit her our serious we were about her behavior. We decided to try again and she was really good the second half. We had fun walking around. There was a dance party for the kids and we honestly had to drag Luna away from it. She loves to dance, just like her Grammy and mommy! Thursday it was back to the parks. We decided to do the shuttled to save $22 on parking OMG BIG MISTAKE. First of all, it was late. Also we didn't know the hotel outsourced the shuttle and it stopped at like 5 hotels (and lemme tell you, the got sketchier and sketchier each stop). We finally got to Disney, this time, Epcot. As soon as we got there we headed to Norway for Frozen since we didn't have a fast pass for the ride and the wait wasn't long. The wait itself was SO COOL so pretty and so much to look at! The ride was awesome, my favorite ride overall. Meeting Anna and Elsa was great, Luna was SO star stuck. The only character experiences I videoed the whole thing. After those things, her behavior started really going down hill. But because we shuttled, we were stuck for another 3 hours. It was pretty horrible. And I didn't get to meet belle, my favorite princess, and I was upset. Overall it was a fun day but with a lot of low points. Finally it was nearing 9 so we made our way out. Now here's the thing, our paper said pick up would be at 8 and 11 in magic kingdom BUT when our driver dropped us off he said Epcot, spot 49 at 9 and 10. We got there around 8:15 and waited. It was the only chilly night in Florida the whole week and Luna and I were freezing. The driver was late again and it was like 9:15. As we were getting on, he asked everyone was hotel. When I told him ours he said oh no I just came back from there, it's 8 or 11. I explained to him that that isn't was he said that morning AND I had specifically stopped to ask him after he said that(Kory thought I was being a worry wart) but he kept saying no I know what I said I know what I said and letting people on the bus. I started sobbing and looking at Kory like wth are we going to do? We can't sit out here another 2 hours until 11! He finally said something along the lines of I know what I said and my boss will chew me out but I'll bring you. We got on the bus and there was only one seat left so I sat with Luna in my lap and I was still crying and it was embarrassing but everyone was nice and asking if we were okay. They all remembered what he said and me clarifying so they were my witnesses. Then a fight nearly broke out on the bus (same family fighting with each other no less) and it was escalating really badly and the driver pulled over and threatened to call the cops. Luckily Luna was asleep or I would have flipped. And luckily we were only the second stop. Needless to say, we put to Luna to bed and drank heavily 😂 Obviously Friday we decided that wasn't worth the $22 for parking again and drove. We decided on magic kingdom again. We had good fast passes. And we caught the parade. It was soooooo hot out but it was fun. It was annoying when the wait for Cinderella said 20 mins and it was up being an HOUR AND 20 MINUTES. But whatever, made up for it when Ariel said 50 mins and it was only like 10. So inaccurate. Overall it was our best day in Disney and Luna's behavior was much much better. We stayed until just before the fireworks. We had planned on staying for them but Luna didn't do well with the few they went off throughout the day. This morning we just packed up and hit the road. Apparently, so did the rest of America. Traffic was tremendous on 95. Our original eta was 6:05 pm. It's now 8pm and we have another 37 miles to go. I'm soooooo ready to be home!! I only have a day tomorrow before back to work Monday and I feel like I could use another week off! It was a great trip. So many memories I'll forever cherish. Can't wait to make a photo book 😊😊

Off to Disney we go!!

Wow..it's been awhile

I frequently check my feed and keep up with all the people I'm following but I haven't updated in months. Luna has the flu 😢 she started with a cough yesterday and it just spiraled into a worse cough, runny nose, achey body and a fever. Poor girl looks miserable. I hate seeing my baby this way, then I always feel guilty that I didn't get her the flu shot. If she has the strain the shot would have protected against, I would never forgive myself 😢😢

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19. If you were to have another girl/boy what would you name him/her? Ha! Fat chance 😂 if the impossible were to happen, I would imagine if we were to have a boy we would stick with our original name. Had Luna been a boy, the name we had chosen was Troy Alexander. I still like the name, easy to pronounce but still different enough. If we were to have another girl, I haven't the slightest idea. I really like the name Cora but Kory and I haven't discussed it because more kids aren't on the table.

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16 Did you have a theme for the nursery/bedroom? What was it?  We had a nursery theme picked before we even knew the gender. If we were to have a boy, it would be a baseball theme since we’re both such big baseball fans. If we had a girl, the name would be Luna so we had a moon theme planned. Once we found out I was carrying a little Luna, the moon theme it was!

17 Did you read any pregnancy/parenting books? Favorite? I read a pregnancy book but I can’t remember the name and I gave it away to a friend when she got pregnant. It was really good and really helpful. I also read What to Expect which was great and reassuring. 

18 Top 5 baby essentials  1. a good place to lay that baby down during the day. We had this little seat that is supposed to mimic the feeling of a carseat and it was a godsend. I always want to buy it for people but they don’t make it anymore! 2. Desetin, the extra strength stuff. We still use it even since Luna’s potty trained. Clear everything up immediately. 3. Humidifier. Whether Luna is sick or not, we use it nightly to this day. It’s perfect for white noise. Forget the whisper quiet ones! Get one with a good loud fan! 4. Nail clipper...those suckers are shops 5. Dr. Browns bottles. Pain in the ass to wash but great bottles. Never a gas issue with my girl

10. Did you enjoy your pregnancy?

I didn't really enjoy my pregnancy. I spent the first trimester+ puking constantly. Like even before my missed period and finding out already jumping out of bed in the morning to throw up. Throwing up all times of day. Then just when it started getting a little easier I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes which sucked. The one time of your life you get to eat whatever you want and instead I had to watch my diet and prick my finger 6x a day. Plus it was just so painful by the end I would cry when I had to get up to pee 193827x a day. But now I miss it and would love to be pregnant again 😂

11. Did you find out the sex of your child? Why/why not?

Oh yeah! I always thought before actually trying for a baby that it would be fun to be surprised but once I was pregnant forget it that was out the window. I was so desperate for a girl and so impatient to find out.

I was high risk in the beginning because the doctor didn't know how/If my dextrocardia would effect my pregnancy so we had the in depth blood work done early on. That also tell you with almost 100% certainty the gender.

Kory met me at work in the morning to call the doctor when let left a message the night before letting us know the results were in. When we called there was no nurse available to speak to us. We waited as long as we could but we both had to get to work. They called an hour later and left a voicemail. Kory told me to just listen to it and call him back. I cried and cried when I heard she was a girl. I called Kory to tell him. Still not the way I would have planned to find out, but perfectly unusual, just like us 😂

Day 7 due dates and birth date: Luna was due June 4th and I was scheduled to be induced the night of the 4th. A couple of hours before my induction I went into labor naturally and she was born on the 5th at 3:17 am. Almost a due date baby!

Day 8 how many children do I want: I go back and forth. Baby fever is real and I want to have another baby and have a sibling for Luna but definitely no more than 2 kids. But then there are times I say no freaking way one and done. Ugh Day 9 how many children does your partner want: Kory is dead set against having more kids. He would go get snipped now if we could afford it. No chance of him wanting another.