What a big boy I have! Henry is growing up fast. He is such a happy boy, we call him Happy Henry! Sorry this is late, buddy! Christmas and planning for our vacation kind of distracted me!
Here's what our little buddy is up to these days:
- he can clap
- he says mama, baba, dada, nana
- he still wakes up multiple times a night
- he is a side/stomach sleeper
- he isn't doing well with purées I can hardly get anything in his mouth. Very frustrating when he should be eating. He's a boob man I guess
- he smiles a lot.
- he still scratches but his eczema is like sooooooo much better.
- he likes to high five daddy (it's their thing)
- he has 8 teeth
- he still doesn't have much hair
- he can do 360s on his belly and can almost get on his knees. Crawling is a whole other thing.I'm not quite ready. Apparently neither is he.
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12.25.2013
12.10.2013
Disney 2014 planning!
I can't believe our Disney trip is less than a month away!!! I love all things Disney and I am excited to bring our family of four there!
Anyway,
I don't really like sharing one hotel room with my kids. At least not now. Probably not ever. I like for Julian and I to have some space. Last year, well 2012, we took Eloise to Disney and stayed in a value resort family suite! The Art of Animation and It was great! It was a cheaper option and we didn't have to share a room with Eloise. The only downside was the buses. Because it's a value resort, it's further from the parks, which makes for longer bus rides. We knew this time we wanted to be closer to the parks but still have more than one room.
Unfortunately, there's no such thing in the moderate category ( wilderness lodge cabins maybe? But it's one bedroom with three beds). So we found David's Vacation Rentals! I can't say how great it is because we haven't actually gone yet, but so far I am really happy with everything. We are at a high end resort (Bay Lake Tower at the contemporary) with a monorail, in a one bedroom villa with a full kitchen and washer/dryer, two bathrooms from Jan 6-11 for just about $2000. That's 5 nights at about $200/night. NOT BAD. The Art of Animation was over $150 a night and even though we had a good experience it wasn't a full kitchen, and it was a long bus ride. I feel it is totally worth it, but I guess we have to wait and see once we are there.
I also used "the garden grocer" and I am having groceries delivered to our room as well as diapers and such (less to pack). Another resource we used is "a baby's best friend". It is a website where you can rent pretty much anything for baby. We are getting a full size crib, boppy pillow, and high chair. And, like last time, we are using Orlando Stroller Company to rent a double stroller.
As far as dining goes, we have made reservations for most lunches, all dinners, and one breakfast. Most breakfasts we can eat in our full size kitchen (!!!) with the ordered groceries (!!!).
We have reservations at Cinderellas castle, chef mickeys, Hollywood and vine, Mexico and and Norway!
I can't wait to share our experience this time with how everything went!!
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Anyway,
I don't really like sharing one hotel room with my kids. At least not now. Probably not ever. I like for Julian and I to have some space. Last year, well 2012, we took Eloise to Disney and stayed in a value resort family suite! The Art of Animation and It was great! It was a cheaper option and we didn't have to share a room with Eloise. The only downside was the buses. Because it's a value resort, it's further from the parks, which makes for longer bus rides. We knew this time we wanted to be closer to the parks but still have more than one room.
Unfortunately, there's no such thing in the moderate category ( wilderness lodge cabins maybe? But it's one bedroom with three beds). So we found David's Vacation Rentals! I can't say how great it is because we haven't actually gone yet, but so far I am really happy with everything. We are at a high end resort (Bay Lake Tower at the contemporary) with a monorail, in a one bedroom villa with a full kitchen and washer/dryer, two bathrooms from Jan 6-11 for just about $2000. That's 5 nights at about $200/night. NOT BAD. The Art of Animation was over $150 a night and even though we had a good experience it wasn't a full kitchen, and it was a long bus ride. I feel it is totally worth it, but I guess we have to wait and see once we are there.
I also used "the garden grocer" and I am having groceries delivered to our room as well as diapers and such (less to pack). Another resource we used is "a baby's best friend". It is a website where you can rent pretty much anything for baby. We are getting a full size crib, boppy pillow, and high chair. And, like last time, we are using Orlando Stroller Company to rent a double stroller.
As far as dining goes, we have made reservations for most lunches, all dinners, and one breakfast. Most breakfasts we can eat in our full size kitchen (!!!) with the ordered groceries (!!!).
We have reservations at Cinderellas castle, chef mickeys, Hollywood and vine, Mexico and and Norway!
I can't wait to share our experience this time with how everything went!!
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12.06.2013
Rough days
Eloise and I had a rough day today. Since she's been so sick lately, we have spent a lot of time just hanging around. It's getting to both of us and she is really making me lose my patience. She has been super naughty today and at bedtime we prayed for a better day tomorrow for both of us. More patience for me and a better attitude for her. God answers prayers, right? I love her so much and I want her to feel that but willful disobedience makes me nuts. Even if I know it's partly bc of cabin fever. There is nothing I wouldn't do for her. I guess that's part of being mom.
Anyway, here's a big iPhone dump of life lately:
Henry was supposed to be sleeping.
Having fun while sissy naps
My buddy and me
Eloise at the ER after the bloody vomit incident. Ugh pneumonia.
My poor baby after she had to get the IV
Our new advent calendar that Eloise loves
She used a whole box of tissues during nap
Playing with the new calico critter house
Kisses for sissy after she woke up from nap.
Me and my girl. She tests my patience some days and wears me out once in a while but MAN I love her anyway!
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Anyway, here's a big iPhone dump of life lately:
Henry was supposed to be sleeping.
Having fun while sissy naps
My buddy and me
Eloise at the ER after the bloody vomit incident. Ugh pneumonia.
My poor baby after she had to get the IV
Our new advent calendar that Eloise loves
She used a whole box of tissues during nap
Playing with the new calico critter house
Kisses for sissy after she woke up from nap.
Me and my girl. She tests my patience some days and wears me out once in a while but MAN I love her anyway!
Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
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