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[southerngirl1014]

Ok folks - sorry it has taken so long to get to this. I am still arguing with my computer to get the pictures the right size so have some patience with me. (I know that is a tall order since I have absolutely no patience). Hopefully you are all better people then I!

Alright so let us start at the beginning (a very good place to start ) We were supposed to leave April 27th (Wednesday) orginially at about 5 or 6. According to AAA trip trek (I used that for directions even though I have a GPS. Good thing too because I have no updated my GPS so it did not know Wilderness Lodge or the road it was on exhisted) it was to tak us 13.5 hours to get there. I figured we would get there about 8 am or so. Adding in stops and eating. Preview - best laid plans of mice and men!

So that was the original plan but that changed. To give you a bit of a preview of my life I have been suffering through infertility for 2 years. Actually April was my sad 2 year anniversary of this sadness. I have had 3 miscarriages and countless money has been spent on infertility treatment. Sadly my insurance does not cover it and so it is all out of pocket. It has been incredibly hard and stressful. To anyone going through it - know you are not alone although infertility is still so rarely talked about.

The reason I share this with you? Because a couple weeks before our trip - I got a positive pregnancy test. I was so scared. Understand I have had 3 positives only for it to end negatively. So I have been robbed of that immediate joy seeing that positive. I had to go get bloodwork and amazingly the numbers looked good. I was skeptically optimistic. My numbers had never risen so well as they were now but I also know how easily that can be dashed away.

Fast forward to the day we are supposed to leave. What was scheduled? My first ultra sound. We had thought it best to keep the appointment. We figured if it was good news then we could celebrate, and if it was bad we would have Disney to cushion our sadness.

So unfortunately we had to leave at around 1pm to get to our doctor appointment by 3pm (which is actually on the way to Disney so not a huge problem). To give you an idea on how nervous I was - under any other circumstance my BP and heart rate would have warrented a visit with a cardiologist. It was awful. I have never felt this way before in my life. Do not recommend it.

Ok so we finally left the appointment at around 4pm. Oh wait, you wanted to know what happened right? Sorry silly me.
Well the bad news. Our Disney trip was not going to be as planned. The good news - that was because I was bannned from most of my favorite rides to protect my 7week old peanut!

I got to see the heart beat and everything and my DH and I cried. What a wonderful memory we were gonna create at Disney. Our first family vacation! To say we were walking on cloud 9 was an understatement. I am pretty sure given the right tools we could have made our car fly to Disney. That is how happy we were. I am still painfully aware that this joy could be cut short but for now - I am celebrating. Even if it does not work this has been the happiest weeks of my life.

Ok so back to the trip! We were really making great time after the doctors appointment. We stopped at a Cracker Barrel right before 95. Well that was a bad choice. I LOVE Cracker Barrel but tonight the service was awful. I do not think this poor waiter was prepared for the load of customers he had and it took us forever to get our drinks and I never did get a refill. The food was good though so I let it slide. No one could bring me down from my high.

So our original plan was to switch off driving and drive through the night. That did not happen. By about midnight I was cranky and could not sleep in the car and looked at my DH and said "Sorry but I simply cannot do this". He agreed that he was tired. We also realized that we were making too good time. If we had kept going we would have reached Orlando/ Disney Bubble at like 6 or 7am. That would not have gone well.

So we found a Best Western in Georgia (nearly to Florida) and called it a night. Because we were checking in at 1:20am we got a good deal. It was a beautiful room for only like $69. King size bed, nice tub. Free hot breakfast. Shame we did not plan on staying longer.

So that was our first day. More to come..............(pictures too I promise!)

[tessatilli]

OMG !! and Congrats on great baby news and that it all works out well for you!!!!

[Colexis Mom]

Great start! Congrats on the ultrasound and the great news!

[Jakesmom1118]

Congrats on the wonderful news and can't wait to hear more

[islandgirl]

Congratulations and !!!!!!!
Pixies (and prayers) that everything goes well for you.

Oh....and YAAAAA!!! you started your TR!!

[Cam22]

Congrats! Sending loads of that your little peanut has a warm and safe 9 months in utero before he/she arrives to greet the world! Stopping for the night sounds like it was a great alteration in your plans!

[Chuck&Michelle]

That was one of the best posts I've read. I am so happy for you.
We will be praying for your little peanut.
I can't wait to hear more from you guys. Have fun!!!!
Chuck&Michelle

[jennie622]

Happy Dance Time!!! Congratulations to you!!! I am sending much love and strength to you and your growing family!!!!

[lfredsbo]

OMGosh!!!! You could have warned us ..............I am sitting here at work..............don't know you from Adam...........and am crying in Joy for you and DH!!!!!! WOW!!!! I truly hope and pray that all works out for the best!!!! That is just an amazing story!!!!



Can't wait to hear about the remainder of your trip..........we've just barely begun this one!!!!

[BoBissa]

Congratulations! I don't know you, but my eyes are a little misty right now. Happy Baby dust heading your way!

[OCEANGRLLG]

Congrats on yalls little peanut! I am so excited for you both!

[southerngirl1014]

Originally Posted by tessatilli

OMG !! and Congrats on great baby news and that it all works out well for you!!!!

Thanks. I am still nervous but I really believe the pixies and good thoughts help snuggle this little peanut in.

Originally Posted by Colexis Mom

Great start! Congrats on the ultrasound and the great news!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Jakesmom1118

Congrats on the wonderful news and can't wait to hear more

Thanks - I am excited to tell the rest of the story. Although I must admit nothing was as exciting as the first pre-day!

Originally Posted by islandgirl

Congratulations and !!!!!!!
Pixies (and prayers) that everything goes well for you.

Oh....and YAAAAA!!! you started your TR!!

Thank you so much! I really hope it goes well too. I already love this peanut more then words.

Originally Posted by Cam22

Congrats! Sending loads of that your little peanut has a warm and safe 9 months in utero before he/she arrives to greet the world! Stopping for the night sounds like it was a great alteration in your plans!

Thank you so much for your kind words and pixies!

Originally Posted by Chuck&Michelle

That was one of the best posts I've read. I am so happy for you.
We will be praying for your little peanut.
I can't wait to hear more from you guys. Have fun!!!!
Chuck&Michelle

Thank you. Prayers and well wishes mean so much. I truly believe if you think positive positive things will happen. With all this extra positive wishes I feel so much safer!

Originally Posted by jennie622

Happy Dance Time!!! Congratulations to you!!! I am sending much love and strength to you and your growing family!!!!

Thanks - I am dancing too!

Originally Posted by lfredsbo

OMGosh!!!! You could have warned us ..............I am sitting here at work..............don't know you from Adam...........and am crying in Joy for you and DH!!!!!! WOW!!!! I truly hope and pray that all works out for the best!!!! That is just an amazing story!!!!



Can't wait to hear about the remainder of your trip..........we've just barely begun this one!!!!

Aww I am sorry I did not warn you. I certainly do not mean to make people cry at work! Thank you so much for the pixies. My peanut and I cannot believe all the great support we are already getting. Already this is one disney blessed baby!

Originally Posted by BoBissa

Congratulations! I don't know you, but my eyes are a little misty right now. Happy Baby dust heading your way!

Awww it is touching that so many of you got misty eyed from my news. It almost makes me cry.

Originally Posted by OCEANGRLLG

Congrats on yalls little peanut! I am so excited for you both!

Thank you I am beyond excited.

[emvenable77]

Welcome home!!!
Congrats on the baby news-brought tears to my eyes! Prayers and pixies for a healthy 9 months!

[southerngirl1014]

I just had to take a moment and say an extra thank you to all of you guys offering pixies and wishing us well. I truly believe that your extra wishes bring me the strength I need.

It has taken some time to get to this spot and I am just so honored that so many of are supporting me. I do not think I could thank you all enough! Hopefully this shows just some of my joy and appreciation for all of you offering such support.

Alrighty - on with the show!

[southerngirl1014]

We woke up to an alarm at around 7am. We were actually quite refreshed. We got some yummy free breakfast but sadly as we ate we saw the first pictures of the devistation in Alabama. It broke our hearts and I must say that I hope any of my PP friends who are there are safe and sound. Many pixies to you that despite the devistation you are able to survive. As said in Dumbo "The very things that held you down are going to carry you up".

With full tummys and rested bodies we headed out. We were very close to the FL border. ( I just found I wrote we were in Brunswick GA. If you are ever driving the Best Western there is GREAT! I highly recommend it!)
Thankfully the drive was uneventful and it did not take long for us to see the wonderful sign.

Does that not warm your heart? I know it makes me excited! I was definately jumping out of my seat. As we got closer our excitement grew and then I saw this.

This is a wonderful sight! Well maybe not the amount of people or the fact my poor confused DH was in very much the wrong lane. Little disney drama to start off the morning but it ended well.
We finally made it to the right spot and saw the signs I had not seen since 1997. It brought up some strong feelings for me as I stayed here the first time I ever came to Disney with my Oma who has passed away. It meant a lot so I cherished the views.



These images really mean so much to me. It warmed my heart when I pulled up and I really felt like I was coming home. I see buying points at WL in our DVC future.
We were fully prepared to not be able to check in yet, it was a little before noon and really we just wanted to get out of the car. I did not do online check in. Really it was I just forgot/ was so caught up in our nerves over the doctor appointment. We were lucky because there really was no line and we got up there to find out our room was ready! 6118 was our new home for the next several days.

Here is some pictures of our wonderful ready room.


How cute is this coat rack? I just could not resist. Disney is always so good at the cute touches.

Our woods view




We unpacked some and enjoyed our view. As always our plans are to go to MK the first day and ride PotC as the first ride (peanut safe destination!). So we headed out - ready to make memories!!!!