Disney World, Days 3 Through 5

On Day Three of our vacation, we visited Typhoon Lagoon, one of the two Disney water parks.

G and Wowo with Lagoona Gator

Poor, poor Chip

What in the world could have made such an interesting trail?

Why, it's G!  During the rain, when the attractions closed, the adults huddled under shelters while G found two other kids to play with in the sand.  The one on the right is Phil, and he's British.

Making a sand angel.  The rain didn't slow him down one bit!

Getting ready to swim in the coral reef with SCUBA tanks

I made her hold my hand until I stopped being terrified.  Yes, there were sharks and sting rays, but it was the fish that freak me out!

We all got caught!

That evening, we arrived back "home" to find a beautiful sunset.  We spent the next day lounging around the lodge.

Beautiful sunset over the savanna

Ping-pong at the Kidani Village pool at our resort

A drum lesson in the Sunset Savanna Lounge

The most giraffes (three) we had at our feeder at once, along with a zebra grazing in the background

Big Boy checks in for his second evening in Simba's Cubhouse

On our date at Sanaa restaurant, a giraffe wandered by the window.  Our room is in the building you can see across the savanna.

Happy to have some alone time on Saturday night with fantastic food and great scenery at Sanaa.

The entry to Kidani Village had this beautiful candelabra, along with the quote, "One who goes back to his home does not consider the night too dark.  He knows his way.  --Uganda".  We think it is beautiful.

The three of us played Pictureka in one of the lobby sections...

while G watched Disney cartoons with lots of other kids in an adjacent section.

We played Human Pictureka in the lobby on the bridge:  can you spot a Chipster?

Always ladylike, Laura sips her Chenin Blanc by the pool

At the Animal Kingdom Lodge, even the drains around the pool are decorated to look like pretty suns

Typical camera face in front of our room

On Sunday, we went to Downtown Disney to see if Disney Quest, the indoor interactive gaming center, looked like fun.  It was so hot, and since one of us couldn't interact with much of anything due to a pregnancy complication, we decided to ditch Downtown and head for Blizzard Beach.

Of course, we had to visit the Lego store.  Chip made this guy in the play area and ended up buying him and two others, since you can only buy your own minifigures in multiples of three.  Mainly, he just wanted the hair for Luke Skywalker.

G found the most creative "hidden Mickey" of the trip - in the floor mat at the exit of the Lego store.

One of G's favorite places on Earth, if not THE favorite

Think we used enough sunscreen on top?

Nothing says "hot summer day" like a sleigh ride in your bathing suit!

Two more days of vacation photos to come.  Stay tuned!

What Does A Jedi Dream?

One of the best parts of vacation is sleeping in the same room with G.  We think he is beautiful when he sleeps, especially cuddled with Charkie and his pillow, Dolphie.

Disney World!

We are in our first full day at Disney World.  We woke up before 6:00 am so that we could hear the space shuttle's twin sonic booms, and boy did we ever hear them!  We'll post that once we have the chance to edit it into a format that we can post.  

We are staying at Animal Kingdom Resort, and this place is amazing.  There are things to learn, see, and do everywhere, and we have zebras, giraffes, crowned cranes, and many other things right outside our room!  

When the others went back to sleep after the shuttle landing, I stayed up to watch the sunrise.  The animals were beautiful, and I took some photos.

A giraffe and zebras outside our balcony at breakfast-time.

Sharing their breakfast - aren't they sweet?

Beautiful from every angle.

At the Star Wars section of the Lego store, he was in his glory.

We got to sit in the ice cave at the T-Rex Cafe.

 Still celebrating his birthday.

Do you think he knows what's coming up behind him?

Making his Darth Maul light saber at Once Upon A Toy.

Striking a pose with his new light saber.

Breeze At The Top

Exercising the baby, Wowo and I have climbed Kennesaw Mountain and are taking a break on our favorite rocks.  There is a slight but nice breeze.  It is very hazy looking out over Atlanta in one direction and Kennesaw in the other.  We saw one beautiful red fawn on the way up, and the birds are chirping.  There is an insect that looks like a bee taking multiple orders of take-out to his hole in the sandy ground between the rocks, and some small creature is nestling in the tall grass behind us.  This is a nice way to spend the early evening.

Our Heartbeats, Together

We had a "first" OB appointment today.  Despite being relatively early, our doc had no trouble finding a good strong heartbeat.  You can actually hear both of our heartbeats together:  mine sounds like an average heartbeat, and Blueberry's sounds very fast, about twice the speed of mine.  Have a listen!

We also have a new due date, based upon our last ultrasound.  It's February 5th, just one day later than the date we'd had until today. 

Doc said that I can ride water slides and roller coasters while we are in Disney World, because of my gestational age.  He said that he knows how cautious I am and that if I want to have a little fun, I should go ahead.  He's very low-stress, low-worry, and that makes us happy.