Firsts

Week 21
Ultrasound Results
Last week I received a call from my OBGYN in which I was playing phone tag for 2 days! Of course, they don't like to give me detailed messages of what the issue may be. I of course was panicky and couldn't relax while I was packing for our first Disneyland trip with Lil' M. The day before we went (Friday), the office called and told me that my ultrasound showed that I had a "generous" amount of amniotic fluid. GREAT! What it could mean is the baby will feel too tight in there and go into pre-term labor. Yay! No. Evidently, I didn't do anything wrong and I'm not sure if there's anything to "cure" this. In 5 weeks, I'll be going to do another scan to confirm. I pray I'm OK!!! Of course I end up googling and trying to find good news about this possible condition and I find negative things. I stopped looking. I can't stress myself more. So that's that. The day before our big trip and I have that over my head :(.

Disneyland Family Trip
The hotel we stayed at was at the Howard Johnson in Anaheim (.2 miles from Disneyland)and it was pretty worth it. The kid's pool area was exactly how they described it. Though toddler's could really only play in 2 1/2 areas:
1. Toddler Pool (1 ft tall): Which was closed off with yellow CAUTION tape. It was thought that there was probably a "floater" before. Ew.

2. 13 Water Fountains: Lil' M loved it. It's the kind where you can step on the fountains from the ground and it shoots up at another fountain.

2.5. Toddler Water Slide: For little ones, I suggest if you can fit, the parent rides with the kid. I had Lil' M sit on my lap and rode it (very short ride so I was OK). At the end of the slide, a big gush of water hit our faces and Lil' M didn't like it and that was the end of it. Later in the day, she tells me "I like waterslides."

Free parking at the HOJO was nice; we were able to walk back and forth to Disneyland in 10 minutes. Restaurants are also next door! We enjoyed Millie's Restaurant and McDonalds. At first, Lil' M was indifferent when we got into the park, however, after seeing the castle and going on the first Dumbo Ride, Lil' M got excited and knew where she was. She LOVED Disneyland. She got her first pair Micky Ears w/her name on it and even sported it. She enjoyed Small World (got her a music box from there). I think what really made her day was getting to meet and take photos with Mulan, Little Mermaid, and Tiana. She left them with a smile and in awwe ("Did this really happened" expression). Actually, she picked out her first Disney memorbillia-Pascal from Tangled. She carried it around and slept with it for the whole trip.