Day 4:
I can not believe Heather waited this long, but today was
Magic Kingdom day. I woke up this
morning feeling much worse. Then, I
realized we came equipped with a pretty strong antibiotic that we are giving
Ethan. I took one this morning, and I am feeling better. Far from healthy, but
better nonetheless. The day started with
a little hardship. I did not handle the start of the day well. We walk inside the Magic Kingdom and head
down Main Street. (first time you can see the castle) Most families get to
experience joy and excitement during this moment. We were once again greeted
with wet pants and a constant hungry, hungry, hungry, hungry, hungry, hungry,
hungry….. It was a hard moment for me.
Perhaps, it was the sickness that caused me to lose it, or maybe it was the
cumulative 3-day cycle of constant wet pants and hunger obsession, but I had a
minor meltdown. I just wanted this
“normal” happy moment. After my
breakdown, we actually ended up having a pretty good day. Heather and I planned
this day perfectly. We hit the entire park before 3. Our lunch plan worked to
perfection. One of the major stressors of the trip centers on meal times. They
have to prepare Ethan’s meals specially, so that means it takes a lot longer.
(Ethan is not good at waiting particularly with food) Today, we ate lunch early
(10:30), and Heather went to talk to the allergy chef while I took the boys on
the teacups. Timing was perfect. It
really helped minimize the pain of ordering meals. Shortly after lunch, Heather had her
breakdown. I think her breakdown was triggered by mine earlier in the day. Mom and Gavin went to Small World to regroup.
While they were gone, I figured out a strategy to deal with the wet pants and
the hunger obsession. The tough part about the constant wet pants was the
hopelessness. We couldn’t figure out what to do to help stop it. It’s not going to stop the behavior. At least we have a plan, and maybe it will
mitigate it some. We rallied after that and had a pretty good rest of the
day. We took the boys on Splash
Mountain. Ethan loved it. Gavin hated it. He started crying before we even
started down the big hill. Like all good
parents, we bribed Gavin with a new toy to go on it again! Turns out though, it was a good parenting
move. Gavin actually really liked it the second time around. We then went to
Gavin’s first real roller coaster, Big Thunder Mountain. This time, Ethan hated it and Gavin loved it. We all shared some pineapple treats before
leaving the park before 5. It was very nice to leave the park before we all got
tired and cranky again. We just had a quite night tonight. Heather and I are off to prep for our 2nd
day at Hollywood Studios. Then, off to
bed. (once we fold the laundry of course)
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