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Oh Kelly, That is great news............about the scholarship that is....not the sinus stuff.
I hope you kick that this week. I decided to switch my allergy meds from Allegra to Clartin and that has helped me. Who knew??
So 35 inches is the magic number for Barnstormer?? Andre was at 33inches at his 15 month, I'm thinking he might make that goal by Sept! Now I'm really excited.......but not at the same time
I've tried Claritin & Zyrtec (well store brand) and neither seemed to help much. So hopefully switching to Allegra will do it for me.
Yep, 35 inches. I bought a growth chart at Disney one year and it tells you what height for the rides. I'm always measuring the boys before a trip. Dylan needs to grow like quarter inch to make it to 44" so he can ride Space Mountain and a few others.
My doctor said the double their height at 2 to see how tall they're most likely to be as an adult. How tall is Arnaud? I'm sure Andre will be tall like him. He thinks the boys will both be at least 6 feet. Mike is 6'1", so it's possible. I'm only 5'4" though.
I hope your sinus is soon better. Mine's much improved with Sudafed, which is available from pharmacists here - I know it's much harder to get in the States, but it really is a saviour for me.
I hope the new meds work for you, Kelly! How great about the scholarship! I'm just amazed at how much you (and so many others on this board) can pack into your schedules. I guess it really is true that if you need something done, "ask a busy person"!
My doctor said the double their height at 2 to see how tall they're most likely to be as an adult. How tall is Arnaud? I'm sure Andre will be tall like him. He thinks the boys will both be at least 6 feet. Mike is 6'1", so it's possible. I'm only 5'4" though.
Geesh, if that is true, then my poor DD will only be like 5 foot...if that. I didn't look up her exact height at age 2, but I know that she just made the 40" mark on our trip when she was 5!
According to the online stuff, Barnstomer is 35" unless they changed it since the refurb. You have to be 40" to ride BTMR and SM. 44" for EE, Space Mount, or RNRC. Somehow, it just seems wrong that Barnstomer and EE and RnRC have the same height requirements.
Hope you feel better Kelly. Can't wait for your report!
Sorry you're still a bit under the weather. Do you tend to have a lot of sinus problems? Is it an issue every year? I ask because I had sinus problems all the time for years. The steroid treatments never worked for me and neither did any allergy meds. I was constantly getting sinus infections and even having my sinuses flushed. In 2008 I had sinus surgery to fix a deviated septum and some other problems. BEST THING EVER! I haven't had a single problem since. And I hardly ever get head colds now. If it's recurring for you I'd look into seeing an ENT and see what they recommend.
I hope the meds work. Good luck on the scholarship!! Give the boys some spinach... hey, it worked for Popeye!!
Getting the boys to eat spinach would take a miracle! I might have to sneak it in somewhere.
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Originally Posted by chezp
with the scholarship.
I hope your sinus is soon better. Mine's much improved with Sudafed, which is available from pharmacists here - I know it's much harder to get in the States, but it really is a saviour for me.
Sudafed does help, but once it wear off it's back to normal (well my normal). And I'd really like to stop popping pills.
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I hope the new meds work for you, Kelly! How great about the scholarship! I'm just amazed at how much you (and so many others on this board) can pack into your schedules. I guess it really is true that if you need something done, "ask a busy person"!
If I get this scholarship I'll have to fit even more in, but it will be worth it.
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Geesh, if that is true, then my poor DD will only be like 5 foot...if that. I didn't look up her exact height at age 2, but I know that she just made the 40" mark on our trip when she was 5!
According to the online stuff, Barnstomer is 35" unless they changed it since the refurb. You have to be 40" to ride BTMR and SM. 44" for EE, Space Mount, or RNRC. Somehow, it just seems wrong that Barnstomer and EE and RnRC have the same height requirements.
Hope you feel better Kelly. Can't wait for your report!
Maybe it's a boy thing? And it's really just to estimate.
Dylan will be 5 in October and I'm assuming he'll make it to 44" by our trip in September. He may not want to ride those rides though.
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I hope the meds work! Lexi seems to be hovering around 40", so I have a feeling she won't be 44" by our next trip.
Good luck with the scholarship!
There's always the next time! And thanks!
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I hope the meds kick in! Good luck with the scholarship!
Thank you Marnie!
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Ugh...Kelly, I hope you kick the sinus/allergy thing soon and find what works for you. I know it's been a rough allergy season this year.
So double at 2 huh? Looks like I'm going to have a couple of peanuts then
Good luck on your essays!! a full scholarship would be awesome!!
Well Zach doesn't seem to be too short. Look back to see how tall he was at 2.
It would be awesome! It's hard though - my brain is fried.
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Sorry you're still a bit under the weather. Do you tend to have a lot of sinus problems? Is it an issue every year? I ask because I had sinus problems all the time for years. The steroid treatments never worked for me and neither did any allergy meds. I was constantly getting sinus infections and even having my sinuses flushed. In 2008 I had sinus surgery to fix a deviated septum and some other problems. BEST THING EVER! I haven't had a single problem since. And I hardly ever get head colds now. If it's recurring for you I'd look into seeing an ENT and see what they recommend.
It's hard to remember when they started, but I know this year has been particularily bad - never seems to go away. If neither of these rounds works I'll see about an ENT. I'm glad what you had done works for you!
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Hope the meds work out for you and you dont have to do the latter things!
Best of luck with the scholarship, I am sure you will do awesome!!!
Thanks so much!
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Hope the meds work out for you! Good luck with the essays and the scholarship!
I had intended on getting a mystic (spray) tan as I’d gotten a Groupon for 2. I went that morning to the tanning place up the street, but found out they weren’t a participating location. L Guess I should have read the fine print, but it said 33 locations and I didn’t think there were too many more than that. Wrong! Anyway, I called Mike who looked up online for another location (I don’t have a smart phone so I couldn’t do it myself. I’m thinking about asking for one for my birthday though. Ok now I’m getting off track here) I called the other 2 places but no one answered. It was Memorial Day after all, but I didn’t think the tanning places would be closed. I got home and found another one that was nearby, called and they were open, but their Mystic machine was down. L Oh well! I guess I’ll just use it later. So we packed up and went to Mike’s parents to swim and drop Buster off. At least I’d be outside and could try to get a bit of a tan before we left. We left a bit after dinner to ensure me enough time to still get things done at home, but late enough where we could put the boys straight to bed. I finished packing and took a shower so I wouldn’t have to in the morning and then hit the sack.
Departure Day – Tuesday, May 29, 2012
I was up before the alarm was scheduled to go off at 4am, but only by about 15 minutes. Even with Disney looming that’s early. I started getting ready and at 4:15 I woke Mike up for him to get in the shower. My FiL was scheduled to pick us up and take us to the airport that morning and I’d thought I’d heard something that sounded like the door bell, but then heard nothing else so I went back to getting ready. My phone rang a minute later and it was my FiL saying he was hear (4:30am). Usually Buster warns us of any noises and since he was already at my in-laws we didn’t have our guard dog. J We woke the boys up a few minutes later and Mike & his Dad got them ready. They were surprisingly alert and not whiny for being that early. We left right about 5am for the airport for our 6:35am flight. [Note: I will be using a lot of time information throughout the report. When I wrote my notes I noticed the time stamp on my pictures and I figured that would show everyone our timeline.]
We pulled up to the terminal around 5:20am and it was PACKED! I’ve never seen so many people at this terminal. This terminal only has Southwest and charter flights, so not too busy. Well I guess they’ve since added Airtran since SW bought them. I’m not sure if that’s what the congestion was about or there were just more flights too. The line to check baggage and get Lukas’ boarding pass wasn’t bad, but security was a nightmare. You couldn’t even tell where the line ended as there were lines snaking all over the place. We finally get up to the belt and make our way through. I had mt hands wiped because of my insulin pump, but didn’t receive the full pat down like last time. Dylan’s bag got rechecked because of the M&M tube with pennies & quarters in it. Once through we went to our gate that was a short walk away to discover they were about to start the ‘B’ boarding!!! We found our place in line; we were B19, 20 & 21 to only be pulled back out to be allowed to board because of the boys. We picked a row a few behind the exit row over the wing and settled in. Whew! That was a whirlwind. I handed goodie bags out to the flight attendant and they were very much appreciated. The flight to MCO was pretty uneventful.
We landed, made our way to DME and were on a bus at 10:30am!
You will see this face a lot! This is the face he made when you told him to smile.
Lukas is getting so big! I used to think Hope was tall for her age, but she's 3 years old and only 36" tall compared to your youngin' who's almost caught up to her! I love his "smile" face. Gotta love it!
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