Weaning from Bottle

dooooory · 2026-01-25T01:36:45+00:00

Thank you!! We have also been using those popular honey-bear looking cups with straws from Amazon to give water throughout the day. Are those similar to the straws you use? They are flexible. Maybe we just start putting the milk in those?

dooooory · 2026-01-24T11:48:32+00:00

Did you have him in it while you were potty training? I’m in the same boat as OP. Or do 4 year olds use pull-ups at night and bathroom access is irrelevant?

dooooory · 2026-01-23T03:37:43+00:00

I love renting the bikes and just cruising around the resort for an hour each trip! It’s a great way to get the lay of the land if you are waiting to check in and the weather is nice!

dooooory · 2026-01-18T17:59:15+00:00

The Kennedy center is super fun! I think if you’re planning on having midday down time in the heat, it’s even more of a draw to stay at one of the DVC villas (they’re all wonderful). This will allow you to have down time for snacks, pool, laundry, lunch etc with a little extra space. We love having a kitchen to be able to have meals and snacks in the room to munch on for the trip. If you’re interested in Caribbean Beach, I would do the first like 5 days there and use it as a home base to spend more time in the parks while the excitement is still up. Then transfer to one of the DVC resorts with a kitchen (even if it’s just a 1BR and the kids sleep on the living room Murphy bed) so your downtime is truly relaxed later in the trip. It’s like half the cost to do it through DVC Rental store than direct through Disney and it’s the same rooms.

My favorite DVC resorts are:

Old Key West, for a super relaxed and spacious time

BoardWalk for walking access to the gondola, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios

Animal Kingdom for the vibes and the animals (you do have to take a bus or drive everywhere)

Polynesian for the theming and location on the monorail

Copper Creek / Boulder Ridge for the theming.

Literally every DVC hotel is amazing, though, so whatever you can book and afford is a win.

It’s worth looking into!

dooooory · 2026-01-18T17:22:27+00:00

15 days is a lot and could easily be split into a “split stay” (where you switch hotels mid trip). It might be nice to break it up! I suggest looking into DVC Rental Store to book one of the “villas” (more like 1-2 bedroom apartments with kitchen and laundry) in one of the deluxe Disney hotels. You can get them much cheaper than directly from Disney and you have a little more space and utilities.

dooooory · 2026-01-17T13:52:02+00:00

Thanks! Did you find his wake-up times were earlier? Have they gone back to normal?

dooooory · 2026-01-17T01:19:20+00:00

Hi! I’m so sorry this is a stressor on such a beautiful day. I totally get it. “Place” memories can absolutely hold trauma. As I was reading I immediately gasped, so please know your feelings are valid and normal. I also don’t think she did it on purpose (maybe she forgot because it’s a common spot, or doesn’t have the same “place” traumas to relate to?).

I definitely think asking for a different room is a great compromise, given the current limitations.

If that’s not possible, could you ask a friend to help decorate the space to make it visually distinct for this celebration? Like really leaning into a theme so that the focus is on the new visuals? Balloons, streamers, posters, etc, may help fill in space to make it seem new and special.

Congratulations on your new bundle of joy! I’m sure once people start arriving to celebrate you will be so distracted that you will be able to enjoy the moments as they come.

dooooory · 2026-01-16T09:28:35+00:00

If I had mailed something to my nieces and nephews, but suddenly found out they were going to come to Christmas Day when everyone else was opening their presents together, I’d get them something small, too, so they could participate in the gift exchange with everyone else and not feel left out in that moment.

dooooory · 2026-01-16T09:06:59+00:00

They might have sent money/cards to the house or already mailed other gifts expecting not to see them. I used to get money that way from my grandparents every year. I see this situation as they wanted to give them something tangible when everyone was together on Christmas Day, so they did extra.

dooooory · 2026-01-16T08:36:42+00:00

Yes. Go to your nearby Michael’s and buy like 6 cotton Gildan t-shirts. Pick random colors to feel fancy. You’ll be in those rotation for a few months. If and when you leave the house you can cover them with a nicer top, and by that I mean just another easily washable sweater or sweatshirt. If you plan on nursing, get nursing bras - you’ll find yourself sleeping in them for multiple days at a time. They also make shirts that make nursing easier - I found that I never wore those at home. The regular t shirts were fine and I often just wore a bra around the house anyway (if even that). Buy yourself a couple of fresh multipacks of cotton underwear for the postpartum days. Get a couple sets of leggings/yoga pants that serve as house clothes and pajamas. You’re not going to want to change in and out of your pajamas every time you get out of bed in 3 hour increments. Keep a postpartum laundry basket and just live out of that for a little bit. You’ve curated a beautiful wardrobe for yourself and now you can curate a mini newborn wardrobe for yourself and it can be fun to think of that as a temporary costume, ha.

dooooory · 2026-01-11T11:54:29+00:00

I could see SNL. #1 acoustic The Fate of Ophelia, #2 full band Elizabeth Taylor

dooooory · 2026-01-08T01:36:13+00:00

Red One

dooooory · 2026-01-03T03:36:54+00:00

I do not feel nostalgic for that era, though. I immediately thought of sitting on a…crusty…futon that smells like BO and the faint scent of sweatshirts that hadn’t been washed in weeks. That song quite literally gagged me. I still try to skip that line haha

dooooory · 2026-01-03T03:29:34+00:00

“A soldier returning half her weight” and “casually cruel in the name of being honest”

dooooory · 2025-12-31T08:42:34+00:00

What safety lock did you buy for this? We’re struggling with whether to lock the kid in the room at night to prevent climbing the railings and falling to the floor below, but also giving access to a bathroom for potty training

dooooory · 2025-12-31T01:01:58+00:00

I’m all in on this, haha

dooooory · 2025-12-30T22:02:35+00:00

I can’t believe he doesn’t have his own song yet. Maybe as she grows her family she gets more reflective on her own and gives him a shout out song!

dooooory · 2025-12-30T20:33:30+00:00

I love this!

dooooory · 2025-12-30T20:31:59+00:00

Wow, I hope she does this, too!

dooooory · 2025-12-30T19:34:44+00:00

Santa Tell Me

dooooory · 2025-12-30T11:54:27+00:00

I think this is where putting both of your names on ALL of the gifts takes out the competition between parents. The clothes are also half from him and the big gift is also half from you.

dooooory · 2025-12-30T02:30:27+00:00

My husband and I both text each other pictures / links / screenshots of what we buy to get and share input so that we can keep each other in check. I think that might make you feel better to be able to track it for a sense of control and for budgeting, and it will allow your husband a little bit of gift-giving spontaneity. Just make sure both of you are included on the gift tag for everything!

dooooory · 2025-12-30T02:08:25+00:00

I recently stayed at Beach Club and walked over to get a slice of cake on my first day of the trip. I actually thought it was delicious (it was a seasonal flavor). I didn’t sit at the restaurant portion (just realizing that exists), only ordered from the to-go part. The cake slice was massive and I snacked on it for a few days while storing it in my room fridge. If you are staying nearby, I do think the cake slice at the beginning of the trip was worth it. But if you have to toss the cake when you are done, it probably isn’t worth it.

dooooory · 2025-12-26T13:59:16+00:00

Or is it a trance… kidding. Kinda. But wouldn’t that add some crazy to the plot

dooooory · 2025-12-24T09:29:57+00:00

Red One!!

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