At 5:30 K woke me with a start, "Sam, I can't breath. I have to go to the hospital."
In my jumbled tiredness I tried to comprehend this without waking B. "What's happening?" I asked, needing symptoms explained.
"The pain is so bad, I literally cannot take it anymore."
What words to hear at 5 am, miles from home, with your 18 month old still asleep in the room! After much discussion, we decided to send K to the hotel's front desk and get a taxi to take him to the nearest hospital. I remained behind so that B could stay asleep, and not enter an ER.
Around 9:30 I went to pick K up. I was under the impression from a phone conversation at 8:30 that he was being discharged and could be picked up. Little did I know that the massive amount of pain killers they injected him with caused him to pass out twice and therefore, be re-admitted. To have a nurse answer your husband's phone and tell you to wait outside for her to come talk to you--not a great experience! However, she was so kind and merely told me they were trying to get K in best shape to be taken the remaining 5 hours to Orlando. She suggested a few things I could do with B while waiting for him.
My day was turned upside down. I wanted nothing more than to just be able to get to Disney and finally start my vacation! Being in a new city without my husband was not ideal, but you know what I say about life handing you lemons! F*** the lemons and bail!
I texted my husband and told him to rest and relax and not worry. And I cried in my car for 5 minutes, bucked up, vented to my mom, and drove my sorry butt into downtown Savannah, GA.
It turned out to be a fantastic decision on my part! B and I had a lunch buffet at Paula Deen's restaurant, The Lady and Sons, and walked the river walk. It was a very enjoyable afternoon and it wore B out so well that he fell asleep on our ride back to the hospital to pick up K.
Once my husband and son were safely buckled in, fed, and asleep; we were on the road again!
B slept for 3 hours of that trip! And K slept for 2! After a stressful day I was very happy to have those couple of hours of quiet driving to be alone in my own thoughts and just blank out! Not having to worry or think about a thing!
We FINALLY made it to Disney World and our Treehouse in Saratoga Springs Resort at 7:30 Sunday evening.
We had a busy day and early morning ahead of us. I definitely took my suitcases apart, packed B's backpack for the next day and crashed! We woke up early at 6 am this morning (Monday) and got ready for our first Disney day!
We has breakfast with characters and B got to meet Pooh Bear and Tigger! My B is a child after my own heart, a huge Tigger fan! To see his face light up as he realized Tigger was standing right in front of him was unreal! In hilarity, Tigger leaned on the table to be closer to B and B immediately picked up some stray food near Tigger as if to say, "don't stick your hand in that food and get dirty!" Truly my child!
After breakfast we hit Epcot! K rented a motor chair so that he could be more comfortable and we went off to lots of fun rides and attractions. There was not a huge lot of things for B, but the sights and rides he could see were enough to knock him out for a good hour or two after lunch! And once he was awake he was back at it and ready to play! He got to meet Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, and Pluto! And that experience had tears in my eyes! To watch him meet Mickey was absolutely amazing, he was so awe-struck and amazed--what an incredible experience as a mother! That was one to cash into the memory banks for eternity!
All in all, Day 1 at Disney was nothing less than successful. B has been an incredible kid for only 18 months old. He has so much to take in, and his routine is gone and yet, he's been so well behaved. Only a breakdown when it's time to eat. I truly hope and pray that this is the bar set for the rest of the week. Because if so--we are about to have one of the best weeks of our lives. I'm so grateful and blessed to have this experience with my family. I'm so glad we could do this.
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