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Month: March 2023

Chasing Magic in Disneyland Paris

Karee Russell4 Comments

The COVID pandemic isn’t over but we’re still living our lives. We spent 4 nights 5 days at Disneyland Paris in July. The weather was rainy, hot and a little humid but glorious.

Where to Stay?

We booked a package with a Disney resort, the newly renovated Disney’s Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel. We booked a spacious terrace room for about 800€ a night. We had about a 10-minute walk to the front gates of Disneyland and Hollywood Studios.

Now, I know you’re wondering why we booked so many days when it’s limited availability and there aren’t many people. Well, we have a 1-year-old, and spending several hours; open to close, in the parks isn’t ideal. However, we spent every hour we could in the parks and although we were exhausted we had so much fun.

Book dining reservations

You have to schedule dining reservations in advance for the sit-down restaurants. We went to several places: Manhattan Restaurant inside the New York Marvel Hotel for breakfast, we went to several ‘fast food’ restaurants for lunch and then we spent hours at these restaurants for dinner; Captain Jack’s Pirates Restaurant, Plaza Gardens Restaurant, Restaurant Agrabah Cafe & la Grange at Billy Bob’s Country Western Saloon.

There were several places… (I.e. McDonald’s, Starbucks,…) that did not require a reservation and you just walk in order and take your food to go or to find a table to sit and eat.

Disneyland

Wait times were up to 60 minutes and we ended up doing the rider swap where one adult waits with the infant/toddler and the other takes the bigger kids on the ride then switch (with a passphrase) once the ride is over. It rained 3 of our 4 days there. The rain did not stop us from enjoying ourselves.

Walt Disney Studio Park

The one ride in Walt Disney Studio Park that was really worth it was the Crush Coaster ride. No matter if the gates just opened and you ran to the ride, the wait was always 60+ minutes. They had a crush game you could download on your phone and play while you wait. The other rides were fun and had 30 minutes or less wait for each ride.

Overall, Disneyland Paris was pretty fun for our family of Five. I do recommend going and spending at least 2 days.

Things to Know about a Subchronic Hematoma

Karee Russell14 Comments

Going into my Final Pregnancy

My final pregnancy was a very hard, emotional, & scary one. I found out I was pregnant the end of October 2019. It was such a rush to know I was able to get pregnant again after so many years.

During the first week (~6 weeks pregnant) I started to bleed while I was at work. I was hysterical and immediately called the nurse advice line to see what my options were. I ended up at the clinic to see my Primary Care Manager (PCM). It was at that point I was told I was most likely experiencing a miscarriage and I needed to be referred to an OBGYN. My PCM carefully explained to me the possibility of the miscarriage and how it was nothing I did that caused it (which I still felt like it was).

I ended up at the OBGYN just a few hours later. I got to see a sac that was empty. I was told one of two possibilities; I was miscarrying or I was not far enough along to see an embryo. My husband was a different country away but i was lucky enough to have two friends there for support!

7 week baby

Another week goes by before I had another appointment. This time they saw the baby & we got to hear the heart beat. I wasn’t out of the woods yet. I had two other major bleeds and one that sent me to the hospital. I spent 24 hours in the hospital, again being told I was having a miscarriage.

I bled from November until middle of January and was on bed rest during that time. I was told to not move other than going to and from the restroom. It was super hard as I’ve always been an active person.

Second Trimester

Once I moved into my second trimester I still had the hematoma but was able to stop any contractions and bleeding.

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