My parents never got sick of the joke that, despite my lack of recollection, I had, in fact, been in a helicopter. They justified this by the fact that, while a fair way down her path of pregnancy, Mother had taken a joy ride at a carnival. In a similar vain, I should be free from the burden that is every child's desire to go to that miraculous place of dreams: Disneyland. For, Baby's already been.
Granted, Baby was scarcely the size of a gummy bear at the time of attendance, but that shouldn't matter... Right?
However, matters of cruel and unnecessary emotional torment aside, the fact that Wifey and I went to Disneyland with our little jelly baby on board was of immediate concern when, a fortnight later we discovered our little stowaway's existence. Disney California Adventure was our greatest cause for concern. For this, the more adult of the two Anaheim parks, is home to the most remarkable and heart-stopping of rides: The Tower of Terror.
As if Wifey wasn't cranky enough at me for the fact that she somehow found herself sitting next to me on a ride that drops you 13 unlucky storeys in a service elevator, the fear that it may lead to a child with an upside-down face, really did concern her. But the Tower of Terror wasn't the only amusement that came with a "resist in the case of pregnancy" warning. Even the rollicking ol' Indiana Jones ride carried such signage. And what other dangers were lurking as we tottered around the West Coast of the U.S. of A? The mind boggles...
VEGAS. O. M. G. What about that night in Vegas?! Unlimited free-poured spirits in a Vegas club for a night! Surely our child would be ruined: two heads with a joint IQ of 12.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, Doc assures us that everyone's had at least one absolute blinder in the unrealised period of pregnancy and we needn't be alarmed. Turns out it's more the long-term excessive drinking through out that causes problems. As for the wild rides of Disneyland, they probably just ensured that Baby was holding on tight.
Having said that, now that we know Baby's on board, we aren't taking any risks!
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