My DD and my niece both have their birthdays 4 days apart in March and will be 6 and 5 respectively. I am hoping to take them to Disneyland Paris for their birthday as they are both completely obsessed with disney and princesses etc.
My DS has just turned two but is a little behind his peers. He only says a few words and although he is improving all the time, he has trouble understanding things and is being seen by a speech therapist etc at the moment. He likes to walk (although he has trouble walking as he is double jointed - hyperlaxity) but doesn't like to hold hands and wants to just run off where he wants.
I am considering leaving him at home with my parents. They have offered and he loves being with them as they do the childcare while I am at work.
My thoughts are that he just won't get what is going on, he won't be able to go on many of the things there and will spend much of his time sat in his pushchair. This won't be good for him and won't also be very good for the girls as either me or dh will have wait with ds while they go on the ride and they will have to hang around waiting for us to change ds etc. He is also a boy who likes a long nap in an afternoon (about 3 hours) but he never naps in his pram. He will just end up crabby.
It is also going to cost a lot more to take ds and if he isn't going to enjoy it, it seems like a bit of a waste of money.
My mum has said that they will do some nice things with him while we are away (only 2 nights) like visiting a farm as he loves animals.
AIBU not to take him.