The G Force that is.
I think it affects his body very different than it affects everyone else. It relaxes him as opposed to tensing him up like it does to most.
We took the boys to Playdium on Monday. Eva wanted to go to Ikea with gramma and grampa so it was a nice Boys Day for me.
Cuyler made a beeline for the Max Force Roller Coaster Simulator. He was adamant that he was going on it. I thought “Heh…I like roller coasters. I’ll go on.” Which worked out well as Sean was adamant that he not go on it.
Cuyler and I get in:
(sorry for the crappy blackberry pics)
The guy straps us in and locks the overhead bars in between our legs (he apologized as he did mine…) He then closes the capsule and locks us into it:
The guy straps us in and locks the overhead bars in between our legs (he apologized as he did mine…) He then closes the capsule and locks us into it:
And then something like this takes place (note – this is not us):
I realize once it starts that I haven’t ridden a big coaster since before I had Cam…maybe my body won’t respond the way it used to…
I start to think “Oh boy…”
Then “Oh geeeez…”
Then “Oh crap”
“Oh shit”
F************ck.
Yep…my body isn’t responding with the excitement that it used to.
I feel yucky.
I feel yucky.
I grab Cuyler’s arm.
I unsquinch my eyes and look over at him, hoping that he’s not scared.
I unsquinch my eyes and look over at him, hoping that he’s not scared.
And I see PURE EXHILARATION.
And about halfway through the ride I hear “TO INFINITY AND BEYOOOND!”
Cuyler. He’s laughing and giggling and cannot get enough. He’s Buzz Lightyear and he loves it.
The ride stops. I wobble out.
Cuyler bounds out and he exclaims “That was so fun! I had so much fun!”
Cuyler bounds out and he exclaims “That was so fun! I had so much fun!”
That made the next 15 minutes of nausea SO worth it.
I think we’ll have to get season’s passes to Wonderland next year.
I agree, it get’s worse with age.
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ha! YES. you must get passes.
and not just because we’ll be getting passes either.
hahahah.
It’s awesome that he loved it!
OMG! I think I’d puke too! We get worse as we get older. Why is that?
Cheers!
Kim