My parents went to the beach this weekend so I kept their dog for them. He's a good dog but he doesn't like DD that much. They have worked my last nerve all weekend. She will keep messing with him and he will growl and bark, I fuss at him, I fuss at her. DH has worked all weekend too so I've been home alone dealing with it.
Also one of our cats that hangs around outside literally attacks him every time we take him out to go to the bathroom. I don't have nearly enough patience to deal with this anymore. They won't be home until 4 or 5 tonight so here I am, dealing with this shit again today. And I can't even have any wine or anything.
I think every single Monday I have something to say about MIL. Today is no different. She is a hair stylist and has been for over 30 years. We have a dd that just turned a year old and has not ever had her first haircut yet. MIL insists that she needs it trimmed and has even said that one of these days she is going to do it. #1: my dd, my choice. She will have her first haircut when dh and I decide, not anyone else. #2: I WILL be there for my dd's first haircut so don't even think about doing it behind my back. MIL trims and colors my hair (with 1 color) when that is all I need done and trims our 11 yr old's also. But, she does not keep up with changes. I do not allow her to do any type of "style" cutting (layers, bob, etc) or highlights. When she does, it looks terrible.
@jamiesc58 oh man, I would be pissed if anyone cut DS's hair without my permission, especially for the first haircut!
My bitch is at DH's job. It's been really stressful for him there and that's made him in a bad mood at home. I don't blame him, but it's so hard to have him be negative all the time. I just want my happy, lighthearted husband back! Luckily, things should settle down in July, so at least he'll be back to normal before the baby comes!
My MIL is visiting us for 5 days. She's not bad, as far as MIL's go (and the stories I've heard on this board) but it is still tough having her as a house guest. But what really irks me is that when she or my DH's other family members visit, he is no help in planning what to do with them, or helping out with "hosting" duties like planning meals or activities, getting the house ready, etc. Like when my parents come to visit I usually have a handful if ideas of things that might be fun for them to do, and a sense of which day we should do what. I usually have a few restaurant ideas or know what I want to cook for them, and I shop for what I need. But DH never does that, and when I try to ask for ideas/suggestions I get no help. He worked crazy long hours last week so didn't have any time to clean house, shop for some snacks/drinks that she might like etc. So the end result is her showing up, and then we are all sitting around and I keep asking, "so what do you guys want to do?" and they're both just like "I dunno." So then I end up suggesting things, but if whatever we do turns out not to be that fun, I feel that's on me because it was my idea. AND when she is here, DH will keep disappearing to go do his own thing, leaving me to entertain his mother. And I'm like NO, if anyone deserves "me time" right now, it is me, and she's your mother so don't just leave her watching TV alone in the living room. MIL is attending a conference in our city for the next few days, so I'm carpooling with her after work. DH says he'll be home from work by 5, or "worst case scenario" 6, but I just KNOW he'll get stuck at work late again and I'll end up hanging alone with her. Also we have no food for dinner because yesterday I could not get them to even THINK ahead another day to what they might want to do tonight.
Sometimes I think I'm just going to stop trying -- like if he wants to just sit around and do nothing when his mom comes to visit, that's on him. But I don't want to waste a whole weekend doing that. And I can't truly veg out or marathon TV shows like I would do if I were alone. But I'm sorry, my own mother raised me to be a better hostess than that and I wouldn't let a guest come stay without making some effort -- I am just so sick of making the effort all on my own. Sorry for the long rant, but this drives me nuts!!
@Snaps816 you're better than me! I would probably tell them I'm going out and leave them to figure things out. I always have to push DH when it comes to planning things with him family and I can barely just tolerate them so it makes it that much worse! I get the hostess obligation though.
I'm adding a second bitch... Student loans. I am so happy with the career I chose, and DH also has a great job because of his schooling, but the amount we owe is nauseating. If I could go back and do it differently I totally would, because life would be so much easier if we didn't have these hanging over our head!
@Bookhousegirl I'm right there with you. Student loans are the worst. DH went to school, but never finished a degree. He owes twice as much as I do (thanks to my parents picking up half of my loans) and it's sickening what we owe together. Then on top of that I'm a SAHM and not using my degree at all. The only good thing is DH landed in a really good paying job without one (meanwhile if I had kept working I still wouldn't be making as much as him). It seems to be all in the luck of the draw Hopefully my degree will come in handy when I go back to work.
My bitchfest today is for my DH. Yesterday it was in the 90's here. I suggested we go to a water park and float on the lazy river for the afternoon, he said no. "It will be to hot and I'd to be in the AC". Then he sat outside by himself from 2-8pm drinking beer. He works 6 days a week and that was the one day we have off together. (I work nights, he works days) I just wanted something we could do together. I'm getting very stir crazy with sitting at home, and sitting in the garage watching him drink isn't fun anymore. I'm so frustrated with him not giving any thought to things we can do together before baby arrives.
I found out this morning that while I was able to get my c-section scheduled for 8/5, my time is 1:15pm. Seriously WTF!!!!! They know that I don't do well with fasting, I'm likely to pass out - it almost happened during my egg retrieval surgery because they kept bumping me back further and further after I was already there. My dr specifically requested the 7:30am appointment for me because of this, and the best they could do is 1:15pm??? I'm so annoyed/angry/agitated with the whole thing! It makes no sense to me that everyone has to fast starting at midnight - so basically the person who has the 7:30am appointment only has to fast for 7.5 hours, but I'm going to have to fast for 13.25 hours??? How does that make any sense at all? Why can't I just start fasting at 6 or 7am? I really don't get it. Plus, having the earlier appointment was going to give me time to recovery a little so that DD could come see us that afternoon - now that likely won't be able to happen based on how I remember feeling right after last time. UGH!
@SkiChic626 I want a morning time for all of that and also for the risk that they could have to bump you back for emergenicies or if they're behind. They won't even schedule mine till I'm 34 weeks.
@SkiChic626 I want a morning time for all of that and also for the risk that they could have to bump you back for emergenicies or if they're behind. They won't even schedule mine till I'm 34 weeks.
I was 32w on Thursday and I was finally able to schedule it on Friday - they they scheduled me as soon as their on-call schedule for August came out. And, yeah! What if they end up having to bump me for emergencies, etc. - that was actually my very first thought aside from that fact that I'll likely pass out by 1:15pm. DH and I were talking about it and I know this is likely a UO, but I'm probably going to eat something small anyway and have some water early in the morning and then just lie about it when they ask, and hopefully that'll keep me from getting sick. Heck, on Friday, I had breakfast around 9am, and then totally forgot to eat lunch. I actually had to pull over in my car around 2pm because I felt so sick and lightheaded, I thought I was going to black out behind the wheel, and that was only after 5 hours of no food - I had been drinking water. Soooo....yeah.....
@SkiChic626 I would totally agree that you should try to eat early on, because your blood pressure and blood sugar dropping are not going to help anyone. If someone can get away worth 7.5 hours without food, so can you.
@SkiChic626 I would probably do the same. You made a good point about the fasting time being midnight for everyone no matter what time you're scheduled. I'd say as long as you've got about 8 hours you would probably be fine. That being said I'm not a medical professional so I wouldn't go off my advice alone lol
@Lynnlove28@SkiChic626 I'm also no professional... I am hypoglycemic though, so I feel your pain on the concern that you'll pass out, that's exactly what would happen to me. But I've been in and out of hospitals my whole life because I'm just so lucky...and the whole eating thing is mostly them not wanting to get sued on the very unlikely chance that you asphyxiate. Large amounts of food can affect how strong the medication needs to be, but usually only when you're borderline on needing a different dose anyway. I'm not telling you to ignore what your doc says or anything, but I would agree that an 8 hour gap will keep your body strong and it isn't likely to affect anything. I'll say again though, not a doctor, just used to those situations (:
@Lynnlove28@SkiChic626 I'm also no professional... I am hypoglycemic though, so I feel your pain on the concern that you'll pass out, that's exactly what would happen to me. But I've been in and out of hospitals my whole life because I'm just so lucky...and the whole eating thing is mostly them not wanting to get sued on the very unlikely chance that you asphyxiate. Large amounts of food can affect how strong the medication needs to be, but usually only when you're borderline on needing a different dose anyway. I'm not telling you to ignore what your doc says or anything, but I would agree that an 8 hour gap will keep your body strong and it isn't likely to affect anything. I'll say again though, not a doctor, just used to those situations (:
I totally hear you! My first c-section was not planned, and I didn't go anywhere near 8 hours without eating prior to the surgery. Sooooo.......
My bitch is that I'm 33 weeks and absolutely nothing is done and we haven't bought a single thing.... People keep telling us to wait and that we'll get so much, but it's driving me crazy. My showers are at 37 and 38 weeks.
I am going to take a second and bitch about my SIL.
We are having a BBQ this weekend - an annual event- and my BIL and SIL are not coming b/c they want to have a 'low key' weekend...as if they are the busiest people in the world. They make NO EFFORT AT ALL. I just got a text that her 15 year son is having a birthday party on July 2nd and can I please bring my homemade mac and cheese. Are you fringgin serious??? Um no. We, too, are going to have a 'low key' weekend.
BTW, they only reason she still does these parties is so people will bring her kids gifts/cash so she doesn't have to buy them things. She literally not make one bit of the food so it nothing for her to have a party. I cannot stand gift grabby people!!
@Katienu that is crazy! I think I would still make an appearance at the party only because it is for your nephew, but I would not bring anything that benefits SIL. The fact that your BBQ is an annual event means they already knew about it in advance right? She sounds lazy!
@Katienu that is crazy! I think I would still make an appearance at the party only because it is for your nephew, but I would not bring anything that benefits SIL. The fact that your BBQ is an annual event means they already knew about it in advance right? She sounds lazy!
Luckily we are going to be away on vacation so we have a very easy out. This is my brother's step son, so the other part of this story is that he is terrible to my brother and parents so it is hard to want to celebrate his birthday when is extremely rude and disrespectful.
But you are right, if we were home, we would go and suffer quietly...like we usually do. But I probably would have said no to the mac and cheese this time!!
Katienu WTF, she sounds like a major moocher! When I have parties I always feel weird asking people to bring things when they ask. And if they do ask, I nerve dictate what they should bring and tell them what we're planning so they can bring anything they think would compliment the menu. I find it to be in very poor taste to tell people to bring something to a party unless it's an obvious potluck type of event. Thank goodness you have an out for that crap!
@Katienu. I can't believe your SIL. After my older nephews and nieces hit their teenage years they stopped having family parties (acctually probably before that even)! I thought it was a little odd when my SIL asked people to bring side dishes to my nephews 1st birthday party this past weekend. But they at least had burgers and hotdogs and drinks. I can't imagine throwing a birthday party and asking people to bring food. As the host of the party you should supply that for your guest!
@Katienu that would drive me crazy. I never ask anyone to bring anything to something I'm hosting and if they offer I tell them the menu and let them choose what to bring. Also I think it's weird she's having a party for a 15th birthday. I thought after like 10 or so the parties only come on the big birthdays like 16, 18, and the obvious 21.
@MissBuffalo I hear you! I'm 32.5 weeks, and the baby's nursery is still very much a guest room full of crap. Crib is purchased but not put together, and I feel overwhelmed by how much we need to do around the house. But it's just impossible with a toddler. I've been counting on my parents watching DD a few weekends before baby comes so we can actually get things done, but they've been out of town SO much.
I definitely need a Monday bitchfest this week. My bitch is about the way things are playing out at work. 90% of the time, I work from my office. However, now that I'm 32 weeks pregnant, things keep coming up that require several hours of drive time. Between now and early August, I will need to travel out of town 7 or more times. Each of these trips will involve 5+ hours of roundtrip driving and a full schedule throughout the day. I will also be in fairly rural locations during those 5+hours of driving... not very comforting when I will be 36+ weeks pregnant for some of these trips. Ugh... I'm tired already.
Katienu WTF, she sounds like a major moocher! When I have parties I always feel weird asking people to bring things when they ask. And if they do ask, I nerve dictate what they should bring and tell them what we're planning so they can bring anything they think would compliment the menu. I find it to be in very poor taste to tell people to bring something to a party unless it's an obvious potluck type of event. Thank goodness you have an out for that crap!
Agree. Recently we've been invited to two parties, one was a going away and one was a birthday party. Both requested we bring food. It just seemed odd to me. I am all about potlucks and think they are great, but I would never ask people to bring food to my husband's grown up birthday party or to a going away party.
@SkiChic626, I would speak to the anesthesiologist to see what your restrictions are. I think these MAY have loosened up a bit in the past few years. I don't know the specifics for C/S's particularly, but I do know that in general, they still like at least 6 hours for solid foods in elective cases. So your midnight cutoff isn't going to be much different; however, IF they allow you to have clear liquids until 2 - 4 hours before your scheduled time then you could have juice without pulp, coffee without creamer, jello, or broth that morning, which would be better than nothing and may keep your blood sugar from crashing.
If I didn't get the answer that I wanted - I would either call back a few times (especially the week of) to see if they can move you up or just show up a few hours early the day of. OR schedules change ALL the time.
I have thrombocytopenia again ( I had it with my DD as well). My platelets were only 113 at 31 weeks which is not good since they need to be over 100 to get an epidural. With DD they were 103 at delivery, but 130 at 31 weeks. I am stressing that I will be forced to deliver without an epi. =( =( =(
My bitchfest is my MIL. We asked her to keep the baby a couple days a week for a couple months. My mom had agreed to split the time with her and I was hoping to keep the baby out of daycare during prime cold/flu/RSV season. She said no. This was a little frustrating as she has literally watched every other grandchild when they were little. But she said that she's getting too old for that. Okay, fair enough. But then I find out she's keeping my SIL's kid all summer! WTF!!!! I thought you were too old?!?! Absolute BS. I know she is under no obligation to keep my kid, but it really irks me that she is "too old" to watch my kid, but not SIL's kid.
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My bitchfest is my MIL as well. We didn't go to see my parents this weekend and made a vet appt for our dogs on Thursday (the vet in my home town) and am going to see my dad who rarely sees DD because he works weekends when she stays at their house every once in a while and is a homebody so rarely comes to our house. MIL calls tonight to say she has Thursday off and would like DD to spend the night on Wednesday. We tell her we already have plans and she gets all snippy about there being an issue with her taking her. Uh, no, we have plans to go see my dad for Fathers Day and his birthday, which is tomorrow. It has absolutely nothing to do with you. (Now granted I love when she asks when we already have plans because I hate DD spending the night there and being in her smokey house to sleep for 12 hours and spend maybe 4 hours actually with MIL.)
She's always paranoid about DD not liking her as much as my mom and forces herself to be the center of attention with her (for example she HAS to be the one to share her food with her even if we're all eating the same thing and she's on the other side of the table). Yet she's the first one to back out of actually taking her. She'll say she wants her then be "too busy". I'm home with DD everyday anyways so it's no big deal now (and like I said I'd rather she not spend a ton of time there anyways), but it better stop when DD is old enough to understand Grandma doesn't want her when she said she did.
@SkiChic626 I have to get endoscopies (where they stick a camera down your throat after putting you to sleep) every two years due to my disease, and I believe, like other posters have said, the rules have changed a bit. I always have a midnight cutoff for food and water if I'm scheduled for first thing in the morning (6 a.m.), but if I'm scheduled for an afternoon appointment, then my cutoff is usually 6-8 hours before the procedure. So I would imagine you could stop eating closer to your surgery time. But like PPs have said, definitely ask first because I'm not a medical professional and am just going off my own experience!
My bitchfest for today is my coworker that calls in sick all the time (again)! I have an update on him. This time he managed to talk my bosses into letting him spend an entire week in Atlanta covering a satellite camp for one of the football teams in our area. The company paid for his gas, his food and his hotel for the whole week (and the company is too broke to give any of us a cost of living raise...). He got back last night and today he came to work without a single story written and he hadn't even written his weekly football column that's expected of him each week. His excuse? He dropped his cellphone in the toilet! Now while that's hilarious and everything, how exactly does not having a cellphone prevent him from writing his stories and column?!
Meanwhile I'm over here struggling to get 9 weeks maternity leave with 3 of them paid at only half my salary. Yet he manages to use up all his vacation time in the first six months of the year, then still manages to get weeks off like this through creative avenues. (Basically an all expenses paid vacation in Atlanta.)
My MIL has been annoying me lately. About a month ago, she was over a lot helping with spring clean up in our yard. She'd mentioned she would come over and help clean the week of my baby shower since it was at my house. She never offered her help again, but she did offer to take my 6 year old the day before and morning of so I could clean. But still, I had thought she was going to help, and I was exhausted by the time my guests arrived. Then father's day weekend, I'd asked earlier in the week if she had any plans, since we usually go to her place to celebrate. She said she was planning on everyone coming to my house since it was going to be almost 100 degrees (we have a pool in our yard). Um ok, but maybe ask? It is my house and I'm super pregnant. She said they would bring steaks and a side, could I just get hot dogs for the kids. Ok. Them my huby talks to her Saturday and she pretty much told him she was only bringing steaks for her, my FIL, and BIL. What?! That's not what she said and how the fuck is that fair?! Then while here Sunday she offered to babysit baby when I go back to work, and we would only have to pay her a little. Im, no thanks, I only work once a week and my mom is going to watch him for 6 hours for free. Ugh. Stupid whine: I had to take my rings off and I hate it
@NICU RN I would be upset in that situation also. Why are the other kids any better than yours? And babies sleep tons during the day so wouldn't that be easier for someone who is getting "too old"?
@JournoGrl23 the more I read about that man, the more I think about that show Undercover Boss. To hear all the things he has done and gotten away with is insane! Maybe it is someone from way high up just seeing what kind of reactions they will get. Wouldn't that be crazy?!?!
@Stephanie7693 I hate not being able to wear my rings either! I took them off around 20 weeks or so because they were just uncomfortable and by the end of the day didn't quite fit. I feel like the first thing people look at when they see my belly is my ring finger and then automatically judge.
@stephanie7693 and @Lynnlove28 Same here! I have managed to keep my wedding band on still, but the engagement ring has been off for a couple of weeks. I'm tempted to buy something from Target or Amazon to fill in the last few weeks...
Nikkoli98 I have no idea who the anesthesiologist will be the day of, it'll probably just be whoever is on call at the hospital that day. Last time I was there for two days before because I was induced, and I was definitely eating and drinking less than 6-8 hours before we decided to do the c/s, so idk. The schedule coordinator at my OB said she's going to keep trying for an earlier time, and it's likely that I'll be moved up, but obviously they can't make any promises.
@NICU RN I can 100% relate to this! When DD was younger, my ILs agreed to watch her two days a week and my mom had her one day (my mom still works but has a very flexible arrangement). After a couple months, MIL made a huge stink that 2 days was too much and she couldn't handle it. So we jumped through hoops, scrounged up the money, and got DD into daycare 3 days a weeks, up from the 2 days she was there before. OK - not what we originally planned, but fine. So then, DH's sister has a second kid, and guess who is watching her AND toddler brother twice a week....MIL. WTF?!? So you can watch SIL's kids, two at a time, twice a week, but my DD by herself just once a week??? You know what, if you don't want her then fine, I'd rather her be in school where she's learning something and I know she's well cared for vs. with someone who clearly doesn't want her there. I even said to DH that we should just put her in school full time because if your mom is THAT exhausted, how can we be comfortable with DD there at all??
I bought this ring from this seller - it was like $20 and actually looks decent for CZ. The seller has a bunch of ring sets, so I was able to find something which kinda mimicked my actual set. And since it's sterling silver, it hasn't turned my finger green - which is a huge win for a $20 "wedding ring" I've been much happier since we got it to at least have something on my finger...
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Also one of our cats that hangs around outside literally attacks him every time we take him out to go to the bathroom. I don't have nearly enough patience to deal with this anymore. They won't be home until 4 or 5 tonight so here I am, dealing with this shit again today. And I can't even have any wine or anything.
My bitch is at DH's job. It's been really stressful for him there and that's made him in a bad mood at home. I don't blame him, but it's so hard to have him be negative all the time. I just want my happy, lighthearted husband back! Luckily, things should settle down in July, so at least he'll be back to normal before the baby comes!
Sometimes I think I'm just going to stop trying -- like if he wants to just sit around and do nothing when his mom comes to visit, that's on him. But I don't want to waste a whole weekend doing that. And I can't truly veg out or marathon TV shows like I would do if I were alone. But I'm sorry, my own mother raised me to be a better hostess than that and I wouldn't let a guest come stay without making some effort -- I am just so sick of making the effort all on my own. Sorry for the long rant, but this drives me nuts!!
Baby #2 due 8/11/2016
Baby #2 due 8/11/2016
Baby #2 due 8/11/2016
I am going to take a second and bitch about my SIL.
We are having a BBQ this weekend - an annual event- and my BIL and SIL are not coming b/c they want to have a 'low key' weekend...as if they are the busiest people in the world. They make NO EFFORT AT ALL. I just got a text that her 15 year son is having a birthday party on July 2nd and can I please bring my homemade mac and cheese. Are you fringgin serious??? Um no. We, too, are going to have a 'low key' weekend.
BTW, they only reason she still does these parties is so people will bring her kids gifts/cash so she doesn't have to buy them things. She literally not make one bit of the food so it nothing for her to have a party. I cannot stand gift grabby people!!
Rant is over.
Luckily we are going to be away on vacation so we have a very easy out. This is my brother's step son, so the other part of this story is that he is terrible to my brother and parents so it is hard to want to celebrate his birthday when is extremely rude and disrespectful.
But you are right, if we were home, we would go and suffer quietly...like we usually do. But I probably would have said no to the mac and cheese this time!!
Baby #2 due 8/11/2016
I thought it was a little odd when my SIL asked people to bring side dishes to my nephews 1st birthday party this past weekend. But they at least had burgers and hotdogs and drinks. I can't imagine throwing a birthday party and asking people to bring food. As the host of the party you should supply that for your guest!
I definitely need a Monday bitchfest this week. My bitch is about the way things are playing out at work. 90% of the time, I work from my office. However, now that I'm 32 weeks pregnant, things keep coming up that require several hours of drive time. Between now and early August, I will need to travel out of town 7 or more times. Each of these trips will involve 5+ hours of roundtrip driving and a full schedule throughout the day. I will also be in fairly rural locations during those 5+hours of driving... not very comforting when I will be 36+ weeks pregnant for some of these trips. Ugh... I'm tired already.
If I didn't get the answer that I wanted - I would either call back a few times (especially the week of) to see if they can move you up or just show up a few hours early the day of. OR schedules change ALL the time.
She's always paranoid about DD not liking her as much as my mom and forces herself to be the center of attention with her (for example she HAS to be the one to share her food with her even if we're all eating the same thing and she's on the other side of the table). Yet she's the first one to back out of actually taking her. She'll say she wants her then be "too busy". I'm home with DD everyday anyways so it's no big deal now (and like I said I'd rather she not spend a ton of time there anyways), but it better stop when DD is old enough to understand Grandma doesn't want her when she said she did.
My bitchfest for today is my coworker that calls in sick all the time (again)! I have an update on him. This time he managed to talk my bosses into letting him spend an entire week in Atlanta covering a satellite camp for one of the football teams in our area. The company paid for his gas, his food and his hotel for the whole week (and the company is too broke to give any of us a cost of living raise...). He got back last night and today he came to work without a single story written and he hadn't even written his weekly football column that's expected of him each week. His excuse? He dropped his cellphone in the toilet! Now while that's hilarious and everything, how exactly does not having a cellphone prevent him from writing his stories and column?!
Meanwhile I'm over here struggling to get 9 weeks maternity leave with 3 of them paid at only half my salary. Yet he manages to use up all his vacation time in the first six months of the year, then still manages to get weeks off like this through creative avenues. (Basically an all expenses paid vacation in Atlanta.)
Then father's day weekend, I'd asked earlier in the week if she had any plans, since we usually go to her place to celebrate. She said she was planning on everyone coming to my house since it was going to be almost 100 degrees (we have a pool in our yard). Um ok, but maybe ask? It is my house and I'm super pregnant. She said they would bring steaks and a side, could I just get hot dogs for the kids. Ok. Them my huby talks to her Saturday and she pretty much told him she was only bringing steaks for her, my FIL, and BIL. What?! That's not what she said and how the fuck is that fair?!
Then while here Sunday she offered to babysit baby when I go back to work, and we would only have to pay her a little. Im, no thanks, I only work once a week and my mom is going to watch him for 6 hours for free. Ugh.
Stupid whine: I had to take my rings off and I hate it
@JournoGrl23 the more I read about that man, the more I think about that show Undercover Boss. To hear all the things he has done and gotten away with is insane! Maybe it is someone from way high up just seeing what kind of reactions they will get. Wouldn't that be crazy?!?!
@NICU RN I can 100% relate to this! When DD was younger, my ILs agreed to watch her two days a week and my mom had her one day (my mom still works but has a very flexible arrangement). After a couple months, MIL made a huge stink that 2 days was too much and she couldn't handle it. So we jumped through hoops, scrounged up the money, and got DD into daycare 3 days a weeks, up from the 2 days she was there before. OK - not what we originally planned, but fine. So then, DH's sister has a second kid, and guess who is watching her AND toddler brother twice a week....MIL. WTF?!? So you can watch SIL's kids, two at a time, twice a week, but my DD by herself just once a week??? You know what, if you don't want her then fine, I'd rather her be in school where she's learning something and I know she's well cared for vs. with someone who clearly doesn't want her there. I even said to DH that we should just put her in school full time because if your mom is THAT exhausted, how can we be comfortable with DD there at all??
Baby #2 due 8/11/2016
I thanked DH this morning for my beautiful new diamond wedding band. Size XL from Old Navy for my chubby fingers.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/VandAjewelry?ref=l2-shopheader-name§ion_id=17082314
I bought this ring from this seller - it was like $20 and actually looks decent for CZ. The seller has a bunch of ring sets, so I was able to find something which kinda mimicked my actual set. And since it's sterling silver, it hasn't turned my finger green - which is a huge win for a $20 "wedding ring" I've been much happier since we got it to at least have something on my finger...