Ooh speaking of battery operated toys, MH loves to gift obnoxious toys to his sisters kids. Girl who is 5 and twin boys age 3. He got them a MASSIVE keyboard Mat. It is every bit of annoying as you could imagine. All 3 can get on it at once. It has multiple annoying features. Oh boy, I’m sure we are in for it lol the kids Absolutely LOVED it tho!
Also on the topic of virtual showers - MH cousins (3 girls, Beyond excited for us) reached out to me yesterday to inform me they will be hosting a virtual shower and that I need to send them a registry and they’ll get back with a date. I’m not one for being the centre of attention, so at first I completely panicked but they seriously were not falling for my sip n see plans (which I still plan to do) they all live about 3hrs away. So I gave in, I’ll let them have it but my husband will be right there with me. If I have to do it, he’s doing it too!! lol he prewarned the one that I’m just taking it easy and we’ll do something later, after baby is here. Her response “no no, nothing is going to take this away from her!” Like, helleerrr I’m ok with it, really!! 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️😂 bless their hearts.
The loud plastic toy thing is SO ANNOYING. I acknowledge that they have their place; DS had a phase between 12-18 months where they simply kept his attention better than anything else and were a Godsend. But bringing those into the home should be a parent's choice! Last Christmas, my MIL bought DS an 18-inch plastic farm tractor that makes all the animal sounds, sings E-I-E-I-O at an insane volume, and drives itself forward three feet while honking and flashing lights. Her response when DH read all these features off the box after opening? "Oh really? Oh no! I just bought it for the toy animals." (Riiiiiiigght)
@emiliadkay That sounds like a nightmare! I have a feeling my dog would probably destroy something that moved on its own if given the chance, though.
We've been trying to make it clear that we want to be as eco-friendly as possible while doing the least eco-friendly thing possible - bringing another human into the world - and I’ve requested no plastic unless it’s a hand-me-down. Hoping that will limit the annoying toys...
Alright... so I need some opinions on how to approach a situation. I want to preface all of this by saying that I hate coming off as though it is an expectation that someone throw me a shower, and that is why I have some reservations about how to move forward. Anyway, back around Christmas after my husband and I announced we were expecting, my sister-in-law immediately said that she would like to throw me a shower. We didn't have a conversation about it or anything at the time; I just remember acknowledging it by saying how sweet that was of her, and then thinking that we'd revisit it at a time when it was more relevant. Fast forward a few months, and we all know what has happened to the idea of planning a shower. I by no means am wanting anything between now and August for the obvious safety precautions and I am hopeful instead to do a sip 'n see in the fall, but my sister in law has yet to bring this up to me since she made the comment in passing in December. I guess my question is... is it appropriate to initiate this conversation with her or should I just let it be since she hasn't said anything. I have a close relationship with her, I am just awkward about initiating these types of conversations because I don't want her to feel obligated to do something if she isn't able or interested in it anymore - which I would totally understand. Thoughts??
@whl1013 Personally, I think it should be totally okay for you to bring that topic up. I did the same with my "planner", especially with the whole C19 situation, you want to make sure to "spell it out".
I would just bring it up. Say something like “I know you offered to throw us a shower back when that was a normal thing to do, but given the pandemic I’m thinking a sip and see might be more appropriate. What do you think?” That way you are acknowledging the offer and giving her room to step up and host without cornering her into doing it. It also gives her room to share any ideas she has been considering.
Re: The Great Registry and Baby Shower Thread
he prewarned the one that I’m just taking it easy and we’ll do something later, after baby is here. Her response “no no, nothing is going to take this away from her!” Like, helleerrr I’m ok with it, really!! 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️😂 bless their hearts.
We've been trying to make it clear that we want to be as eco-friendly as possible while doing the least eco-friendly thing possible - bringing another human into the world - and I’ve requested no plastic unless it’s a hand-me-down. Hoping that will limit the annoying toys...