SMH at MIL- How Fitting...

Leggadine08

As most of you know, MIL is a little BSC and isnt my favorite person to say the least. She hasnt been so bad lately but that is probably because she has been leaving me alone (knock on wood it continues!)

When we first announced we were expecting she went into a near panic trying to figure out what she wanted to be called. My parents are Mawmaw and PapPap to all of their grandkids and LO will have a Nana (my gma), a Nanny (DFs gma), a Goose (DFs great gma) and a Grandma (DFs gma, dads side). She didnt want LO to call her the same thing as anyone else so she was all bent out of shape trying to find the perfect name.

She finally settled that her and SFIL would be "MiMi" and "PawPaw", she really didnt want to have SFIL be "PawPaw" because thats what I call my gpa but she finally gave in.

MIL has been working on shirts for everybody to wear at the hospital (yes they are staking it out in the waiting room-grrrr) and put stuff like "Proud Auntie" on DFs sister's and "This is what a proud PawPaw looks like" on SFIL's. I laughed when I saw hers, its bright pink with a butterfly and bold black letters stating "Proud MeMe". I have never seen Mimi spelled like this but given her self absorbed-center-of-the-universe type tendancies Im not surprised.

 

mzsparklepdx

Oh dear.  I can only imagine the other people in the waiting room giving this group of overenthusiastic cheerleaders the side eye.  You better make sure the nurses know to guard the door carefully!  She sounds like the type to sneak in for a peek, if not properly supervised!  G/L!

 

smilingjb

Wow they are going to be in the waiting room that whole time?  I told DH I don't want him to contact anyone until after the baby is born.  Only my mom and dad will know when we are admitted to the hospital.  I don't want or need the added pressure.

dahansen85

My folks have been trying to figure out nicknames too.  My dad will be Nonno, because he's Italian, but I can't remember right now what my mom wanted.  I thought it was kind of cute.  Our baby is going to have 7 great grandparents (would have been 8, but my Nonno passed away a couple months ago), and 8 grandparents (due to divorces and remarriage), not to mention 3 aunties and 3 uncles. 

I'm sure we will figure out how to avoid confusion somewhere along the line.

kristennd

I've always felt that coming up with a preferred term is a waste of time because the kid always ends up using something else.

Our L&D actually lets you decide who is in the waiting room, not just who is in the delivery room. It is a secure floor.

Leggadine08

Oh I work at the hospital I will be delivering at and the nurses are in on my "hospital policy" scheme. I am going to try not to call anyone until after shes born but my mom is going to be there with me and I dont think DF can keep his mouth shut. Ive explained that they will have to wait a loonnggg time because Im not allowing visitors til once Im showered and in a room and have had enough time with LO, tough titties! And if its like 3 am they will come back the next day, Im not staying up all night for them.

 

pinkpear

T-shirts in the waiting room?!  You poor thing!

Leggadine08

pinkpear:

T-shirts in the waiting room?!  You poor thing!

I was absolutely HORRIFIED when she showed them to me but Ive been trying to pick my battles so I didnt say anything. I just want to have this baby in stealth mode and keep them in the dark til after *sigh*

meghanchrisaz

That is pretty funny.  My kids call my mom "MeMe" and she spells it just like that...I'm not really sure how it ended up being spelled that though.

 

mrbear83

Nice. Misspellings tend to get the side-eye from me.  Especially if they come from MIL or my SILs.  MIL had the same NeNe/NiNi issue. 

mzsparklepdx

Leggadine08:

pinkpear:

T-shirts in the waiting room?!  You poor thing!

I was absolutely HORRIFIED when she showed them to me but Ive been trying to pick my battles so I didnt say anything. I just want to have this baby in stealth mode and keep them in the dark til after *sigh*

Don't be horrified.  She's the one that's going to look like a lunatic while you are happily, calmly giving birth in a faraway room!

MrsDL

Leggadine08:

MIL has been working on shirts for everybody to wear at the hospital (yes they are staking it out in the waiting room-grrrr) and put stuff like "Proud Auntie" on DFs sister's and "This is what a proud PawPaw looks like" on SFIL's. I laughed when I saw hers, its bright pink with a butterfly and bold black letters stating "Proud MeMe". I have never seen Mimi spelled like this but given her self absorbed-center-of-the-universe type tendancies Im not surprised.

 

Why am I imagining Clark W Grizwold forcing his family to wear burets in European Vacation. As long as she doens't make you wear one - make somebody take lots of pictures so you can make fun of them later.

jsanfordfamily

Well, she sounds like a real treat. I had to laugh at the MeMe thing too (nice and self absorbed). As far as them staking out the waiting room-is there any way that you can avoid them knowing you even went in? That is what I would do. For me, NO ONE, comes to the hospital, then again I have been blessed with family that only comes when expressly invited.

EJensify

Oh man...I'm so sorry.

I don't even know what to say....

MandyPandyBear

My husband's family will be stalking the waiting room as well and I say let them.  They won't be allowed in the room so if they want to sit there forever waiting, they can do just that.  :P

lilmommalcw

hehe, this whole thread is making me laugh so hard! Everyone in my family had to have their own names too! I am now trying to picture them in the waiting room with tshirts! LOL!!!!

The names they have are

Mom-Mom
Lola
Gee-Pa
Grandpa
GiGi (hahahahaha!!!!)
Grammi
Yaya
Pap-pa 

EJChapman123

EJensify:

Oh man...I'm so sorry.

I don't even know what to say....

 

Took the words out of my mouth....

shellindcwife

I hope she realizes that LO is going to call her whatever he/she comes up with when the time comes. It took my mother a long time to get over that with her first two grandchildren. She never even brought it up with me (smart lady, she learned).