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1st Trimester
MIL is picking out names
Josie (after her mother, Josephine) and Fern
She also thinks the baby looks like DH after seeing our 5w5d u/s.
This is going to be a looooong pregnancy!
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Re: MIL is picking out names
OMG. It's good to know I'm not along.
alone!
Oh GL.....My mom hates our girl name but everyone else loves it. I told her too bad - not her kid. I hate when people think they have the right to name someone else's baby.
Did I mention I have been in a mood recently. LOL
I feel bad for you, and I can totally relate! My MIL is being so annoying... seeing little kids and being like "I ordered a girl" or "That's going to be you soon" or answering the phone "this is grandma!" GET A LIFE, lady! I feel like I am no longer a person, just a vessel carrying a baby.
Lol that's funny. Be happy that she is excited but I know what you may be feeling.
It's both cute and annoying that she's thinking about baby names. Did you tell her that she could help name the baby?
SERIOUSLY!!! me and DH looooove Evelyn. and people immediately say, ohhh, i dont like that....DID I ASK YOU???? lol im moody too :P
Don't include her in anythiing else. No US lookie loos, nothing. My MIL did the same thing...
ooooh my..
thank God, DH and I are very clear about how much mom's should be involved... and have limits..
he's being bugging them (my mom & MIL) and threathing them to "behave" or wont have evenings with their grandson...
I'm so grateful his so supportive and that we share the same "vision"...
and definetively they won't be asked about names... they've got their chance.. and absolutely no names of them...
but I hope everything turns out fine... try to remember it's your child.. not hers!!
GL
Oh-helllzz no! If that isn't a red flag, then I don't know what... Stick up for yourself!!!!!!! You have to set the ground work that this is YOUR child- not hers'!
Our girl name is Evelyn too!!!!!!! The FI's family HATES the name and they make little remarks about it whenever they can. I'm pretty much ready to pimp slap them all. Sometimes I wish I weren't so polite.....
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I think it's kind of funny. Be grateful that she is interested in your pregnancy. My mom has been texting me different baby names since she found out (4 weeks). I think it's funny, although she knows that considering her suggestions does not mean that she is naming the baby.
Bwahahaha! Your MIL is hilarious.
Oh honey they are all like that!!!
I can't imagine how my MIL is going to react when she finds out were prego! With are luck she may say something like... your doing this to punish me so I don't get to see the baby... kinda thing.
All mom's are like that in some way or another...
I have learned all you can do is Smile and say Thank You after you take a BIG breath!!!!
Get used to feeling like a vessel...that really hits when people walk up and say hello and start grabbing the belly before saying hello to your face! I'm remembering this with love, really...but man, it's a tad annoying! At least I have a pregnancy buddy that can commisserate with me!
my MIL is the same way. She keeps throwing "family" names, but if we have a boy, we are going to use Owen in either the first or middle name since that is DH's middle name and that's a family name too. I say "NO" each time she brings them up so you think she would get a hint. Then she tells us her grandmother's name was Lena, which is pretty, but we already have a girl's name picked out.
It's frustrating when she just throws the same names out there. aggh!
My MIL passed away very suddenly and very unexpectedly in January (heart attack; she was a nurse and appeared "healthy" by all standard measures). I would give anything to be on here complaining about her bugging me during my pregnancy.
Take a deep breath and try to remember how lucky your little one will be to grow up knowing her. She obviously must have done a good job with your DH, or you wouldn't be with him today
I'm sure any venting is good natured and we're very sorry for your loss. But, I think it's fair to vent here, to not bring it out in real life, and say something you'll regret.
My In-laws, luckily, planned a cross country trip that started the week after we told them we're pregnant. They are happily very wrapped up in their trip of a lifetime, while we enjoy the relative radio silence while we understand and grasp with what it will mean to be parents.