Well, Mom took it better than I expected...
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So after weeks of trepidation, I sent an email announcment to our families on Monday letting them know about lo coming at the beginning of December. I got instant reponses from all our sibling with excited congratulations. I still haven't heard from the in-laws, so I guess they haven't checked their email, which is weird because their daughter is overseas right now and that is how they are communicating.
I heard from my mom today and she was really good for her. She said "hi, how are you", I said good and you. She said "oh, congratulations, by the way". I said thanks. She asked how I was feeling and if I had had any u/s yet. I told her I am feeling much better and that I had 2 u/s the last one last week and that everything looked really good. She offered to buy us a new dresser for baby (she did that for both my sisters for their second children). That is great because it is the one piece of furniture we will need. She also offered to come down and help us paint the spare room so we can move DS in there and a few other rooms in the house that we still need to finish.
She said if I do end up having a c/s because of my tailbone issues, that it would be good because she would know exactly when she needed to come down to help out with DS and the house stuff while I deal with the baby and recovery. If I end up not having a section, then the inlaws will help with DS and I'll have mom come after baby arrives.
Now I just have to wait for the shoe to drop with the inlaws. DS was talking to his mom on the phone last night and I told him to tell her, but his ADD mind got sidetracked and he forgot to tell her. I refuse to tell his parents. He can tell them and deal with the "I hope you know what your are doing, you need to spend more time at home with your family, quit wasting money on sporting event tickets" stuff. I had to deal with my mom, only fair he deals with his.
Re: Well, Mom took it better than I expected...
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I'm glad things went with your mom okay.
My dh and I also use the divide and conquer approach.
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Thanks ladies. I'll be sure to tell you what the inlaws say. I'm guessing they still haven't checked their email, because I've heard nothing yet. I asked DH to tell them yesteday when he was talking to his mom, but her forgot (he is the definition of add).
His parents are picking DS up from daycare tomorrow, so I had DH call to let them know he has to be picked up by 4:30 tomorrow and to tell them about the pg and HE F'n forgot again. How the hell do you forget to tell your parents you are having another baby? I just don't freakin get it. He was at our NT scan, he saw the baby, he can see my bump, does he have to hold the baby before he remembers? So frustrating. When I asked him if he told them, he got all huffy because he forgot and told me to call them. I said, they are your parents you tell them. He was all "did you tell your mom", I said, yes I did, I spoke to her from work today. Does he honestly think I would expect him to tell my mother, not bloody likely. Grrr.