My Weekend review and vent (this is gonna be long)

courty625 · March 2013

I posted yesterday that my parents and grandma were visiting this weekend. They just left (I love them dearly, but I'm so glad) and I was able to get a nap in.

So, let's start with Friday morning (I picked grandma up Thursday afternoon and brought her down here). DH and I went to my 4 week OB checkup where I found out about my suprise glucose test (I passed!) and also learned I gained 6 pounds last month (oops!). My dr said she wasn't going to be make a big out ouf of it because prior to then I'd only gained 8 pounds total, but she'd like me to stay around 1lb. per week... um, me too! When we came home I was making my lunch for work and asked DH to make me a pb&j and grandma says "well how about just a PB, I think she's had enough sugar today". Here we go...

Anywho, I go to work and my parents are here by time I'm done. We go do some running around come home to make dinner. Within the hour, my mom complains of me not having any tea made (I haven't been drinking much tea since I found out I was KU and dont typically make it at home regardless), not having a big enough pitcher for her to make tea, and the temperature of my house. Rage is brewing already, I'm on a short fuse lately. So, I make this chicken dish for dinner but ended up eating just the veggies because chicken and I don't get along at all lately.

Saturday- I froze all night long and didnt sleep at all to wake up to find "someone" (coughcough mom or dad) had set our thermstat like 6 degrees lower than we usually keep it. Come on people, this is not your house! So DH and I go to our day long baby class which ends up only being like 5 hours. The class was good and very informative, but also scared the crap out of me. I do want to be educated... for the most part, but some stuff I'd just prefer to be ignorant about and then find out when it happens. I loved the tour though and am really excited about this hospital/birthing center. We met my parents and grandma for lunch after, I go home and take a nap, and then we all go out to dinner with my aunt, uncle, cousin and his fiance. Bring on the comments about my weight gain (I should've never mentioned it when they asked how the appointment went Friday). While I was eating the delicious bread and butter grandma says (to the whole table) "Courtney must be trying to put on another 6 pounds this month". I never disrepect my grandmother or say things to her that I would say to my mom but I just dropped my knife and stared at her. DH broke the ice with some comment about being careful when I have a knife in my hand. After dinner and not eating much of my meat, mom says "well no wonder she isn't growing, you aren't giving her any protein" also referring to not eating my chicken the night before. On the verge of tears I very sharply explained that he she is growing just fine she is just at risk for low weight later on. AAH, what is wrong with people?!?!

I was grumpy all night, stayed in bed extra long this morning and they left an hour later. I just couldn't handle it at all. I think DH and I are going to some antique shops and get out of the house. I usually love my when my parents come bc my mom and I are so close, but this weekend wasn't the best.

Plus side, mom brought a gift from one of her friends. It was a huge clothes basked filled with individually wrapped gifts (maybe 15). The card said to open one when I've had a bad day. Needless to say, I opened one each day this weekend and all of those cute little baby things did cheer me right up!

heavenpaige · March 2013

Wow. Sorry for your crazy weekend.

duffmaker · March 2013

Aw I'm sorry, that sound like a whole headache of a visit. It's amazing what family thinks is okay to say just because your share blood. Hopefully things will go better next time they come to visit.

On the plus side that is such a cute and thoughtful gift

Peepster · March 2013

Ugh. The mean things family members can say! I was letting out audible "grrrs" just reading your story. I can't imagine what it must have been like to live it! Glad that your weekend is over and now you have a chance to recuperate.