One & Done: Only child

WWYD Plans & DD's schedule

MyaflowersMyaflowers member
edited June 2014 in One & Done: Only child
OK, I'll try to keep this short, but I'm not good at getting to the point. :) Anyway, DH has a friend whom he has known for years but we haven't seen them since before DD was born because they live about 1 hr and 15 min from us. Before we had DD we would get together occasionally (maybe 1 x per year). His wife is nice but we are not close. DH also used to be friends with the wife. They have 2 kids, ages 8 and 4.

DH and this friend are both into Hockey, which is a big deal because we live in Alabama, where no one is into hockey! With the Stanley Cup finals going on (and DH and friend's second favorite team playing), they are wanting to get together Friday night at friend's house to watch the game (if there is one). DH is home with DD on Friday while I work, so he would take DD over there in the afternoon, and I would drive over there after work (at least an hour with traffic). I would probably get there around 6:30 and would leave around 8:00 after dinner.

I would then head home with DD, who would sleep all the way home in the car and would be up until probably 12:30 or 1:00.Her usual bedtime is 10:00 but if she naps after 3:00 pm, she won't go down until much later. Last night, she was up until 11:30 after a 30 minute nap at 3:30. DH would stay behind to finish watching the game.

None of this sounds fun to me, but I'd probably just deal with DD's schedule being messed up except that I've already committed to hang out with my BFF (who has a 1 year old DD and I haven't seen since the fall) on Saturday, so we won't be able to sleep in much if DD is up half the night due to a late 1 hour car nap on Friday night. 

I really want to tell DH to go to his friend's house without us and maybe we could go over there on a Saturday sometime soon. For some reason I feel guilty even though I know the who thing would be no fun at all for me.

WWYD? Thanks in advance and thanks for reading my novel! :) Also, I'm not sure if I mentioned this, but DD is 16.5 months old. 

ETA: XP on Jan '13
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  • KS02CS08 said:
    I would let him go on his own so you both can get some extra sleep for Sat. 
    Thank you! That's a good point. We can go to bed early and rest up for Saturday!
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  • KS02CS08 said:

    I would let him go on his own so you both can get some extra sleep for Sat. 

    I second this. I spent many years trying to make aqaintances happy and putting aside what I would rather be doing and I have chosen recently to change that. I would do what's best for your LO's schedule and that sounds like a long night for you! I would take a rain check and accompany DH some other time when it doesn't mess with your lo's schedule so much.

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  • he might have more fun going by himself :) I'd stay home with dd
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  • Another vote for staying home. It just doesn't sound worth it to me.
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  • You already had plans for Saturday, so that keeps you from just looking anti-social.
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  • I guess I say you can't really bank on a "perfect" sleep for a 16 month old (teething, illness, vacations and other distractions keep messing things up), so I would go ahead and go and just deal with a few wonky days and let DH show off his beautiful wife and kid :)

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  • @MissPeansMama, it's been a few months since DD fell asleep in the car past bedtime, but she woke up when I turned off the car (she always does this...ugh!) and was up for several hours after. I would probably chance it if it didn't involve such a long drive in traffic after working all day, but it sounds like no fun to me. I'm usually so tired on Friday afternoons that I just want to go home and relax. Lol. We have family coming into town next month (not staying with us), so I figure there will be nights when DD is out past bedtime then.

    Thanks for the advice and different perspectives, everyone! It was very helpful!
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    Stay home.
  • Not sure if you have made your mind up yet, but I also say stay home.

    Maybe you can skip your lunch break and leave an hour early (from work) so your H can get on the road a bit earlier to see his friend?

     

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  • @Helenahhandbasket, thanks for responding! I'm leaning towards staying home. I can't leave work early because I'm a therapist and work in a place with NO flexibility, but your suggestion made me think to ask my mom to come after work (she gets off earlier than me) to stay with DD until I get home. Thanks!
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  • I'm sorry I'm MIA how did it go with your friend?
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  • @KS02CS08, DD and I are going over to my friend's house tomorrow, so that should be fun! DH went to watch hockey with his friend by himself. DD and I are having a quiet night at home with pizza and the Bubble Guppies. Thanks for asking! :)
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  • @Myaflowers‌ hope you girls are having fun. I love dd and me time. :)
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