Monday Bitchfest

kjmommy1214 · August 2014

I actually have something worth notching about today. SD was watching tv with us be for her bedtime (normal wind down time). She asks DH who is playing in the Little League World Series because the bottom words are too blurry. Come to find out, she decided that it wasn't important to wear her glasses for the month that she spent at her mom's. She is 8 and has worn glasses since she was 3. So, now we get to have another eye exam and more than likely a new rx. It has only been 6 months.

hellosweety18 · August 2014

dbgwife said:

missnacholover said:

dbgwife said:

I'm not sure if mine is really a bitch but I'm totally freaking out now. My
husband has decided that it is NOW incredibly important for me to finish school in the next 2.5-3 years. I understand his reasons. He's on instructor duty and is finally home. So he's home at a decent hour every day and some days only goes in for an hour or two. Don't get me wrong I love how supportive he is, and I've been slowly working towards my nursing degree (which I'm loving and stoked over). However, were having a baby in about 8-11 weeks and he wants me to start back at school ASAP and have his mom watch the baby and our youngest daughter. Im freaking over this! I'll be breast feeding a newborn, have a child in first grade, and a 4 year old. I know I have more support than I've ever had but it's all hitting me now. He's so insistent that NOW is the time, and I almost feel shoved into it. I'm not used to this behavior from him.

What about starting in the spring semester?

I'm going to National University which has a fantastic nursing program. I suppose that would have made my anxiety make a bit more sense, right? The classes are accelerated, and are between 4 weeks to 8 weeks long. They are totally intense. The original plan was for me to transfer to a traditional school and start in the spring. Suddenly he's having a timeline freak out and is insisting I take a class next month. I'm fine with that, I'm just freaking out about going back a month or two after our son is born. Personally I think he's forgotten how insane it is with a newborn. I'm sure he'll come to his senses, I'm just not used to this pressure from him.

I'm in nursing school right now too! I'm taking on a full load this fall and I feel like it is going to be one hell of a ride ha! My plan is to tentatively only take one week off and then hopefully be able to sit back in class, am I totally nuts?
And ironically my bitch this week is that books are so dang expensive

I just ordered them and I would so rather be spending this money on cute little baby things instead of these books!

JustJainey · August 2014

I know it's technically Tuesday now - but I'm awake and can't get back to sleep *whaaah* All I can think about is all the work I have to accomplish before LO arrives and I just don't know how it's all going to happen.....

missnacholover · August 2014

Wolkie said:

missnacholover said:

MeganMullikin said:

missnacholover said:

Econosaurus said:

My family is really getting on my butt lately about not finding out what kind of genitals this kid is packing. Every conversation with my in laws they ask if I can have them "check " at my next ultrasound or if my husband will pull up my records and take a look (dafuq?!). Now my mom has joined in with subtle jabs about how it's so hard to shop for the baby (we never asked for anything...) and how everything is just so monochromatic and boring/green. Plus the husband back pedals every time someone asks about the sex as rolls his eyes saying "well apparently WE wanted a surprise". Like I'm a fun ruining dick hating harpie.

Ewww, butthead!!!

My family and ILs know we know and aren't telling. It's driving MIL bonkers and she thinks she's so slick trying to get me to "slip". Asking me what the theme is to our nursery (to which I reply "Animals"), telling me she knows it's a boy and is buying him tonka trucks, etc. We aren't slipping. Stop trying to get us to.

Your MIL sounds like mine. The only difference is that my MIL was actually at our anatomy scan and could clearly see we are having a girl. She argued with the tech for at least 10 minutes that the tech couldn't possibly know for sure that it was indeed a girl. The tech kept saying, "mam...i've done this for 23 years. I know what a labia looks like." That was 8 weeks ago and she is still saying that she is not sure it's a girl. "Do I really want to do the nursery in pink, buy dresses and get things monogrammed? WHAT if it's a boy??" Major EYEROLL to both of our MILs.

Seriously, it's starting to really piss me off. She's said that "if it's a girl, I'm in trouble." and made some other comments like that. It's like she can't wrap her head around the fact that there's a 50/50 chance it's a girl.

Both my MIL and my mom is CONVINCED its a boy. They've even started buying boy clothes etc. This weekend when I mentioned to MIL that it might be a girl she just brushed it off.. sigh

It is so obnoxious. I just hope MIL keeps tags on everything in case we need to return. And the thing that's hurting my feelings the most is the word "Hope". She "hopes" it's a boy. Soooo, if it's a girl, she's going to be disappointed? I'd much rather she say she "thinks" it's a boy.

dbgwife · August 2014

BrookeMS18 said:

dbgwife said:

missnacholover said:

dbgwife said:

I'm not sure if mine is really a bitch but I'm totally freaking out now. My
husband has decided that it is NOW incredibly important for me to finish school in the next 2.5-3 years. I understand his reasons. He's on instructor duty and is finally home. So he's home at a decent hour every day and some days only goes in for an hour or two. Don't get me wrong I love how supportive he is, and I've been slowly working towards my nursing degree (which I'm loving and stoked over). However, were having a baby in about 8-11 weeks and he wants me to start back at school ASAP and have his mom watch the baby and our youngest daughter. Im freaking over this! I'll be breast feeding a newborn, have a child in first grade, and a 4 year old. I know I have more support than I've ever had but it's all hitting me now. He's so insistent that NOW is the time, and I almost feel shoved into it. I'm not used to this behavior from him.

What about starting in the spring semester?
I'm going to National University which has a fantastic nursing program. I suppose that would have made my anxiety make a bit more sense, right? The classes are accelerated, and are between 4 weeks to 8 weeks long. They are totally intense. The original plan was for me to transfer to a traditional school and start in the spring. Suddenly he's having a timeline freak out and is insisting I take a class next month. I'm fine with that, I'm just freaking out about going back a month or two after our son is born. Personally I think he's forgotten how insane it is with a newborn. I'm sure he'll come to his senses, I'm just not used to this pressure from him.

I'm in nursing school right now too! I'm taking on a full load this fall and I feel like it is going to be one hell of a ride ha! My plan is to tentatively only take one week off and then hopefully be able to sit back in class, am I totally nuts?
And ironically my bitch this week is that books are so dang expensive

I just ordered them and I would so rather be spending this money on cute little baby things instead of these books!

Oh my, you are brave!!! Maybe it's because I've always done my schooling without my husband, and have had two kiddos since? Now my crazy ass is adding a third?! I'm wiggling out! I emailed my counselor yesterday so I should hear back today!

How is actual nursing school?! I have 5 classes left before I'm finished with pre-reqs. All I hear is horror stories and that isn't helping my anxiety any! I'm stoked but scared shitless inside! Books are damn expensive and supposedly mine are still "cheap".

dr_pr · August 2014

BrookeMS18 said:

dbgwife said:

missnacholover said:

dbgwife said:

I'm not sure if mine is really a bitch but I'm totally freaking out now. My
husband has decided that it is NOW incredibly important for me to finish school in the next 2.5-3 years. I understand his reasons. He's on instructor duty and is finally home. So he's home at a decent hour every day and some days only goes in for an hour or two. Don't get me wrong I love how supportive he is, and I've been slowly working towards my nursing degree (which I'm loving and stoked over). However, were having a baby in about 8-11 weeks and he wants me to start back at school ASAP and have his mom watch the baby and our youngest daughter. Im freaking over this! I'll be breast feeding a newborn, have a child in first grade, and a 4 year old. I know I have more support than I've ever had but it's all hitting me now. He's so insistent that NOW is the time, and I almost feel shoved into it. I'm not used to this behavior from him.

What about starting in the spring semester?
I'm going to National University which has a fantastic nursing program. I suppose that would have made my anxiety make a bit more sense, right? The classes are accelerated, and are between 4 weeks to 8 weeks long. They are totally intense. The original plan was for me to transfer to a traditional school and start in the spring. Suddenly he's having a timeline freak out and is insisting I take a class next month. I'm fine with that, I'm just freaking out about going back a month or two after our son is born. Personally I think he's forgotten how insane it is with a newborn. I'm sure he'll come to his

I'm in nursing school right now too! I'm taking on a full load this fall and I feel like it is going to be one hell of a ride ha! My plan is to tentatively only take one week off and then hopefully be able to sit back in class, am I totally nuts?
And ironically my bitch this week is that books are so dang expensive
I just ordered them and I would so rather be spending this money on cute little baby things instead of these books!

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I don't teach nursing school only community college, but please make sure your professors are aware of the situation and your plan. You may be able to come back after a week off, but in case you have to have a C-section or have other complications, your professors knowing ahead of time (and you communicating every step of the way--I'm talking you emailing from the hospital) will make them way more likely to accommodate any unexpected alterations to your plan. There's nothing I hate more than a student who drops off the face of the earth for weeks and then contacts me well after the fact expecting me to bend over backwards for them.

clumsyatheart · August 2014

I second this @dr_pr‌. I emailed my profs in june and again in early august because i'm paranoid as hell. It's much easier when they know in advance.

hellosweety18 · August 2014

@dbgwife‌
I have enjoyed it so far I really love my school and the profs and my advisor have been just awesome! Ironically my advisor is a midwife and she is so encouraging haha!
@dr_pr‌
Thanks for the advice! I have already been in contact with a few of my profs who already know my situation and I plan on making sure that I keep them up to date! My advisor and I have a plan in place and we considered me taking the semester off but she had full confidence I could pull this off! Anyway I had a vaginal birth last time with no complications so I guess I'm just praying that this one will go as smoothly.
My hubby and I are both in school and we figure we will have roughly one month left (including finals etc.) after baby comes and before the semester is done and we are just going to fight like hell to get through it!

dbgwife · August 2014

@BrookeMS18‌ that is fantastic!! What nursing school are you attending?

highbornhunter · August 2014

SO late to this party but reading all this just made my morning.

So my belated Monday Bitchfest is that I missed Monday Bitchfest because I slept horribly on Sunday night, culminating in waking myself and DH around 5 AM screaming to wake myself up from a nightmare. (I dreamed I was in a car accident followed by waking up in a hospital and no one could hear me or would answer me when I asked them if the baby was okay). This was followed by about 20 minutes of ugly crying.

I had almost fallen back to sleep when DH's alarm went off. I had a raging headache (from the ugly crying) and I knew I was not going to be any good to anyone at work. I called and left a VM for my manager at 7 saying I'd come in around lunch time. I got a text from her at 10 AM saying she never got my message. My shift starts at 8:30. My best friend who starts at 9 AM knew I wasn't there and texted me at 9 to make sure I was okay. My manager over a department of less than a dozen people didn't notice I wasn't there (or didn't bother to call) until 10.

I feel oh so valued!

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