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November 2015 Moms
VexedMommy
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FFFC 10/16
VexedMommy
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Mine is that I feel useless and horrible at my job. I've got two projects to finish up before I go on maternity leave. I'm working 40+hrs a week and I can't seem to get ahead on either project because I feel tired and brain dead. I just want to go home, snuggle with my body pillow, put a heating pad on my back and sleep for the next three weeks or so with the occasional break to clean and finish up the nursery.
ETA: I have extreme envy of you European and UK ladies who get some time before and after the baby guaranteed to you.
ETA: I have extreme envy of you European and UK ladies who get some time before and after the baby guaranteed to you.
If there's something strange underneath the hood. Who you gonna call? Your Doctor. If there's something weird and it don't look good. Who you gonna call? Your Doctor. Immediately. If it's new, painful, and possibly pregnancy related get your ass off the internet and call your doctor. It's for your health and your child's.
Re: FFFC 10/16
On the bright side, this is the last time I have to make myself look somewhat decent for the foreseeable future.
Married 9/28/13
DS born 11/12/15
EDD 8/13/18
Mine is that I am really relieved that baby is back in position and I can attempt the "old school" birth I had in mind. But I have to say that I had psyched myself up to the Csection and was kinda getting used to the idea of knowing when it would happen.. That would have been one less variable in the equation
I hope you can get those projects done soon so you can go on maternity leave!
My confession is I'm trying to decide whether to send DS to school or not. His little brother has a horrible cold and it would seem that he might be coming down with it too. Just a little sniffle. But it could be that I'm just super lazy and don't want to get both boys ready to go out.......
ETA: I'm glad you're feeling better now that the bp has slowed a little bit. My DD can work me up during the morning and bedtime routines too. I've noticed I tend to get BH very badly when she's stressing me out.
Here's mine. I've had grilled cheese for dinner the past 2 nights (with Reese's PB cups for dessert). Also, aside from some kale in my breakfast smoothie yesterday I've barely touched a vegetable in the past 48 hours. Sorry, baby, for all the junk!
I decided before I dug into it that I would have a huge plate of salad first to try and fill up a bit on the healthy stuff.
Finished my salad and ate half the tray of mac and cheese.
Like one of those family style size trays.
Yep.
DS2: EDD- 09.08.17
FF - you promise? (Sorry, its a bit long)
I am not good at receiving gifts. I LOVE love to give, but I feel awkward when others buy me things. Partially because I would rather just buy what I want when I want it and I don't like other people spending their money on me. My family has never had much extra cash. To compound, my mom's family hoards (like the TV show - seriously bad and disgusting) - and so I have a deep fear of becoming that way and thus throw all extra stuff away (or donate it). I don't like "stuff" hanging around that I don't use - decorations, glass case type "sentimental" stuff, paper, etc.
Fast forward to now - my MIL lives about a mile away and graciously picks up my 8 year old step-son from school. She then drops him off and hangs out at our house until my DH gets home (a whole other issue is that she NEVER leaves). Back to the point - she buys the baby something EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Not exaggerating. Every time she comes over, she brings a new gift or two for the baby. I spoke to my husband about this because I don't want the kid(s) to think that she is going to bring them a gift every time they see her - but that is what is happening with the 8 year old. His response - "she can't help herself" grrr. To make it worse, she is buying stuff that baby boy can not use for YEARS! Sippy cups, other walking type devices, etc. I know I will be grateful for them later - but for now, it gives me anxiety.
Lastly, yesterday's gift was a TOOTHBRUSH. For the baby that is in my womb. Sigh - I know it can be worse, trust me. Flame away....
My MIL is the same, and during my first pregnancy it felt like she was suffocating us with gifts. DH actually suggested that she should keep hold of stuff that DS wouldn't need for a while (eg walker, teethers, trike, rocking horse) and luckily for us she didn't mind at all.
I'm a little ashamed to say that it took me a long time to realise that the 'suffocation' I had felt was actually just a grandmother who was ridiculously excited to get a grandchild. In MIL's case, she has overcome serious health problems including cancer, and there must have been a time in her life where she thought she would never get to be a granny.
Honestly, I'm not judging you because I've been there, but if you can see the gifts for what they are it makes life a lot easier. She's probably just in love with her grandchildren and showering them with gifts makes her happy.
It sounds like we both are having rough mornings. I had an appt this morning, got to have an ultrasound and saw baby (head down! Yay!). MW started talking to me about early registration papers and where to drop them off. I felt 100% fine. Then started to get hot and queasy. Boom. Anxiety attack in front of 7-8 other ladies and their husbands. Put me in a wheelchair and sent me up to L&D. Nurse was a bitch when taking my blood. Couldn't feel my hands, face, feet or legs, all tingly. Feeling much better now and at jersey mikes for lunch to treat myself.
Sorry this isn't really a confession.
Eta I guess my confession is idgaf about eating lunch meat!
I told her to stop buying so much because she's going to go bankrupt! She has opened up a little bank account and has now started to put a few dollars in it here and there. It'll be for the grandkids in general.
She has started to focus on that and get excited about what they'll be able to eventually use it for!
I mean she still buys a lot, but significantly less lately.
You don't sound ungrateful but I can understand when too much is too much it can become a burden, even if the intent is kind hearted.
Extra confession: I went to the store the other day and ended up with pumpkin spice cream cheese, pumpkin fiber one bars and a pumpkin pie. This is not a good time for me to be pregnant!
And now I want pumpkin cream cheese, mmmm
I should really do this. But it's just second nature to go to the app.
So. Many. Eye rolls.
I'm doing better, just feeling like I have a slight fever and a small headache (99.9% sure that's the Procardia since my body is flushing, I look like the tomato from Veggie Tales)
I can't stand my MIL and I have pretty much given up hope that I will find a way to be ok with her. She is too self centered, rude, and bitchy. We have never asked them for anything and the first time we need something, my husband called to ask for help, we were an extreme burden. Her response-what? Can't her family do it?? Seriously?! They have always been the ones there for us if we need something in any way at all. And then she tells DH she wants me to give her our baby's SSN when he is born. I don't think so. I am now convinced she is completely BSC and I don't even really care that I quite possibly won't ever have a decent relationship with her.
edit for spelling mistake and to add when our baby is born.
A week, then two and her stuff still isn't out. January hits (we have to be out on the 31st) and we start getting our stuff out and she still hasn't touched most of her room. So we start trying to reach her and she ignores us both, many times. Unfriends and blocks me on FB, sends DHs call to voicemail, the whole run around. And she does have a few items of mine she would not bring back (rice cookers arent expensive but it was a gift to me and isnt yours) along with her key to the place ("I bought it so it's mine"). So that final week we've given up, I'm ready to throw her shit in the trash, she doesn't care about it why should I? DH doesn't want to do that, so we pack it with us and store it at my parents (where we were going to be staying). And can I also mention a lot of these items are things of her late mother's, who died when she was very young, and got extremely possessive over before.
Fast forward to now. So they're still in storage. It's been almost a year. DH is finally ready to do something with them (donate, most likely) because I refuse to move them to our new house. But what happens, a mutual friend says "oh, don't do that. I'll bring them to her" we have had them for a year, are you fucking kidding me. So DH packs the stuff up and moves it to our house(and I didnt know he did this until I saw it in the house), it's all currently sitting in the living room and that friend has been too busy to do anything with it the last two weeks. And yesterday the former friends texts DH, wanting to see how he's doing.
My confession: I'm not a forgive and forget person, I hold grudges sometimes (read: a lot. When people deserve it). And DH asked about possibly meeting up with her to talk. No. Hell no. You can text her. But she will never be a part of our lives, not like that, not again. And I'm not even sorry.
Ur nicer then me cause it would've all been in the trash. She obviously doesn't need it since you've had it so long and she shouldn't be treating you like her personal storage unit.