Mother's Day

phoenix870509 · May 2016

Happy Mother's Day everyone! If you've got kids or fur kids or this is your first, how are you celebrating today?

Today is the 4 year anniversary of when we acquired our fur baby, Bailey, so celebrating that. DH and I are going to my parents house to celebrate Mother's Day later, and my dad is making his famous goulash. Yummy! Currently I'm making spinach and mushroom omelettes. DH is playing video games. Typical morning in our house.

Gizmo1231 · May 2016

Was able to sleep in until 7:00 and woke up to bacon, homemade cinnamon rolls, and coffee from DH and DS

now headed to SD's travel softball games and then dinner with my mom.
Happy Mother's Day ladies!!

dmontgo · May 2016

DH is out of town, my Mom is sick so we're not going shopping today. Bleh. I guess I'll pick up and maybe head outside for a walk, or check out the Target sale @cayaylonglegs mentioned. DH did get me a Snoogle, though! I LOVE IT.

sourlemon · May 2016

DH didn't think of mothers day until Thursday night (we already have 1 kid too) so he ordered me a new claddaugh ring since my old one broke. But it won't be here in time. And he only thought of it because the lady at the daycare asked me if I had plans and I looked at DH and said nope, he forgot. Oh well.

I might help DD make me a card lol.

We are also going to my mom's for lunch/brunch so I need to make my famous breakfast casserole and DH will make waffles when we get there.

And I'm skipping my planned 4 mile run. My body is still feeling Thursdays workout and I just don't feel like it today.

cayaylonglegs · May 2016

Yesterday didn't go quite as planned. A lady backed into my car at Walmart. There was hardly any damage done, but she had the nerve to ask if I was watching where I was going. YOU HIT ME LADY.
I got some pretty extreme MS at dinner last night which kinda put a damper on the evening and then we came home to storm damage.

I'm just looking forward to recovering from yesterday. DH is playing video games and we're gonna do some baby shopping and maybe grill out later.

Happy Mothers Day ladies!

slartybartfast · May 2016

Still sick. We cancelled our plans with my parents because of my sickness. DH got me a yoga punch card which was the perfect thing. He's so supportive

hes also single parenting me and DS right now which is no picnic. I feel like I need to muster up some energy so we'll likely take DS to an indoor play area (nature center or something) and maybe I'll be able to stomach a lunch somewhere.

cjt121413 · May 2016

@slartybartfast I'm so sorry you're still feeling bad!!

@cayaylonglegs that sucks that your day yesterday didn't go as planned.

I'm feeling extra lazy and nauseous morning so we're skipping church. DS and I will hang around and be lazy all day, then we're having dinner with my mom. DH got me a very pretty necklace for Mother's Day, which was sweet. Wish I felt a little better but such is First Tri.

queenklau · May 2016

Happy Mother's Day ladies! I have a fur baby and this gummy bear will be my first (two angels in heaven though).

We went to church and now DH is taking me to a nice lunch date. The rest will be spontaneous. I need to get off the couch, I spent the day parked on it all of Saturday!

Kacie209 · May 2016

Happy Mother's Day everyone!

We celebrated yesterday with my MIL over at my SIL's place. Tonight, we're going over to my parents for supper and then going to Garth Brooks. That should be a fun time!

My hubby surprised me with a card, and my sister sent me a package with some baby MN Twins clothing, a MN Twins moby wrap, and a gift certificate to the nail place I go for when I need a pedicure and can't see my toes.

ashcakes921 · May 2016

Yeah we've been fighting our toddler for two hours trying to get her to nap and it's not working so my Mother's Day plans will probably consist of a huge frappucino from Starbucks once the happy hour starts at 3. Half priced and just got a gift card from SIL for my birthday. Boom

dmontgo · May 2016

@cayaylonglegs I think the crazy drivers are out in full force. Yesterday when I went strawberry picking with a friend, these two people were doing some hardcore drugs in their car and passed out with the car still in gear. We were walking to our cars and they almost ran us over! They hit my friend's car and didn't even wake up initally and then acted like it was our fault. We called the cops and the people drove away---! The cops said from our description of their behavior they might have been shooting heroin. It's a good part of town so that was surprising. Just bizarre!

I hope everything works out for you, and I'm glad you're safe!!

trackgirl08 · May 2016

This will be my first, but I do have 3 fur babies.. did a little shopping and now going to relax since the hubs has to work, and my mom lives across the country.
Happy Mother's and Soon-to-be Mother's Day, everyone!

JEM525 · May 2016

My Mother's Day has been amazing, got a locket, book, bleeding heart bush to plant in my front yard, and a new sling backpack I use as a diaper bag. My DH sure has learned how to spoil me ( it's been 10+ years) We had and amazing brunch with his side of the family and now I am in bed taking it easy while LO is napping. Life is good!
Wish you all a blessed Mother's Day!

Christinaruth74 · May 2016

We had my MIL, 2 SILs, 2 nephews and a niece sleep over last night. I'm grateful they all know I'm pregnant because I was feeling awful and got to sneak away from the crazy and lay in bed a few times.
MIL worked on a project with DD for me.. It was my first Mother's Day project, so it was pretty adorable.
This morning we had church and then I went home and took a bomb nap. Which was soooo needed after being up all night with a crying toddler. Ugh.

Enjoy your day ladies!!

squiddy224 · May 2016

Today is actually our anniversary (6 years!) as well, so we had double the celebrating to do! I just had a marathon phone conversation with my mom since I wasn't able to see her today. But we did go to the in-laws' house for breakfast yesterday morning. My MIL got me a really pretty silver bracelet with a butterfly charm (for new beginnings) that was set in blue crystals since that will be Bean's birthstone. She also got us the pregnant Willow Tree figurine for our anniversary. Thought it was very sweet and totally unexpected! DH took me out for lunch this afternoon but I think we're just staying at home and chilling tonight.

doodleoodle · May 2016

My baby thanked me for all of my hard work by giving me the biggest poopsplosion I've ever seen in my life. I'm talking down her legs, in between her toes, yet somehow there was only like, a dot of poop in her diaper. It was like a magic trick. My husband did a better job of celebrating

flowers, a card, and very cute magnets of LO and I. We also made our rounds to MIL and my mother, of course.

DH and his sister are very competitive about who gave the better gift. Well this year it would appear that we won. (I'm only saying that because MIL cried when she opened ours lol) SIL then jokingly said she was going to have another baby to one up us. DH then would not shut up about how he guaranteed we would have another baby first. SIL looked at me and silently asked if I was pregnant. It was so hard to lie but I'm just not ready to share. DH knows that too! I could have clobbered him. I'm sure that after we left the gossip fest began

lalamomma · May 2016

DH had to leave early early and the airport is almost 2 hours away so we spent the night in "the city" and did a little shopping yesterday. He had already gotten my gift with DD (DS didn't go but he isn't even 1 so its not like he has opinions) DD asked to get me a pair of sparkly Toms so we could match

It was so sweet. She was so proud. He wrapped the shoes in white paper and let her draw all over them. Today I took both kids to breakfast, went to costco, motherhood maternity and Gap then made the drive home. The real gift may have been them both sleeping the entire drive

PharmDMom · May 2016

The kids and DH got me gift cards for a pedi and massage! Totally awesome. We went to church then headed for the zoo where we met friends who drove in from out of town to meet us there (neither my nor DH's mom live close). Unfortunately the day went kinda down hill for me from there. Thankfully everyone else had a good day, but I didn't drink enough at the zoo (it was warm and we walked 5+ miles) and I ended up with a splitting headache and wanting to throw up. We left there and went to an early dinner which helped with the nausea but by the time we got home I felt like death. Like I haven't felt this bad so far yet this pregnancy. Or either of my previous two pregnancies! I couldn't do anything but lay in bed while DH bathed the kids and put them to bed. I forgot how sensitive pregnancy makes you to dehydration. After Tylenol, laying down for two hours, and lots of water I'm starting to feel better but whoa, not a fun way to end Mother's Day. Lesson learned.

dmontgo · May 2016

Well, overall Mother's Day was great until my MIL happened.

DH does not have a good relationship with his mom. I think I've gone through it before, but she's a mean and condescending lady. When we told her about baby she was "happy," but she started questioning DH's ability to be a father. Just one of many examples of why we don't talk or visit with her often.

So DH did not get her anything for Mother's Day. He called her, but it became a "WHERE'S MY GIFTS?!" type thing. She ended up texting me a huge book about how it's *MY* responsibility to remember her birthday and Mother's Day so she can get her gifts because DH is obviously not capable of remembering "important things." But oh, dmontgo, I promise I will be THE BEST grandma EVAR.

Lady, he remembers. He also remembers how awful you are. Just because I am a wife doesn't mean I am a walking calendar so you can get gifts. Sorry for the vent. I hate hate hate how she talks down to her own children. Makes my skin crawl with rage, and I'm not a very angry person. I just deleted the message. Too tired and hungry to answer.

Christinaruth74 · May 2016

@dmontgo yuck, she sounds like a real peach. Glad you were able to just delete the message and not feed into it... I'm sure the fact that you haven't responded has her mind reeling!

dmontgo · May 2016

@Christinaruth74 She'll probably tell people how mean I am. You can't treat people badly and them expect them to go an extra mile for you. Treat others how you'd like to be treated. Simple.

Thank you for the support!

phoenix870509 · May 2016

Wow @dmontgo what a piece of work. I think it's so rude to presume you are getting gifts, no matter what the holiday is. She needs some self-reflection time to think about why her kids treat her this way. Maybe then it'll hit her she's probably not the greatest mother.

dmontgo · May 2016

@phoenix870509 my SIL told her that her therapist told her she was not allowed to speak to her until they made significant progress in healing. If my daughter told me that, I would think, "Hmm. Maybe it's me?" But instead it's always everyone else's fault. Womp womp.

jenlynne0624 · May 2016

it sucked and I don't even want to think about it again. I had no expectations and it was pretty accurate.

penelope4612 · May 2016

We went out to brunch with my mom, brother, SIL and their kids. Then we came home and I took a 3.5 hour nap. I woke up feeling worse than when I went to sleep (I think I must have missed a "feeding" or two in there). Just chilled with DH for the rest of the night.

MIL lives several hours away so DH sent her flowers and then called. Apparently she said something about "maybe visiting" us for mother's day one year (she lives closer to BIL so usually spends time with his family on mother's day). While I'm not opposed to the idea (the last 2 years we've done something with my mom), I think it's a bit rude to invite yourself to celebrate yourself, isn't it? Whatevs. Next year we're going to *hopefully* have a new baby and *hopefully* be moving into a new house, so I'm not sure that will work, but we'll see.

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