you know how you get all excited for a good vacation? You look forward to it for days, weeks even and then one day your husband casually mentions that his parents are coming to stay with you right around the same time.
Ok, so maybe not that specifically but that’s my case. He said he mentioned his Family Day (for helicopter school) to his ‘rents and invited them off handedly. He didn’t think they’d come. It is literally called family day bc you can bring your spouse and kids to this day where you can see the helicopter up close and maybe get a ride in one if you’re lucky… but it’s not really meant for anyone outside your immediate family.
Yet still, his parents are coming to AL just for this family day. And they’re bringing their 2 granddaughters that they’ve adopted. Ages 1 and 9. I really don’t like these girls either!
I am not a kid hater so if I don’t like them, you know its for a reason. I typically love all kids but my neice.... one was caught touching a cousins private parts in the bathtub....her mom is addicted to everything…the bad examples from her mom make her....well, not nice. lol. Anyway, whatever. My husband and I decided we don’t have enough room in our house for all of them to sleep comfortably so we’re going to pay for the on-base hotel for 4 nights! They are paying for a rental car and plane tickets but uck, I am NOT excited!
Some ppl love thier in-laws but not me. My FIL is diabetic, which normally isnt even worth mentioning, but he doesn’t take care of it. He gets really angry and passes out. Besides that, he normally loves arguing, one thing which I really hate. He and his wife are so judgemental and they’re not quiet about it either!
Anyway, it’s only a few days, I keep telling myself. If they’re not sleeping at our house, it should be easier too.
Here’s how our calendar plays out for the next few weeks:
July 15th is our 10 year wedding anniversary!! That day after hubbys work, we are driving to my brothers house in Georgia so he and his wife can watch our little bugs while we celebrate all day on Saturday.
Sunday my husband drives his car back to AL.
Monday I pack everyone and everything back into the car to drive to Tennessee, where our family reunion is at.
I have been looking forward to this reunion/vacation for so long!! I am in charge of crafts time, which is always fun with all the lil kids! This year we are staying at some castle-like place. I LOVE seeing all my siblings and parents. Even some uncles, aunts and cousins will be there too.
This year we are doing white water rafting, horse back riding, tie-dye shirts, game night, cooking class with a 6 year old (lol) and lots of other fun stuff I can’t remember at the moment. It’s going to be fun!
We aren’t leaving there until late Thursday night. I plan on driving through the night so we can arrive by Friday for Family Day.
However, my in-laws are coming on that Thursday. SO my hubby will be at our house alone with his parents and nieces. Oh joy! Let the judgments begin! How I decorate my house, how messy or clean they think it is, how hot it is where we live, why we chose to live here and not somewhere else, how I’m going to raise a baby, how I’m going to raise 4 kids, blablabla.....
But no, nothing negative ever said about their angel son. He can do no wrong. lol. I married this wonderful man, but nope, I can do TONS wrong apparently.
Hopefully I’m just making more of it than it will really be. I’m stressing over something I have no control over so I gotta chill. Easier said than done tho bc just the thought of seeing them in person is anxiety provoking. bleck!
Most other things are going well. I keep babysitting for my BFF here. She has a son Teagans age. She is watching our dogs for the few days hubby (all of us) will be gone, plus she’s watching my kids for my numerous doctors appointments this week. She’s a life saver bc not only is she a free babysitter, but she keeps me sane. The only adults I talk to these days are her, and my husband. Sure, I talk to my therapist but I don’t think that counts if you’re paying someone to listen to you. so all together 3 adults in my life.....
this may be why I’m a lil crazy. hehe
This pregnancy has been going surprisingly well actually. I figured being off all depression meds (bc it’s unclear if they are dangerous for babies or not) would be killing me about now.
That’s not to say I’m off them completely. I finally found a psychiatrist who’d rather play it safe than sorry. He actually said that to me. I was like, oh I love you! lol He put me on the same meds that I was on (in a small dose) with all the other kids. I was having ugly visions. We aren’t talking like Moses parting waters kind of visions. I’m talking someone taking an axe to my head kinda image pop into my head unbidden.
It was a totally random thing that had never happened to me before and not only did it scare me (there were many different images) but it obviously didnt make me feel good. So my doc went ahead and said I could take the meds if it helped. AND IT DOES!!!!
I am quite happy to say that the meds have kept me good for the past while. No more images randomly popping into my mind. No severely horrible depression thoughts. It’s actually easier this time around (pregnancy) than I thought it would be!
Of course I can’t totally say it’s just %100 medications. I am seeing a therapist bi-monthly who helps train me how to adjust my thought processes. I know I’m super negative in my own thoughts so she’s helping me see that it isn’t always that way. She looks at thing TOTALLY different than I do, which is nice to get a different perspective. I can talk to her about anything.
I’m sorry I’m droning on about psychiatric stuff. I’ve been watching Agents of SHIELD lately. I just finished the 2nd season and its one of those shows that after it ends you go, no! I gotta find out what happened!! so you watch until 2am and curse yourself after.
I really, really need them to get the newest season of Bones on Netflix. I LOVE that show. It is my favorite.
Teagan is growing up so well. Some times I look at other 3 year olds and think how lucky I am to have such a well-behaved son. Sure, potty training wasn’t fun, but is it ever?? He’s pretty much got the hang of that now too. he occasionally has accidents but not too often.
I never thought in my life it would make me super happy to hear ‘Mommy, I’ve got to go pee-pee” when I’m out and about! But it does! I love it bc that means if he tells me, he can make it to the bathroom and he has succeeded in not wetting his pants.
Plus this kid is super, super cute. He’ll come up to me and tell me he loves me. He’ll nuzzle my nose against his or lick me (weird I know, but he’s pretending he’s my kitten) and then run off back to playing again. This kid totally has me and daddy wrapped around his finger.
Samya is getting so big now. She’s nine. NINE! It still irks me even tho she’s been nine since May. She’s going into fourth grade! She’s getting long legs. She is a superb big sister, constantly looking after Teagan. She helps him out all day long, getting bags open for him, helping him find toys, putting on his favorite shows when he’s bored, etc. She is heaven sent!
Tosh is totally just kickin it this summer. He doesn’t want to read but will if I force him. He loves his stuffed animals and brings them everywhere. He says he wants to go back to school but I don’t think he realizes he will have a different teacher this year. He totally is in love with his 2nd grade teacher. lol
He doesn’t like doing housework (what kid does but he is a COMPLAINER about it…uck!) and yet he will do anything with a good attitude if it means he can earn a toy (usually a stuffed animal) that he picked out from the thrift store. He does dishes, vacuums......I mean this kid will move mountains for a stuffed animal. Don’t ask me why.
And as for hubby, we we hosted beer pong the other night at our house. We had a total of one person show up. Cool guy tho. Totally fun and the food we BBQed was super yums. We ended up having the next door neighbor come over too with his wife so we finally got some real games in. (my husband drank all the beer for me)
The night was fun but I know how stressed out my husband is. He is constantly studying and worrying about tests, etc. He is out right now drinking with a buddy. He isn’t a big drinker usually so it surprised me that kinda out of nowhere today he asked if he could go to a bar. I was like yeah but I seriously hate when he gets drunk. He is a different person.
Anyway, I am doing more crafts these days. I am making ATCs and sending them out to strangers. I found this site called swap-bot.com and I love it. I am still making art journal pages of course and I’ve been lucky enough to get some more supplies off amazon.
I’ve got quite the stash now so “Mommy’s Time” is fun! There are a million different mediums I can use on any one page. I get kinda shy about my finished product tho. I feel weird showing them to my husband or my SIL, who I sometimes text photos to. It’s like saying, is this weird? Do I think oddly or does it look good? It’s always an odd thing for me to show off things so personal as a page I made myself. oh well. maybe I’ll get over it one day.
Hope y’all are doing well. And for those who were wondering about my due date, it’s Nov 7.
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