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so what are you thinking right now?

KG said:
My DH's birthday was earlier this week. My mom sent him an email saying happy birthday, but she did nothing else.
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OH ****!!! My niece's birthday was yesterday and we didn't call! Oh man my SIL and BIL are prolly pissed. ****! I'm horrible with remembering birthdays. :surrender:
 
Clars said:
Personally, I would do it early. You may be 8 mo. pregnant, but you just don't know what is going to happen with the birth or the baby. This way you don't have to worry. My first c-section wasn't bad. My second was crappy. Mainly from the bad reaction to the anesthesia and the hormone fall out. My first couple of months with D were a lot harder than they were with Andrew. It was really not what I was expecting.

There are always unknowns, so if you get it done ahead, you aren't taking the chance of things overshadowing or outright screwing up your plans.

Just my 2 cents though.
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I agree. Everybody(usually) waits hand and foot on the extremely pregnant. Lots of help! That way you have all the time in the world with your new bundle. I'm so jealous! My baby is 10. She still snuggles,but not for long.
 
mrsmom said:
OH ****!!! My niece's birthday was yesterday and we didn't call! Oh man my SIL and BIL are prolly pissed. ****! I'm horrible with remembering birthdays. :surrender:
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forgetting is excusable if you make up for it. being deliberately ****y, notsomuch.

maybe I'm overreacting.
 
KG said:
forgetting is excusable if you make up for it. being deliberately ****y, notsomuch.

maybe I'm overreacting.
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I suppose. I did send a gift a couple days ago that may not arrive in CA until today or tomorrow. I still feel ****ty though. :pout: I'll have my kids skype her after school (she's 5).
 
It is gorgeous outside today! We may hit 70. When I went home at lunchtime I sat out in the backyard with the dogs for a while - it was just too nice to stay inside. I can't wait for Spring. :dance:
 
eiramnoaj said:
It is gorgeous outside today! We may hit 70. When I went home at lunchtime I sat out in the backyard with the dogs for a while - it was just too nice to stay inside. I can't wait for Spring. :dance:
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That's how it was here the last two days, but today is a lil chillier (but sunny so I'm good with that). :cartwheel:
 
mrsmom said:
That's how it was here the last two days, but today is a lil chillier (but sunny so I'm good with that). :cartwheel:
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Yesterday was nice but not quite as warm. We'll be back in the 40's this weekend but then back near 60 next week.
 
Canadia I agree, I'd rather do it very pregnant than while trying to heal and risk ripping stitches and stuff.

KG I'm sorry that really sucks. Why are in-laws so tricky? How's your husband reacting?

Ooooh mrsmom you're in trouuuuuuble!! :laugh:
 
KG said:
My DH's birthday was earlier this week. My mom sent him an email saying happy birthday, but she did nothing else. I know this is so small in the grand scheme of things, but this makes me sad... she has always made a big deal about birthdays and has high expectations for her own birthday -- we take her out to dinner, give her presents, always have a cake. She's even thrown fits when we haven't done enough or given her good enough gifts (and we weren't being stingy!). I'm pretty sure it bothers me more than it does DH, because I know she's doing it to be hurtful. My DH is a wonderful man and husband, has never done anything mean to her, and she's never really accepted him.
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I'm sorry KG that sucks...I know what you mean. MY DH's dad didn't even acknowledge his bday at all this yr. It really hurt his feelings.
 
Try to do it before the baby. Good luck with the VBAC. I really wanted a vbac with Josh, but it didn't happen. At least the recovery from the second c-section was MUCH easier than the first.
 
mrsmom said:
I suppose. I did send a gift a couple days ago that may not arrive in CA until today or tomorrow. I still feel ****ty though. :pout: I'll have my kids skype her after school (she's 5).
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If you already sent a gift, then you didn't forget. Don't feel bad about it. call her and move on.

mrsred1 said:
KG I'm sorry that really sucks. Why are in-laws so tricky? How's your husband reacting?
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thanks. I affects me more than it does him. he's upset about something totally unrelated... and there's nothing I can do about it. :surrender: Seeing him upset makes me sad too. He's such a mellow easygoing person and few things really get to him. :pout:

eiramnoaj said:
It is gorgeous outside today! We may hit 70. When I went home at lunchtime I sat out in the backyard with the dogs for a while - it was just too nice to stay inside. I can't wait for Spring. :dance:
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I LOVE spring!! :dance: I hear red-winged blackbirds outside -- That is the sound of spring to me! I also recently saw and heard something I'd never seen before in my life, a flock of cranes migrating. That was cool :bliss:
 
I'm worried about a 2nd c-section. I already had another friend tell me the second was way worse than the first and now clars. My first one was just awful and I have no desire to repeat that. At least I only had to care for a newborn, this time it will be a newborn and Lex. Not going to be good if it is like last time.

I'm leaning towards having the party early and scaling way back. Pay the $$ to have it somewhere else with food included and I don't have to worry about the pre and post-party house cleanup or all the cooking. Also it limits the length of the event (and thus my exhaustion), whereas when it is at my house it is more of an open house event.

Folks sure will be disappointed though - I'm the only one of the mom's that does a full buffet of home cooked food. Or maybe I'll be the only one disappointed since I won't get so many compliments on the meal or the cool home made cake(s).

Can you tell I just feel like I'm letting Lex down? And letting my friends/their kids down? I've been setting the bar higher and higher with each of Lex's birthdays. Kinda sucks to take a step backwards.
 
Liz give yourself a break! Everyone will understand why you're doing the party differently this year. :flowers:
 
canadia said:
I'm worried about a 2nd c-section. I already had another friend tell me the second was way worse than the first and now clars. My first one was just awful and I have no desire to repeat that. At least I only had to care for a newborn, this time it will be a newborn and Lex. Not going to be good if it is like last time.
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Mine was worse in my opinion because my first c-section seemed like no big deal. Dorothy put me through the wringer in the pregnancy and the hormone fall out after. I had to start taking estrogen just to get over the paranoia and insomnia. Plus I had a reaction to the anesthesia that I didn't anticipate. Yours might be better in your opinion because the first was bad. If you need any help right after, I am right down the street. Lex can come and burn off some energy at my house.

canadia said:
I'm leaning towards having the party early and scaling way back. Pay the $$ to have it somewhere else with food included and I don't have to worry about the pre and post-party house cleanup or all the cooking. Also it limits the length of the event (and thus my exhaustion), whereas when it is at my house it is more of an open house event.

Folks sure will be disappointed though - I'm the only one of the mom's that does a full buffet of home cooked food. Or maybe I'll be the only one disappointed since I won't get so many compliments on the meal or the cool home made cake(s).

Can you tell I just feel like I'm letting Lex down? And letting my friends/their kids down? I've been setting the bar higher and higher with each of Lex's birthdays. Kinda sucks to take a step backwards.
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Everyone will understand that this year you just need to simplify. Your friends will understand. Plus Lex will love whatever you do. Just cut yourself some slack and let it go. You will be back and better than ever next year!
 
WOOHOOO!!!!!!!!!!! DH just called, he got a bonus and a fat raise! :cartwheel::hiphip:

I'm so proud of him (I'm always proud of him of course, not just cause of this).

I was planning leftovers for dinner so I asked "Do you want me to get something better for dinnner?" He laughed and said "No, silly that's ok."
Mebbe a steak will fall into my shopping cart today. ;)
 
mrsmom said:
WOOHOOO!!!!!!!!!!! DH just called, he got a bonus and a fat raise! :cartwheel::hiphip:

I'm so proud of him (I'm always proud of him of course, not just cause of this).

I was planning leftovers for dinner so I asked "Do you want me to get something better for dinnner?" He laughed and said "No, silly that's ok."
Mebbe a steak will fall into my shopping cart today. ;)
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Awesome Rebecca - that's great news!! Now, buy the man a steak and give him some tonight!! :joey:
 
mrsmom said:
WOOHOOO!!!!!!!!!!! DH just called, he got a bonus and a fat raise! :cartwheel::hiphip:

I'm so proud of him (I'm always proud of him of course, not just cause of this).

I was planning leftovers for dinner so I asked "Do you want me to get something better for dinnner?" He laughed and said "No, silly that's ok."
Mebbe a steak will fall into my shopping cart today. ;)
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Very nice! :dance:

The least you can do is make him a nice tuna sandwich for his lunch tomorrow so he can be a good Catholic. :giggles:
 
eiramnoaj said:
Very nice! :dance:

The least you can do is make him a nice tuna sandwich for his lunch tomorrow so he can be a good Catholic. :giggles:
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I can do dat. **** I'm GLAD he's not still Catholic, they would want a chunk of the $. :hides:
 
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