It's been a busy couple of weeks for me. My MIL has come out from Illinois for a visit with her longtime boyfriend. It was the first time he had ever seen my DD. He has been "away" for awhile recently. My MIL is thinking of moving out here from Illinois & we are hoping that her boyfriend will move with her. It is unlikely that he would make thge nove until after his own mother were to pass away. She is in her Eigthties & in rapidly declining health. If her were to stay in Illinois most of the family would uinderstand completely. He came out to do some repair work on my MILs home. We went to see MIL the afriday she was here. She kept our DD for a few hours while I went to the Dr. I had a test done for Gestational Diabetes. I haven't heard anything from the Dr & I had another appointment this Wednesday past. I'm assuming at the moment that she either hasn't gotten the test results back or that no news is good news. I have another appointment in 2 weeks so I will ask about the results then, as long as nothing happens in the mean time. Back to MIL Friday... MIL got a birhtday cake for DDs 3rd birthday. Those in attendance were, DD's Grandma P, Aunt Michelle, Daddy & Mommy, Uncle Jeff & DD's Godparents Rob & Lori. She got clothes, Barbie dolls, Barbies doll friend Blaine, some Clifford books, a battery operated dog that barks & a few Little People toys. DD had so much fun blowing out the candles that she requested "more candles" after she finished blowing them out the first time. My MIL & boyfriend came to our house on Sunday for a cookout dinner. They played with DD & gave her an easter basket....a week before Easter. Then MIL & her boyfriend returned to Illinois the following Tuesday. All in all, it was a nice short visit. For Easter Sunday we drove the 70 miles to my parents house. We had a ham dinner, hunted 48 plastic Easter eggs & my parents gave DD her birthday presents from them. My 40 year old brother also had a blast playing with his niece. My mother was in one of her "woe is me" moods & seemed to make a miraculos recovery once dinner was finished, I had put away all of the food & cleared the table & it was time for birthday cake. She offered to help blow out the candles but I told her I didn't want her to if she was still sick. She claimed to be sick earlier in the day. Then she said I'm NOT sick, I'm getting better!" I told that I still didn't want her to blow out the candles because being 7 months pregnant I didn't need to get sick. She didn't like it but she also didn't mention how "awful" she was feeling or that she was sick again for the rest of the day. I am so tired of her ALWAYS having to be the one that hurts the worst or feels the worst. On easter Sunday she asked how I was feeling. I told her I was tired & I ached all over. I was was having some problems with my back & my Siatica but it was part of being pregnant. Immediately she says " Well, when I was pregnant I had morning & motion sickness the entire nine months!" Then she went on to refresh my memory as to her laundry list of problems with all four of her pregnancies. They were all NORMAL aches & pains of pregnancy by the way. When she finished I told her "I KNOW mom. You ALWAYS are the one that hurts or feels the worst. That or you are ALWAYS the one that has felt the worst or had the hardest time in the past". After that she got off the couch & asked DD to come to the table & color or draw her a picture or something. I just get sick & tired of it! She even got MAD when I told her since I cleaned the table & put away the food, she could do the dishes. She didn't ask me to clear the table I just did it. I did it while my dad was removing the rest of the ham from the bone. My parents have a small kitchen & my mom is a big lady...me too since I'm 7 months along. if I waited for my mom, then she'd be complaining & barking orders like "Okay, now get the potatoes & put them in the BLUE container" She was even making not so nice comments on how I was getting up off of the floor after playing with my daughter! WTF! I am 200+ pounds 7 & months pregnant! I need a freaking crane for assistance sometimes & I usually feel like I've been kicked in the crotch! How the He!! am I SUPPOSED to get up off of the floor! We ended up staying for about an hour after we finished with the birthday cake. I just could not take any more! GGGRRR!!! It was so bad that my DH even said to my dad & brother "Wow! Now I know where Angie gets her actions from!" I am worse when I am pregnant & tired, but I usually do pretty well at NOT acting like my mom when I'm feeling good. My DH made it a point to tell me that I do pretty good about NOT acting like my mom when I'm feeling good, so I KNOW it's not in my imagination. I have to see her at least one more time before I deliver the baby. When I do, I plan on having a bag packed for my DD. Mom can keep it at her house because it is for when she is watching my DD while I give birth to #2. That way all she has to do is pick DD up from the hospital & go home. This will keep DH from having to deal with my mother more than necessary while I'm in L&D. There will also be folder containing maps & directions to the hospital, a copy of DD's insurance card & phone numbers to reach us at the hospital in the event of an emergency. A map of the hospital campus with the route to take to L&D will be highlighted! If she complains about ONE thing while she is there to pick up our DD, I WILL tell her to get out & shut the "F" up. Gee, my hormones are getting the best of me right now! Can you tell? LOL!

The nesting has started!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, so the nesting has now started! I've helped DH with the backyard, digging up weeds, laying cement edgers & raking river rock. I had to take frequent breaks but I couldn't help myself but to do it. I've also been pitching "stuff" like crazy lately. Things like Mc Toys that my DD doesn't play with anylonger, clothes that will never fit me again & the multiples of misc. kitchenware that DH just "has to have" because it's a good deal. I've been tellin ghim for YEARS that just becuase it's a good deal doesn't mean that we need to bring it home with us. He is FINALLY getting it! Now if he'd only let me pitch or donate the stuff he wants to put on e-bay, I'll be a much happier woman! I wouldn't mind hanging on to it if I was sure he'd try to sell it on e-aby, but I knw he won't. Quite frankly, I won't have the energy OR the time to mess with it once I have an infant AND a 3 year old to care for day in & day out. I don't ahve the time or energy to deal with it RIGHT now & the baby isn't due until early June! I spent 90 minutes sorting , tossing or organinzing my DD toys tonight. I also washed ALL of her FP Little People in hot, hot soapy water. I did 5 loads of laundry & put thme away, I swept the kitchen floor & got down on my hands & knees to scrape off tape from DD art projects & I tossed an entire kitchen sized trash can full of magazines. Oh, I must not forget that I bleached & scrubbed down the huge trash can we roll to the curb for trash collection twice per week. Like I said before, the nesting has started. I could keep right on cleaning but I know if I do, I will have overdone it & be worth zip for the next 2 days. All of the animals as well as my DH & DD are sleeping right now. I don't sleep for more than about 3 hours at a time right now. I have more to do than I can possibly get done before my MIL comes down for a visit this Sunday. DH WON'T be sleeping in on Saturday becasue I'm waking his behind up so he can help me with the house. We have carpets to clean, pictures to hang & a TON of other things to do before Sunday. Do I want my house to be perfect for my MIls visit? No, it isn't realisitc. DO I want the house to be presentable before my MILs visit? Of course I do & that IS possible. On Friday, my MIL is keeping my DD so I can take my 1 hour test for Gestational Diabetes. Then Friday evening my MIL is having a mini birthday party for my DD. It's a week early but since my MIL lives in Illinois & hasn't seen my DD for about 1 1/2 years...I don't think it is too early. My energy level is finally crashing so I'm off to bed. Send me backache relief vibes so I can continue to get my home presentable before my MIL comes to visit us at the house.