Most of you ladies know that my Dad was in the hospital last week for heart issues, he had his follow up appointment today and the MD told him "It is hereditary. You chose to live life the way you are, it was that or death" (this may seem harsh, but I think he may have actually been impressed that my Dad changed his lifestyle after his first heart attack. Dad has been trying to eat very heart healthy, walk daily, and is planning a backpacking trip with my brother this April).
Over the last few weeks my nephew/ringbearer has had a rash that my Mom and sister thought was eczema. We Skype'd with them Saturday afternoon and my nephew seemed "off", he wasn't as smiley or talkative as he usually is (he is 1 year old, so he doesn't exactly talk but he claps his hands and makes sounds to us). Saturday night my sister called us from the ER, my nephew had turned really red and had difficulty breathing so they brought him in. They got my nephew stabilized and gave him a few prescriptions to help him breathe so he could go home. Sunday she almost took him back because she thought he was having more breathing problems but he calmed down enough to sleep.
Monday my nephew went in for blood draws (they drew 3 vials of blood) so they can try and figure out what he is reacting to (food, environment, etc.). They already know he is allergic to dairy and cats so my sister is only using soy formula (no longer breast feeding) and her hubby gave their cats away so that shouldn't be an issue anymore when they get back (sister and nephew are not with brother-in-law right now, sister is at school and nephew is with her).
So that made for an EXTREMELY stressful weekend!!
In addition to that my Mom and I have been talking about my bridal shower, and to be fair to my FMIL I asked her if she was planning to throw me one, and if so if she wanted to do a separate one or join my Mom's (Mom was totally fine with her joining). FMIL told me she would like to do a separate one because her family lives so close to her and far away from my Mom (which I"m fine with), and listed a few people she was going to invite (her sister, sisters in law, daughters (my FSILs), and possibly my FFIL's sister and mom & grandma (FI's parents are divorced, so that is why that is only a possibly). I was thinking about it and thought ok, but I know that I am not a huge part of my FMIL's side of the family, and was thinking I may feel like an outsider at my own shower (FI is nervous about it too, as he obviously won't be there and we both have felt shunned at previous family gatherings with her). So I explained to my FMIL that I have a few friends in the immediate area (she lives 20 minutes from FI and I, where as my parents live 90 minutes) and was wondering if she was comfortable with inviting a few (no more than 5) of those friends as it would be closer for them to come to hers than my Moms (especially since she made the point that she was throwing the shower separate as a convenience for the family that lives closer to her). I haven't gotten a response from FMIL yet, and FI thinks that may have been a bad idea because FMIL may have used the shower as an excuse for her family to get together.
I'm just stressing about those things, and now am wondering if I made a bad move in asking FMIL to invite a few of my friends... I just needed to get all that out.. Sorry if it frustrated any of you, and if you read it all, THANK YOU for bearing with me!!
On a POSITIVE note (as I am now trying to end all my thoughts on here and in daily life on a positive note to keep my stress level down):
I had a 2nd round interview (3rd round is scheduled for Friday) for an AMAZING job opportunity today!!
Also, my SIL ordered my niece's flower girl dress this weekend (it is GORGEOUS, but sold on Ebay so not sure if I can get a pick, I will look into it and post it if I can), as well as helping me pick out necklaces/earrings for my BMs (my sister, SIL, and best friend from high school).
One last positive note, we got ALL our invitations, RSVP cards (w/ envelopes), enclosure cards, thank you cards, and return address labels ordered this weekend from VistaPrint!!! We ordered them all matching, and got 85% off (50% from an email, and an addition 35% from a promotion I found online)!!!!!
Again, sorry if this frustrated anyone, and again THANK YOU for bearing with me!! You ladies are amazing and I honestly don't know what I would do if I couldn't vent to you occasionally (even if it has been more venting recently)!!