More pregnancy fun

Exhaustion has finally set in. I feel like I can't do anything because I'm so tired all the time. The apartment is a wreck, I haven't cooked in weeks, I curl up and nap at every chance... It's really getting annoying.

I've been looking into hiring a housekeeper to at least help keep the mess under control. Even for a few weeks just so it gets to a point where it is manageable.

Since we will probably be moving soon, we've begun packing up all of our extra crap. In order to store the crap, I have to clean out the storage closets. Ugh!

It's hot, it's dirty and I don't want to do it.

The sad thing is, this place isn't as much of a mess as when The Roommate lived here. I don't know if we subconsciously make more of an effort since it's just us or if it's just easier now. Either way, we've got to step up our game a little. I can't make My Husband do everything-- that isn't fair.

My Husband doesn't want to get rid of anything just yet because when we move, we get paid for the amount of weight that we have. The more crap, the more money. It's really a no brainer. We just need to make sure that we can fit it all in one truck so we don't have to make more than one trip or it will end up costing us more than it is worth.

On a side note, My Husband's family has decided that they are going to come out here a few weeks after my parents so that they can spend time with their grandbaby. Originally it was going to be his grandmas and his parents but the grandmas decided to come out later so that his parents could have more time with us.

It's no secret that his parents and I don't get along.

Since the grandmas aren't coming, they want to stay with us for the however many days they are going to be here.

Um... no?

I'm going to be half crazy, exhausted, and probably still incredibly protective of my baby. This is a recipe for disaster! I can just see things going pretty well until one of us beheads the other. Like The Highlander, there can be only one.

My Husband and I both have Alpha personalities. We tend to take charge even when we don't really want to. Because we have an awesome relationship, we compromise in equal portions and everything works out fine. His mom is also an Alpha. She does not give up, no matter who she is up against.

We have fought more than I care to admit.

I do not want to have a hostile environment because I want us all to be able to look at each other without thinking of the many ways we could their life.

On the other hand, when my parents come out here, I want them to stay with us. They do not have a lot of money and it is going to cost them a lot to come out here. My dad is on disability from workman's comp right now and my mom is going to have to take paid time off since she has used all of her vacation time taking care of my Mammaw, who has been in the hospital for about a month.

My Momma doesn't want to impose and has a backup plan to rent out one of her friends timeshare's if we decide that having them here is too much.

We both love my parents and we all get along just great. Momma doesn't mind letting me take control in my house and she is more than happy to help out wherever she feels like she can. I know that having them here will make things easier on us, not harder.

It is very hypocritical of me to say that my parents can stay but his can't.

Honestly, just the fact that our parents aren't going to be out here at the same time should give some indication as to the relationship we all share.

I should also point out that my family typically does not hold grudges. We get mad, we fight, we get over it. That's our circle. I don't know how many times me and Momma have locked horns but I can't imagine going more than a few days without talking to her.

I secretly think that he only reason his mom is even talking to me is because I'm the vessel for her grandchild (on more than one occasion she has slipped up and called it her child)

Maybe I'm just being cynical and overdramatic (I'm on Zoloft so I really don't think that I'm just being a debbie downer) and maybe everything will be just fine.

Who knows. Either way it'll be one hell of a blog entry.