Oh Buffy, 4 nights at the in laws? You are braver than I am lol. My mil is driving me a bit crazy. Yesterday she text me saying "I hope you're feeling okay" which was nice. I didn't reply because I was in the hospital, the appointment took 5 hours too.
Well, when I got home, she called me (from a blocked number). She was upset that I hadn't replied to her message, and that I hadn't told her about the hospital appointment-- I explained that I was pretty sure I wasn't going to get induced yesterday because my levels were only high the other night due to the gallbladder flare up and I was correct, I didn't see the point in making her anxious all day over something that wasn't going to happen.
Then she started moaning saying that we never reply to her text messages, that she always texts us but we never reply, and that if she hadn't have called from a private number that i wouldn't have answered. What the? I stayed polite but said that apart from today, I've always replied to her... And the only time I haven't answered her calls was when she would call me AT WORK. She never understood why I wouldn't answer her when I was working but it was my work's policy!
Also, I explained that I don't usually answer private numbers and that if she wanted to get a hold of me, that probably wasn't the right way to go about it today and that the only reason I answered was in case it was the hospital or something.
Ugh she really got under my skin. My husband is annoyed because she's been trying to continuously start "drama" over nothing and just keeps trying to make people feel bad for her. Like, my sister who held the baby shower told my MIL that her best friend could come, but that she wasn't going to invite other friends of hers because it wasn't her party, it was for me... And so my mil was a sook the whole party. It was embarrassing for her.
She recently bought some expensive tea cups and has planned to throw a tea party (for no reason), and on the invite it said it was being held 3 days after our due date (which was a weekday too btw, really weird right?). I politely declined, explaining that we would have a baby and probably still be in hospital so we wouldn't be able to make it. She made a big thing about it and told everyone she has rescheduled it for next weekend now because I'm getting induced Wednesday for Thursday. Now- I really don't want to go, and also, baby will still barely be a week old! I don't want to have to leave the house, let alone bring it to a "party" to be surrounded by strangers who may or may not be vaccinated etc. But if I don't go, it turns me into the bitch and her into the "poor mother in law".
I think that she just wants to throw this stupid tea party so it's a party about her, and so that she can show off her new grandchild. And I am so happy that she is excited for this baby, but she needs to back awaaaaaaay a bit and give us some time and space.
I know this all sounds stupid, because it is. It's so stupid.
Ugh
Oh wow spicy the idea of it being your last Monday at work ever is super exciting!!
and having the in laws close also gives you somewhere to escape to if you want to. Sounds good 
Hopefully things get started properly soon!
