Hey ladies...
We told the in-laws on the 23rd. They were so excited. We also told DH's grandparents, 2 aunts, 1 uncle, and 1 cousin, and 2 siblings. That's like his whole "immediate" extended family......
We didn't tell my extended family as of yet b/c they're too big and talk too much!!
I have like
30 FIRST cousins, 9 uncles, 10 aunts!
So we'll wait another month or so to tell all of them!
Oh, and I did a bad thing.
I kinda flipped on my FIL about 2 days after we told them. He was PISSING me off at christmas dinner in my BIL's house. He kept bitching about the fact that my work (an international governmental organization) doesn't staff its workforce with a majority of US citizens. I was trying to explain to him that they're not allowed to b/c we're "required" to have a mix of all cultures in certain percentages etc... and so thus have a very eclectic workforce and by default don't have a lot of staff that care about US politics b/c they're here on work visas from other countries b/c that's how we're set up...
And he started getting all agitated....
him:
"well, if they're in the US, they should care about US politics."
me: "
why? they don't get to vote, they don't get to speak their opinions. Like me! I don't get to vote!" (I'm just a greencard holder for another year before I can apply for citizenship).
him: "
well, you care about politics! You and DH like Obama!!" (We're the
black sheep of the family. Everyone else is a Republican and they don't like that we don't agree with them!!)
Anyway, I started getting really upset and got up from the dinner table (it was really only us two left sitting) and said,
me: "I can't talk about this anymore. It's really stressing me and I don't want to discuss it"
And then I broke down and cried in the other room.
My DH went to him right after and said "why are you doing this? she's already stressed as it is."
And came to comfort me...
He apologized later.
And I texted him last night saying that I'm sorry my hormones got the best of me. He responded with "Merry Christmas
)"
I usually get along with him great. But I couldn't just walk away from this small issue that we always have when it comes to politics..... DH refuses to discuss it normally with them b/c they always feel they have to convince us that we're wrong and misguided and can't take the fact that we simply don't agree and it's okay to NOT agree on this!
sigh..
I just feel like the whole weekend and announcement was
tainted by it b/c of all the tears I shed this weekend.
I cried another time in front of his mom. I'm just learning to drive stick (and on top of it, I only got my drivers license about 6 months ago since I have always lived in a very metro-accessible city til now. So as it is, I'm generally nervous about driving an automatic but at least it's easier than a manual! And "my car", which we bought off DH's sister is a manual SUV!).
They were all insisting I drive them back home on Christmas Eve in our SUV in the DARK, in an area I've never driven, and WITHOUT my glasses! I haven't driven the car in like a month and I was so nervous about the fact that I'd be driving my SIL.
So in total,
I cried on Christmas Eve (about being pressured to drive everyone and wasn't asked, but told to; DH in the end did it and we agreed that I was too nervous to do it! I've only driven in an industrial area near our house so far & not even on the small streets in our neighborhood!!!)
& Christmas Day (when I argued with my FIL).
Bummed about that still.. Because I feel like I ruined their excitement about our pregnancy the previous day.
I know he was just voicing his opinion but geeze know when to stop. LOL I don't think he was trying to upset you some people are just so passion about things and don't know when to stop. I hope you get to feeling better. 
She's too polite normally anyway...
showed. EEK! I was not obsessing until this morning...lol.
before we go out of town. That way I can run to the store and get some sort of gift for Dh's parents. I know it would be early, and I have had a chemical pregnancy before, but it would be SO nice to tell them in person!
