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@ Baby boom in DH's family
Good lord, SIL is pregnant and I just learned that the cousin that's DH's age is due just five days apart from SIL. She's (CIL) a very jealous person - this could get drama-tastic!
Re: @ Baby boom in DH's family
I'm going to have a fit if another person, DH's family and friends included, make some sort of "When are you guys going to start?" question and/or "Be careful, it's a trend!" comment.
GMIL even told me she'd pay for the theoretical baby that's a long way off's carriage today.
On the upside, it's kind of nice that the kids can be the same age. My H is very close w/ his same-aged cousin (probably closer than w/ his brother). Guess these kids would be 2d cousins, but same idea, right?
As for the ladies-- well let's just hope they don't get into a naming competition. That's my favorite pregnant-at-the-same time drama
I hadn't even THOUGHT about name issues. I'm sure both will choose some sort of trendy, difficult to pronounce, Basque name. It will be nice, as you said, for the cousins to be close in age since that's how DH, his sister, and cousins are. It's also going to make for a very fun, very baby New Years Eve dinner at GMIL's house this year.
Didnt you just get married? You would think that they would give you like a year before they start nagging you.
My SIL is crazycakes. She only wanted to have the only DD in the family. 10 months later my other SIL gave birth to another girl.
Actually, I think it might be more annoying for them to be born in the same year. I have two nieces, born in the same year, and people are always comparing the two. I think it must be annoying to have to live through that for the rest of your life.
We got married in October! MIL started the nagging BEFORE we got married and GMIL started two weeks ago. Numerous friends and coworkers have asked me when we're going to start.
I guess the "issue" is DH is older than me and is at the typical Spanish age to have kids. I'm considered "young" to even be married, so they should leave me alone, darnit!
I used this line, which worked - "the more you ask me about babies, the less likely we are to tell you we are pregnant. Each time you ask moves our telling date one month later. Ask too many times and I'll give birth and you'll never know.". But I'm mean that way...and well, as you can see, karma is a *** and hasn't given us children. Lol.
Yikes. It's not just a long 9 months, but a long rest-of-those-poor-kids-lives!
My MIL was the opposite. She told me before we were married that we should at least wait a year. Then she said at various times that she wasn't ready to be a grandmother over the next several years. Then, when we told her I was pregnant (roughly 3-4 months after her last comment about not being ready), she wondered why it took so long and had thought it was because my H didn't have a good childhood so he didn't want children.
What? This is a totally legit request. I mean, you know that you can do gender selection with IVF, right? Maybe I'll request that DH's brothers use that method in the future to ensure that DD remains the only granddaughter. It would be quite inconsiderate if they even thought about having another girl.
I made fun of one today. DH said "Actually, I think it's quite nice." This can only mean one of two things:
1. He's too "Bilbao" for his own good (despite being from the next-city-over).
or
2. MIL has so thoroughly influenced him that he has resigned to wanting one when we eventually join in the fun.
Well, as long as you're not paying for it. Think of all the other things you could transport with it, like groceries or elderly neighbors.
What are the called, by the way? Is there a specific brand?
It's the least practical thing ever. It frickin' squeaks when it's moving - you can't go off-roading with it!
They call them english-style strollers.
There's a few brands, but I think Inglesina is the most popular.
We even got a manufacturer here in the Basque country called Arrue. Make sure to check out their "Lujo" and "Derby" lines...