Surviving the Domestic Jungle

Today was a fun day! It started by slightly sleeping in and then I went shopping for my baby boy! He is weeks away from arriving and I figured I better start getting him clothes, diapers etc. If I let it go any longer I would have risked sending my husband for things while I was in labor and not that I don’t trust his taste, its that I want to be involved in everything being this is my only son and the last time I will be picking out baby stuff! My sister in law met me at the baby store and we had fun going up and down the aisles. I am so excited about my little boy and all the blue after all the pink!! After the baby store, my sister in law and I went and met up with my other sister in law for dinner. It was me, my two girls, my sister in law and her two girls (5 months and 9) and my other sister in law with her baby who is 9 months. It was all girls and all chaos. Well, their kids were good but mine were not. Hailey will not stay in her seat no matter what and at one point was playing under the table. I find it so frustrating because I don’t know if I should yell and scream and interrupt peoples meals or if I should just let them do the bad things they do. Avery was much better but she wouldn’t stay in her seat either and ended up taking 5 suckers from the candy jar they had at the front desk. Going out without my husband is just not enjoyable because I cant ever relax and know he is picking up the slack. I told both my sister in laws we need to just cook at home! Once I have 3 kids, it will just be too much for me to handle for a while. It was good to have a girls dinner and nice to see them and share a few laughs but ultimately it was very stressful for me. I still enjoyed going out because I know soon enough I will be bound to my house and on a diet! I am going to try and see everyone as much as I can before I give birth because otherwise they are going to have to come to me for a while! I like to leave the house in a normal way a week or two after giving birth. I need a week to get adjusted to not sleeping and get a routine and then another week to be able to fit in normal (but still not my size because I am not a celebrity who loses all their weight three days after giving birth) clothes. Bring on the social life…..for now!!