My lil' punkin has the chicken pox. Little did I know that along with an infected baby I get a paranoid husband and a know-it-all mother in law. First of all, my husband has never had the chicken pox. So he's afraid that he will catch them and is going to pay $85 to be vaccinated even though he's already been exposed. Furthermore, he says he won't be able to touch the baby.
~NEWSFLASH~
Micah has had visible bumps for 3 days now which means he has been contagious for approximately 1 week. Getting vaccinated now, AFTER being exposed, is (in my opinion) a huge waste.
Last night my mother-in-law insisted that I need to give the baby something warm to drink because if I don't the chicken pox may "go back in" and make him really sick. I tried to keep a straight face as I told her that he gets plenty of warm milk several times a day and she shouldn't worry about him having warm liquids. She was adamant about giving him something warm to drink and then it got a little nasty when I said, "Look, Eileen, Micah is breastfed. The milk he gets from me is warm, 98.6 degrees warm. And I PROMISE you that there is nothing that I can give him that is better for him." And today, after the doctor confirmed the diagnosis as chicken pox, she told me, "You can listen to those doctors if you want to BUT ALL THE OLD PEOPLE will tell you that he needs something warm to drink." I reminded her AGAIN that Micah gets plenty of warm milk all day and all night. She was frustrated by my answer and then moved on to Jason maybe having to be quarantined at work.
Need I say more about my mother in law?
4 comments:
Girl, I feel for ya. Mother in laws suck. I always think I am going to be a kick ass mother in law one day, and then I think, what ever. I will probably end up like the rest of the mother in laws from hell. One good thing is, if you need unsolicitated advice, you know an excellent source
Halley~Hmmm...I wonder where I cad get that kind of advice from. :)
Poor Micah! I hope he isn't too terribly miserable. And good for you, standing up to your MIL. Stay strong on that front; you'll be glad you did. You are the mom and you know what's best for your baby. Hopefully, Jason is on board with YOUR philosophy and not his mom's.
Nance~He is on the upswing of things now and feeling MUCH better. It was pretty horrid.
Jason doesn't say too much when his mother and I clash becuase truth be told, he's a momma's boy but knows better than to go against his wife. He did laugh pretty hard when I told him about the quarantine comment :)
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