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God Do I Hate Her

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So SS10 comes to visit this weekend. He will be here tomorrow to Sunday as makeup time for visitation he had to skip due to a basketball tournament in February. We let BM know that we will be staying at my parent's house for the whole weekend because our apartment is packed up due to us closing on our house in a week or so. 

Toxic MIL Strikes Again

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DH and I are visiting DH's hometown this weekend because BIL and SIL are visiting from out of state. We made plans with BIL and SIL to have dinner tonight. We didn't find out that they invited MIL and other BIL to go with us until a few days ago. I told DH fine that I would go and be civil to MIL like I always am. 

Phone Calls w/ SS and Other Petty Annoyances

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We Facetime with DH twice per week, usually on Sundays and Tuesdays. Last summer, BM accused DH of abuse and in her email accusations, she informed DH that SS is "very uncomfortable" with us eavesdropping on SS' phone calls with BM and GF during our visitation. We found this hilarious because it is impossible to eavesdrop on their calls; SS always runs directly to his room or the farthest room away from us, locks the door, and whispers to them like everything is a big secret. It's a huge production and what we have overheard involves BM and GF interrogating SS about us nonstop. 

SS10 Turning Down Family Vacation

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Today, my parents booked a family vacation to the happiest place on earth for later this summer. DH and I discussed inviting SS10 and DH said he wanted to extend the invitation,  knowing full well that BM would likely say "No." DH said that if BM said "No," at least DH would have email proof in case SS ever asked DH or became upset about it, saying we didnt invite him. DH sent an email with the trip information and we waited. 

UPDATE: Gifted and Talented

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Some of you may recall, in December, BM emailed DH with test results indicating SS10 was "gifted". There was no actual message in the body of the email, just three images of a results report and a flyer about "giftedness." DH looked at the report. To be considered "gifted," SS had to score 128 or higher on this school administered test... he scored 132. SS10 was "gifted" by a whopping 4 points.

UPDATE: Sensory Seeking Toe Walking

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We haven't heard from BM since her last email "confirming" that per the OTs, SS is toe walking due to "sensory seeking" related to his "ADHD". She also indicated that SS' leg muscles/tendons were tight due to the toe walking. DH asked BM if PT was involved and if the tightness put SS at risk for sports related injury. BM responded, never actually acknowledging or answering DH's question, but basically calling him an idiot because in the first email, BM stated that the OTs are encouraging sports due to the "sensory seeking." Well...

UPDATE: Let's Add More Medical Conditions to the List

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So last week, I posted a blog because BM emailed DH indicating that SS developed a "toe walking habit" in recent weeks and believe that SS now has a sensory processing disorder. Based on this, BM and GF have signed SS up for OT services. DH simply emailed back "Thanks for the update. Please let me know how the OT intake goes." We fully believe that this is another ploy crafted by BM to cause drama and get attention, similar to the ADHD diagnosis that we believe BM concocted a few years ago as an excuse for SS being denied from the gifted and talented program.

Let's Add More Medical Conditions to the List

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Some of you may recall from my previous blogs, a few years ago, BM claimed that SS was diagnosed with ADHD following SS' rejection from the gifted and talented program at school. SS had never presented signs of any form of attention deficit or hyperactivity and DH and I both refuted the diagnosis. BM was very unforthcoming with any information pertaining to the diagnosis; just that SS' pediatrician (who BM refused to disclose the name of) diagnosed SS.

Baby Girl Arrived

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Baby Girl was born this morning. She is 6lbs 9oz and 19 inches long. It was about 36 hours all said and done from induction to delivery. We had some scary moments but all in all, we are both healthy and doing great! Thank you everyone for the positive vibes and well wishes. 

Baby Girl is Coming

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I went to my OB yesterday for my 37 week appointment. I developed signs of preclampsia and my OB sent me to L&D for induction at midnight last night. Baby girl should arrive either later today or tomorrow! DH has been great and I'm handling things as best I can at the moment. 

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