to be grateful for my mil..

[biddysmama]

firstly because she has 6 children close together so knows what its like... because she never visits me... because she has taken my children on as well as her (due in august) bio grandchild... because she tells dp to shut up when he is being an idiot and tells him off for letting me do things when i should be resting... because she rings to make sure everythings ok...

becasue she squeals in delight when dd (14 months) does something new and always makes a big fuss of things (like when we booked the wedding)and never sticks her nose in (well, once when she was told by someone that dd's car seat was fitted wrong, it wasnt, its rear-facing)

and mainly becaus she is the total opposite of my mother

after all the mil threads i wanted one for lovely mil's

My inlaws are fab.

We've just moved house and have a LOT to do before baby arrives in October. FIL came round 3 days last week to help decorating and is coming back next week to paint some more.

MIL has shown a genuine interest in my pregnancy (this is the first) despite already having 3 grandchildren and SIL expecting 4th. I'd have thought the novelty may have worn off by now.

They've always made me feel welcome in their family, let us stay with them for 6 weeks when we were between houses, invite us for sunday lunch every week, but are never offended if we're busy or say we'd like to do something else.

Just lovely really. And nice to have somewhere to sing their praises.

What a lovely thread.

My MIL is lovely, FIL and I didn't really 'click' until DD was born 10 weeks ago. Since then they've visited at least once a fortnight (before it was more like every 6-12 months), skyped a couple of times a week but not interfered with our parenting in any way. They both adore DD. MIL has always done her best to make me feel part of the family, and isn't afraid to tell DH when he's being a lazy a*se! We're all going on a big family holiday to Wales in August, paid for by MIL, and I can't wait! Ooh, and she has great taste in Christmas and birthday presents.

The only downside (if you can call it that!) is she's quite glam, so I always feel I have to bother my a*se with decent clothes and makeup when I know she's coming ir we're going up there!

My MIL is great, she does suggest one too many ideas for decorating our home but that is the worst of it. She is good fun and always the first to offer to babysit.

My PIL live round the corner but have never once interfered. It's fantastic having them so close for advice and help. Wednesday evenings are one of the highlights of my week when mil, sil and my 3 month-old niece and I all get together for girlie chats. You know, the good honest sort, where we are free to praise/moan about our dhs/ other problems without judgement. My parents are across the water and I miss them so much, so it's been great fitting into dh's family. Now that I'm pg with our first, I know they are going to be awesome grandparents (I can see how fantastic they are with my niece) and I can't wait!

I'm pretty lucky - my 91 yo MIL lives with us for 6m each year and, although she could talk the hind legs off the donkey and occasionally clashes with stay-at-home DH, she has certainly never given me any cause for complaint... she's even happy to babysit DD (once she's in bed - lifting a wriggly 18 mo maybe a bit too much to ask) so we get to go out way more often than we otherwise would do. Oh, and she is absolutely besotted with DD (her first grand-child) and vice-versa.

Hurrah for MILs!