No appointments this week...

...but S seems to be having increasing anxiety about the health of the baby. No one has said anything that would give her reason to be concerned, but I suppose it's somewhat normal.

In other news:
(Warning: the following is long and may be TMI for some people)
S doesn't want to go visit her mom, R, this week. R and S have had a strange relationship ever since R and I divorced nearly 15 years ago. R has never been consistent in visiting S over the years. To make a long, long, story short...when R found out that S was pregnant, she seemed to "rise to the occasion." She didn't flame out, and said that she wanted to be involved.

R has been seeing S more recently, but still blows it. For instance, R told S for weeks that R wanted to be there for the ultrasound last week. As late as Sunday evening before the test, she said she was going. We had a conversation about how it would be easier for her to go straight to the appointment, rather than come to our house and follow us, because our place would be way out of the way. R said she'd call for directions.

No call. But I knew I had told her where the appointment was. She didn't show up. S has been quite bothered by that. R told S that she didn't go to the appointment because it was a long drive and it "wasn't that important." NOT THAT IMPORTANT?? To who? S certainly thought it was important. I'm sure S feels like Charlie Brown having the football pulled away by Lucy again.

At any rate, R called earlier this week and wants S to visit again. S told me she doesn't want to. Then R called me and said she set things up with S to visit this week, and that R needs money from me because she "can't afford to feed S if she's going to be there a lot."

I told R that we needed to have a sit-down and discuss this whole thing. I'm sure she thinks it's because I don't want to give her money (which I don't, but I would if S really wanted to stay there a lot.) S told me she doesn't want me to give R money because S is afraid R wouldn't use it for S. I told S that money isn't the issue. If S wants to spend time with R, I'll help with a little $$. S said she doesn't want to do that.

R wants S to see a doctor up near R's place and wants her to stay there right up to the delivery. S has no interest in that happening and frankly, neither do I. Granted, it would make my life easier, but R has never given me any proof that she could handle this thing.

So, we scheduled a sit-down for Friday night, but R called and unilaterally changed it to Saturday because it's supposed to rain, thunder and lightning on Friday and she doesn't want to drive in it.

Yeah, I'm looking forward to this </sarcasm> ...if you're a praying person, I need strength, courage, calm, patience, and the right words.