Fiona - it's tricky because he knows they're messy - He has said that we're not going there at all until bubs is at least six, if not twelve months old, because he's wary of how easily babies become ill and acknowledges the mess - but he also knows that they've tried to clean up when we've visited... Which is awful because i already know that they are going out of their way! :S
His parents are also both very sick, his father really isn't in the best of health, so i guess i probably need to gain some perspective from that point of view because i would feel horrible if we "denied" them the opportunity to get to see their first grandchild while they could... iykwim.
I guess i just need to talk about it as well and see if anyone has any suggestions...
Rach - thanks for the suggestions, i will keep them in mind. I guess i'm really worrying about too much - they're 900k's away so we have to be able to afford to visit frequently before it really becomes a problem... It's just that it's been on my mind. They just visited us on the weekend for DF's birthday and (i'm not ungrateful, i appreciate the help!) the load of dishes MIL did for me were still covered in greasy oily 'water marks' and food stuck on plates - so it's been making me itch, so to speak.
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