8 month old baby and upcoming divorce part 2

[Newborn]

[Monday is court (confirming with lawyer).
What is the court date for? Is anything being decided?

Well, turns out it's delayed. It's the FRC (?). We may not even have to go to court if all parties agree. That'd be really nice. I took the day off work so I'll just goof off. Sounds like everything is going forward ok.

I think I'm mostly at the anger stage of grieving now vs acceptance.

The anger has lingered for me. It might take awhile.

Sorry to hear it. You've been such a kind, supportive and patient presence on this site. Sorry to hear you've been through so much yourself.

I am going to a medical society meeting in October so he'll babysit then, and doing a spa day with my coworkers. This weekend I have friends in town so we're going out and that'll be fun. I'm still doing dance lessons, just solo. My dance instructor made us a tango routine to a tango version of a Fallout boy song since I'm in the cranky stages of breakup and it was pretty fun.
Sounds like good GAL! Keep it up.

Thanks! Some of the "you've been too busy to be a good wife" type stuff he'd thrown at me before made me pause doing stuff like this. But a lot of the issues before with me was really stuff like video games or moonlighting or blankly staring at TV after work kinda thing and not being really present. SO I try to be completely present for my son when I'm home. Read him books in his playpen, talk to him all the time. lie on the floor with him, eat dinner on the floor, etc.

I've noticed I'm spending a lot of money, I dunno if it's a compulsion since stbx claimed I'd worked too much and the financial insecurity concern had led me to do moonlight; or I'm just being hedonistic, or just so depressed about the housing market/current situation that I've given up on caring a ton about saving for a down payment, I dunno. I used to be really careful with spending and I'm a little upset at myself.

Lots of resources warn again major emotional purchases which put you in a hole - especially before the finances settle out - but I get the sense due to your profession and situation you'll be OK with the short term spending. No need to beat yourself up - you've recognize it, now adjust.

How is the baby???

Thank you!! I'm not in a hole, but not doing a great job of saving. Thanks for acknowledging it and validating me. I've already started trying to cut down. I do buy my trainees coffee on the days they have clinic with me I feel like it's a nice gesture for them, a little perk in their day.

The baby is great! Thank you for asking. He now has 2 teeth, smiles constantly, really sweet, big laughs all the time, crawling now, trying to stand on his own, eating a ton. He's a complete joy. Wish he'd sleep through the whole night now and then buuut....can't have everything I guess?