I know I was so happy he got it! Just because a lot of things on my registry are expensive so I was worried I wouldn't get anything but the less expensive things (which is okay) and then i'd have to buy all the spendy items! Plus I really wanted the carrier because I think we'll use that a whole lot more than the stroller.
Yeah, I'm sure things will work out in the end job wise. It's just stressful when they're isn't anything I can do about it now! My boyfriend bought a road bike yesterday as he wants to start biking to work even though I said we'll just get the second car but he insists even then he wants to bike. Whatever, as long as he is happy! It will save us a lot in gas if he keeps up with it. He works about 8 miles away so it seems crazy to me! I did find a few vehicles below our price range that could work and then we'd have a bunch of extra money! That would be nice! If all else fails Travis' mom can watch our little one full time while I work a job in which I can't bring my baby. Travis' income itself won't be cut in half but if I don't have a job our household income will be! Travis makes about $1700 a month and I make $2200 so we'll be so tight since rent is $1100 not including energy or utilities! It does sound like Eric works a lot! Does he work 5 days at 12-16 hour shifts each day or just sometimes? I bet he comes home exhausted if he is always working that much! But he sounds like such a great fiance supporting you and Madison!
Sounds like you guys did really well at your baby shower and getting cheaper things! They money people gave is really helpful also! We were lucky and a woman my boyfriends family was working for gave us a pretty new play pen! Plus my mom had a lot of pretty new things she had gotten for her house when she was baby sitting my cousin's baby. We picked out something a little different than a high chair because we think it will work better for us. I don't remember what its called but its some small seat that doesn't take up a lot of space. But we haven't gotten it yet, its on my registry. So I was looking at my register yesterday and noticed I had accidentally put two of these sleep sacks when I only wanted one. Today I went on to change it to just wanting one and I noticed people started buying us baby things! Funny because they bought two of the sleep sacks that I wanted only one of.. oops! But I got to see everything that got bought so far. I got all the sheets I wanted, the two baby blankets I wanted, the diaper genie and the refill packs, this silly cute blue elephant I wanted to buy but Travis said I couldn't but said I could put it on the registry, a pacifier holder to keep them organized and attatches anywhere, newborn pacifiers from tommee tippee or whatever, 5 pack newborn neutral receiving blankets, a bath set that comes with a hooded towel and washcloths, keep me dry padded crib pad, a 5 pack toddler plates, and bathtime spiller cups that make a caterpillar. I am so excited! Some of those were just the fun things I didn't NEED just wanted but that's okay! I'm excited I got the sheets, pacifiers, blankets, bath set, diaper genie. Eek I am so excited for my shower!
Insurance is really stressful. Travis had insurance when he worked for his parents. It wasn't really the best and didn't cover a lot. He had to get some stuff done at the dentist and still had to pay $1000 out of pocket! He also had insurance before he worked for his parents when he worked at Costco and their insurance is much better. Anyways I didn't have insurance before being pregnant. So I went to DSHS and got Medicaid which is insurance from the state because I am pregnant and make less than $2240 a month! I barely made the cut off and I couldn't tell them about Travis or we would make way too much. But as long as I don't get married and I make less than $2240 I can have their insurance which covers all my doctors bills while being pregnant, including at the hospital. It doesn't cover a circumcision though. I can use this insurance all the way up until my baby is 18 as long as our household income is under $2240! But if Travis and I ever get married they will know he's helping support us financially and we'll make too much. But hopefully by then one of us will have a job with insurance. Travis is starting Costco sometime this week so if he keeps that job and we get married we'll still have insurance. Otherwise we'll have to get an insurance plan for our family fi we get married. I've seen some affordable ones but if you don't go to the doctors often it ends up feeling like you're just spending money for nothing! But since Medicaid is covering me and my baby right now I'm going to go to the dentist and the eye doctor soon since I haven't gone in years.
Congrats on packing your hospital bag! What is everything you put in?! So far I just have toiletries and huge night time heavy flow pads. I think they provide pads but I'm bring some in case anyway. Otherwise I haven't gotten anything else yet.
OUR BABIES ARE DUE NEXT MONTH! I can't believe it, it feels so soon. Especially since this week feels like it is almost over and this weekend is going to go by fast because I have a doctors appointment Friday and Travis' best friend comes back from boot camp on Saturday so they'll be hanging out all weekend. Then next week will feel a little long because I had memorial day off so it was a 4 day week this week, plus I have a half day Friday for my doctors appointment. But then on the 11th I have my baby shower so that will make the following weekend go by fast. Then the weekend after that is Father's Day! Are you getting Eric anything? And then about a half a week after Father's day will be the 24th/25th and we'll only have ONE MONTH before our due date! I'm going to blink and it will be here! Especially since my last work day is the 1st of July and then I'll just get to sit at home and prepare the babies room and get the house ready!
I feel the same, like I could just tickle it's little toes or kiss it's little nose! I get so excited by the movement which is so funny because my baby moves so much all the time so all I'm doing is grabbing Travis' hand to feel. We were talking boys names again and Travis said to my bump, kick if you like the name Benjamin and it kicked! It was so funny. Travis didn't know at first because it wasn't very hard only I could tell but it was a definite kick to me! I feel bad Travis can't feel the baby like I can, its moving right now and it is just such an amazing feeling. I wouldn't want to give it up though, I'm glad I'm the one who gets to feel my little one all the time. I think my mom feelings are kicking in because I was telling Travis that I don't want to give birth because my baby is safe and close to me right now and once they're born other people will hold it and it's not safe outside in the world! Then I was worried about finding a job where I could bring baby and Travis said his mom is able to watch the baby full time while I work and I said if I had to I would but I so don't want to! I don't want my baby raised by her, not because I don't like her but I'm just so protective and want to be the one who spends all the time raising my baby! My baby's head has actually been head down EVERY single time I have gone into the doctors. It was head down at the dating scan at week 12 and somewhat down at the 20 week scan and when I got my 4D the baby was head down. Every time I go in and I don't get an ultrasound they always feel to see where baby is and every single time the baby is head down! Too funny. I haven't had any extra pelvic pressure but at my 4D scan the lady said the baby sits on my hip bones and that's what I was told at my 20 week scan so I've pretty much just had pressure the entire time! But I would say I'm getting more ligament pains or maybe it's braxton hicks contractions but I don't think they are since my tummy doesn't seem too hard. But this past week I've been getting a bit more tightening and cramping and such.
