1.) I am marching into that hospital, getting an epidural and any other drugs they offer me, and delivering my baby in a delivery room. (This may sound odd, but I have had tons of people ask me what kind of childbirth I was doing.) Here are my reasons:
- I was not born a dolphin, so why would I have a baby in the water??? Ha.... just my personal opinion :)
- Medicine is a brilliant thing, and if that epidural can make it so I'm not cussing my husband during labor, why not!?
- I would rather be surrounded by a staff of nurses and doctors with plenty of hospital equipment than just one midwife at home. What if something goes wrong?
- These are just my thoughts :) I obviously don't think anyone is crazy for doing natural childbirth (ok maybe just a bit), but I just don't want to go there!
2.) I am most likely going to stick with disposable diapers.
- I have run the numbers and for me personally, it is totally worth it to spend money on disposables! I know a lot of mother's who love cloth diapers, but if it costs me $20 extra a month to not have to rinse poop down my sink or in my toilet, I'll take it :)
3.) We won't be moving into a house just yet....
- We have actually been looking, and even been to see a mortgage guy, but sadly we would have NO money left over at the end of the month in case something happened.
- Renting is great right!? Right?
- Who am I kidding.... renting sucks. Oh well, if you can't afford it, you can't afford it :)
And here are some decisions I still have to make:
1.) Do we stay in Aggie Village?
- We could save the most money that way
- A townhome would end up costing us $80 more a month than AV
- Wouldn't that be worth it to have a dishwasher, extra bathroom, AND my dryer INSIDE my house??? Not to mention almost 300 sq ft of extra space...
- Ugh.... this is a tough one
2.) What colors am I going to do this little guys room in!?
- I'm thinking of Gray, Orange, and Cream. I want to go with a very vintage, clean look. I would love a room with mostly light colors, and tiny pops of a vintage orange color. Good thing my Mom and Aunts are pros at interior decorating!
Wow, that's pretty much it. This post really did help me organize my mind (which is a hard thing to do when you have prego brain). Excel has been my best friend lately because I have been making so many charts to figure out our finances. This baby is not really going to cost that much more for us. Hallelujah! Can't wait for this little guy to join us :)
I support the decisions you've made 100%. These things are up to you. Good luck with deciding where to live. Pros and cons to both. You and Lendel will make the best decision for your family.
ReplyDeleteGrey, orange and cream sounds adorable! You'll make it perfect, I have no doubt.
I love your choices!! I think renting is totally fine! Maybe when we know where we'll be for the next 5 years, we might consider buying . . . might. I'm so excited for ya!! :)
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