Enlightenment

I kind of feel bad for people who sound like they are laughing when they are crying. I know of a couple people like that.

 

Phew! What a whirlwind the last week proved to be. After my last post, Collin and I had a heart to heart about the whole getting a second car. Originally we had discussed doing it in September or October, but realistically there wasn't much sense in waiting until then. Our budget isn't going to change drastically (and if it does it will be in our favor) and our credit ratings aren't going to change in the next sixty days. It came down to "Why prolong the inevitable?"

 

We took the plunge and applied for the financing with our bomb ass credit union, and after a wait found out we were approved. While we had been waiting we had been perusing cars on CUDL and found the One. It was like angels singing and lightbeams and shit. We found this goregous 2009 Subaru Outback listed at 2.5k UNDER Kelly Blue Book. As soon as we got the green light we were at the dealership who had it listed and taking that puppy out for a test drive. It is in FABULOUS condition, and what would be "high miles" for some is actually about on par with the average

Subaru. This car is Collin's car specifically, as I still have my little green monster, Jude.

 

This addition was necessary on so many levels.

 

First, Collin is looking at moving forward in his career which will most likely involve changing companies. His current mode of transport to and from work is the Max. His current company offers a subsidized Trimet pass each year. Once he leaves the company he loses that pass. Plus he won't necessarily get a job right along the transit line.

 

Second, if Collin does continue to rely on Trimet that could get interesting as my due date approaches.

Hypothetical future me: "Um, Hi honey. It's time. She's on her way."

Hypothetical future Collin: "Okay, I will be at the hospital in about an hour to an hour and half." (His normal commute is fifty minutes from the time he gets on the train.) Yea, that just wouldn't work.

 

And finally, though the car seat does fit just fine in Jude, the front passenger would need to be pretty up close and personal with the dashboard for any family outings. The Subaru affords us MORE than enough space for us and the car seat comfortably, plus any occasional outings with my dad in tow.

 

My sister hooked us up with a ton of awesome things for the baby. A swing, a bouncer seat, and a crap ton of clothes! It's a big help. I think she is pretty stoked about becoming an aunt. Other than her, I am the only other one out of us three kids to have a kid so far so she hasn't had the opportunity to play the auntie roll yet.

 

We had a great talk this weekend and she shared a ton about her three pregnancies, which were also hopefully insightful to what I have ahead of me. Both her girls came within a day of their respective due dates, and were relatively quick deliveries. She also gave me better insight as to why she didn't want to have her second and third at the hospital and opted to go with a mid-wife. In 1997 when she had her first, they didn't leave the baby in the room with the new mom, and also they didn't do the skin to skin contact at birth. Obviously, I could understand instances when and why they wouldn't do skin to skin immediately after birth and also I know things have changed A LOT in the last (almost) sixteen years. On the whole it was a very enlightening conversation.

I'm sure there were other things from this past week, but with the busy schedule I face this week it's kind of not in the forefront of my thoughts. Hopefully in the calamity I will have time to grace you all with my wisdom and anecdotes... I know how you loves you some wisdom and anecdotes from a late twenties pregnant chick.

Anecdotes such as:

While at the store checking out I almost blurted out to my husband in the crowded self check out area that I was having a hard time holding on to his nuts... I was trying to grab and scan the can of mixed nuts he had picked out for work. Thankfully the filter kicked in before I expressed that glimmer of awesome.  

Wishing you laughter and mild bouts of insanity! (Gotta keep shit interesting some how!)