This month proved to be an extremely busy and expensive one. I don't much enjoy the expensive parts, but they are in order to save us money over the long run.
The month started with two baby appointments. The first one was my ultrasound! We excitedly found out we are having a little man this time. Adam was is so excited and we're both anxiously awaiting the arrival of this guy. The very next day I saw my OB/GYN to go over the ultrasound and just a regular baby check up, he doesn't do the big ultrasounds in office. Everything looks wonderful with the new addition and he's right on track with his due date of August 23, 2012.
Then we had our annual Easter Egg Hunt/Party. This year we had 60 people out and the weather was wonderful. Yet again, I failed to get ANY pictures, I always mean well but forget to pull out the camera. Prepping for Easter was harder this year as the weather was very wet and soggy in the days leading up to it and it's hard to get the yard nice in the rain. Grace loved Easter though and she and I both got a little sun burnt.
The following week we switched over insurance carriers. This was an EXPENSIVE part of the month. However, it's going to save us several hundred dollars a year. We went from a monthly payment plan to a bi-yearly plan, so we had to pay for 6 months at once. We're excited though because we switch our renters and car insurance over as well as adding the mini van (did I mention we now own my parents old minivan, yep, did that this month too) and Adam's motorcycle all have insurance for cheaper then what we used to pay for well... just the car before! It's amazing how much you can save sometimes and it's good to shop around at times.
This last week we've finally gotten around to getting stuff for Adam and the motorcycle. Oh, and we've fixed up the minivan another huge EXPENSE. Adam needed new tires for his bike and he really needed new riding gear, so we took care of that this week. The van has been in and out of the shop this week, we took it in and it was "done" but the drive home proved that some things got missed, so back it went.
All and all, lots of running around and looking at the budget and savings and just feeling so sick. The new baby will be here in 4 months or so and building savings back up to pay for the baby is possible (actually, should be really easy with the money saving switches) but I'd rather have the money for the baby now. Thousands of dollars have been spent fixing the van and bike and getting the proper riding gear, the best part.... we're not done yet. I'm just so glad I have a wonderful husband that works hard so that we're able to build up savings quickly and afford to do big things.
I keep telling myself, new insurance is saving us hundreds of dollars a year, the van needed a good tune up (and the random electrical issues resolved), the bike will save us half our fuel costs at the very least every month he rides. One money draining, running month will make for money saving, slower months to come. What I don't understand is how did this month drrrrraaaa...ggggg on this month with everything that's happened.
22 weeks down in this pregnancy, 18 left to go!
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