Breaking Dad

Did you know that during the first year of a baby's life you should expect to spend $12,000 in out of pocket expenses? This doesn't include preparing for the baby (i.e., Crib, Furniture, etc.) and hospital expenses.  After the first year, expenses raise an average of $500 per year.  On top of this, we plan on doing the Virginia College Tuition Pre-paid Plan where we make monthly payments to the state from the time Scarlett is born until she turns 18.  The state will then pay all tuition costs, great program so that Scarlett in the future wouldn't have to pay for college herself or get any of those ridiculous loans. 

True Story

Obviously we aren't the only ones that are having a tough time nowadays.  Even the troops are having a hard time because they can't take college classes for free anymore (get over it).  Every pay day I feel like they take away more in taxes than what I make, it's a crazy time we live in.  It doesn't seem like it's going to get any better either.  I'll probably end of moving to Canada, I hear it's nice up there.  I could wear a jacket year long, they have great bacon, and free healthcare!

The Dude certainly knows whats up



Eventually I'm going to find myself in the same situation as Walter from Breaking Bad.  Except I'm not that great at chemistry, and I don't know anything about meth.  Maybe I'll join the underground cigarette trade and drive to New York every weekend to sell cigarettes bought here in Virginia for twice the price or....probably not.

I think I'm onto something

 

All jokes aside though, we aren't that broke.  Even though the 12 grand she's going to be squeezing out between her legs will make a huge dent in our wallets, we are still good enough to where I can work and she can stay at home and take care of Scarlett.  I'm confident everything will turn out great.

The Name Game

Did you know there are 315,399,258 people in the U.S. alone? Do you know how hard it is when you and your wife are trying to pick a name that's "unique"? First of all, there are a lot of crazy names that people name their kids.  I've heard things like Kiwi to Brooklyn, and those are some of the better ones.  My wife and I would spend a few hours each day reading off names to each other and this would go back and forth, back and forth.  The thing about this is that it doesn't just effect you but your unborn child, and you have to take into account how mean kids are nowadays.  Picking a name you think is cool may just turn out to be something kids find funny and then your child will be made fun of forever...and it's all your fault. 

"We are naming her Princess Love Apple and thats final!"

As the pregnancy is heading into the final countdown stages, one thing that I find creepy is how I can see Scarlett moving inside my wife's stomach.  It reminded me of the movie "Alien" where they grow in your stomach and right before they pop out of your chest you can see them squirming around!  It's pretty amazing though, I can place my hands on my wifes stomach and I can actually feel in what position she is laying in, and every once in awhile she'll high five me.

The look on my face when I see Scarlett do a Karate Kick

At this point in the pregnancy, we are ready to get it over with.  But we have to wait for the little sucker to finish cooking, like a thanksgiving turkey.  We used to be outgoing and liked to drink, but at this point we just eat dinner and watch netflix.  Netflix is our lord and saviour, people think blessings come in miracles, I believe it comes in Netflix.  One thing we've had to do is be on the same page about our habits, obviously we can't party and drink anymore.  People still assume we can, but that would just be socially ackward.  On top of that, no sane pregnant woman would want to stay up late with other people that are drinking.

 

On my next blog, I'll explain why we decided to go the route of a mid-wife instead of a doctor.