Well, my hubby has finally done it. We are officially pregnant. He actually banned me from telling anyone until he made sure he saw the little amorphous blob’s heartbeat yesterday. After he got home from the hospital he was super excited and wrote a post himself. He called it a nooblet, which is a term taken from this nerdy gamer show called Pure Pwnage.
The doctor told us that the due date is 10/31, and my hubby said, “Nooo! I don’t want a Halloween baby!” However, very few women actually deliver on their calculated due dates, so he may not be getting a Halloween baby. Personally, I think that would be kind of neat, because our kid could invite other kids over for costumed birthday parties.
My husband and I are already talking about what leave we could take when the baby arrives. Personally I will have about a month of paid vacation saved up, and then we both can get 6 weeks of California Paid Family Leave. The paid family leave is paid at 55% of our salary from the SDI program which we pay into. There is no California income tax on that money and we could spread out the leave between the two of us so it would not be a very big financial strain. I do not think I would qualify for the pregnancy disability leave because my job mostly consists of thinking and typing and I am allowed to work at home. Unless I am ordered by the doctor to bedrest I would not be considered disabled. Anyway, we will both talk to our HR departments soon. All things considered, November is actually a good month to have the baby because there are already many paid holidays in November and December during the holiday season, and it would be more relaxing to take time off then because most other people will be taking time off. Also, we can claim the baby as a tax exemption for the entire year and save some money on taxes.
Another thing we have to consider is which health insurance plan to add our baby to. My husband currently has a PPO plan and I have Kaiser HMO. Right now both of us pay very little for our health insurance because our employers pretty much covered everything. Kaiser is really convenient for us because the hospital is about a mile away and they have everything there. It is likely that we will just add the child to my insurance, and this will cost about $100 more a month.
Anyway, before all of that happens, I have to actually get through this pregnancy. So far my hubby is thankful that I am not puking my guts out. I am actually feeling pretty good and I am eating more than usual. I am also sleeping a lot, so I am blogging quite a bit less. I guess after the baby is born I would also be a “mommy blogger”, but I promise I will not be chronicling every diaper rash.
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Congratulations!!!! It’s the beginning of many new exciting adventures!
Wishing all the best and good luck to all three or you!
Bagbaby weeeeee!
CONGRATS! you’ll have a blast with that lil bundle of joy. and it’s good that you guys are already sorting out finances and the financial impact of a child. hope you have an easy pregnancy and do keep us posted
Great News! Wish you best !
Congratulations!!!
It truly is one of life’s greatest joy, if not the greatest joy you will ever know. I always knew I wanted children, but wanted to wait until I was more financially stable. However, it happened before I could get my finances in order.
Becoming a parent induces plenty of anxiety without money being a factor. Best of luck to you and your husband. The blogosphere eagerly awaits updates.
I’m so happy for you …
It’s nice to hear some good news these days
Congratulations!
(and just wait… you will be blogging about poop in no time.
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Congratulations!
Time to look at budgeting for future education costs, increase costs from all the baby products etc.
All the best for this new phase in your life.
Congratulations on your impending bundle of joy!
congrats!
Congradulations! Glad you aren’t going to go too mommy blogger on us. ;^)
Woohoo! Congratulations! I live in Southern California and have a PPO – our pediatrician only takes PPOs and we all adore him. On the other hand, I have a couple of friends who have Kaiser, and they’re very happy with it. I know that one of my friends who gave birth at Kaiser had at least as good an experience as I did at what’s considered to be a rather elite hospital.
To the extent you can, I recommend interviewing pediatricians and finding one you really like, and deciding which insurance to go with from there. You’ll be spending a LOT of time with the pediatrician, even if your child rarely gets sick, during the first few years – the more you like the doctor, the easier everything will be, especially when you’re left feeling like you have no choice but to trust them.
Sweet! Your marriage has started paying dividends…
Congratulations! That’s great news.
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