My little one arrived August 18th. It was a rough labor, but we both are home healthy & happy.
Both my husband & I have 12 weeks of parental leave. I can't believe its almost a 1/3 over. It feels like we've only been home a minute!
Medical expenses are high - adding the baby to our medical increased our family deductible. Her birth alone met that deductible, but we haven't met the out-of-pocket maximum yet. No bills have arrived for these charges, but I can see them on the insurance website. We have planned for this.
I used some free Shutterfly codes to make some baby announcements. $7.99 out of pocket for shipping - we have a large extended family.
Going into this birth, we knew we would pay the overpriced Newborn Photography offered at the hospital. Well worth it to me as the pictures are taken on the baby's 2nd day and she was perfectly malleable to poses. We have ownership of the prints, the rights, etc. and can reproduce into more prints for Christmas presents for a much smaller cost through an online site. This was already budgeted for as well.
Our household costs have increased some - diapers, wipes, formula. I am attempting to cook again after months of being too sick for it.
I am so looking forward to this next adventure in life!
Little One Arrived!
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