My baby boy is two weeks, two days old today. I am just so in love with him. I could sit and hold him for hours. We wound up being in the hospital longer than anticipated, so DH took off an extra week from work. This kind of threw a wrench in our budgeting this month, but I don't think it's not anything we can't work out.
We are doing really good with our spending this month. The only category we are over in is our grocery budget, by $24, and that's because we did a huge shopping trip before the baby was born and stocked up on a ton of stuff. The baby is doing wonderfully on the generic Babies R' Us formula, which is AWESOME in terms of savings. My diaper stash is going a little faster than expected, but I managed to get a 224 box of Luv's diapers for $7.77 by combining a bunch of coupon and promo codes on Amazon.
I think we're going to spend the next little bit just enjoying our baby. DH is trying to get the amount of over time he has to work cut down so he can be at home more. We aren't going to completely abandon our debt paydown and savings goals, but they just aren't going to take top priority right now. I know he'll only be a baby once, and I just feel like we can find a better balance than what we have now with work versus life, especially for DH.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Sooo anxious
I am so anxious for this baby to get here. It's kind of hard to describe, but I'm just so ready to move onto the next phase of my life. I'm ready to go from a pregnant work at home wife to a stay at home mom who can still work part time from home. I'm ready to have my baby in my arms and be able to hold, feed him, and play him! I'm ready to lose this baby weight. I've looked up some 'mommy and me' type exercises that I can do with the baby in his Moby wrap. Hopefully, I should know something tomorrow about a possible induction date.
My goal is to keep the baby spending at $120 or less per month. I have a six month supply of diapers in the newborn size to size 3, thanks to some couponing on my part, but also due to some very generous family members. I would say we have about a two month supply of wipes, and we have the generic type of formula to try from Target.
Here is the breakdown I am thinking (not counting the diaper/wipe stash I currently have):
Diapers: $20
Wipes:$5
Formula:$50
Copay for well baby check up:$20
Misc. (clothes, toys, etc.):$25
My plan is to take any surplus left over from this and put into an account and just let it build up for when I do need it. Obviously, I will coupon as much as possible to get the wipes/diapers for the best possible price. I think this baby has enough clothes, toys, etc. to get him through his first 3-4 months of life. People were so generous at my shower, and they gave me clothes in a variety of sizes, which is awesome. When I do need to buy new clothes/toys, I plan on hitting up Once Upon a Child, which is an awesome consignment shop specifically for babies and kids. I have found outfits from Old Navy and Baby Gap for literally $3-$4 with the tags still on. I'm not going to lie; I totally want to dress my baby up in cute, adorable outfits all the time. I think this store will help me accomplish that, but on a budget :)
My goal is to keep the baby spending at $120 or less per month. I have a six month supply of diapers in the newborn size to size 3, thanks to some couponing on my part, but also due to some very generous family members. I would say we have about a two month supply of wipes, and we have the generic type of formula to try from Target.
Here is the breakdown I am thinking (not counting the diaper/wipe stash I currently have):
Diapers: $20
Wipes:$5
Formula:$50
Copay for well baby check up:$20
Misc. (clothes, toys, etc.):$25
My plan is to take any surplus left over from this and put into an account and just let it build up for when I do need it. Obviously, I will coupon as much as possible to get the wipes/diapers for the best possible price. I think this baby has enough clothes, toys, etc. to get him through his first 3-4 months of life. People were so generous at my shower, and they gave me clothes in a variety of sizes, which is awesome. When I do need to buy new clothes/toys, I plan on hitting up Once Upon a Child, which is an awesome consignment shop specifically for babies and kids. I have found outfits from Old Navy and Baby Gap for literally $3-$4 with the tags still on. I'm not going to lie; I totally want to dress my baby up in cute, adorable outfits all the time. I think this store will help me accomplish that, but on a budget :)
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